How about a cool drink, you can stay with me a bit, right?" Oh, yes that's great."So we went into the kitchen and she got glasses, ice and sodas and w... sat down at the table."Oh, gee, I was just knocking about doing some cleaning and rearranging, didn't expect company, especially such a nice gentleman caller, or I would have dressed a bit more carefully. Just threw on a tee when I got up but I suppose a guy your age doesn't mind." Oh, no, not at all. Um, no." I guess especially when Brad tells. Just how the afternoon turned, neither one of themexactly figured out, but studying geometry and Spanishisn’t exactly exciting. It was Jason who suggested they quiz each other.He would pose a geometry problem and she would counterwith Spanish grammar. That went well for about 20minutes. “This isn’t working,” Jason said. “We need anincentive.” “Like what, should we gamble?” Stacey asked. “Yeah,” Jason said slowly. “But we need. "I gave up. She just was not going to listen to me. I followed herwith a large amount of trepidation out of that room, down thecarpeted corridor and into another room.It was obviously an examination room with all the usual stuff, youknow torture instruments, drugs, needles pills, severed limbs... wellperhaps not that but I had watched House MD recently and it kind ofput me off doctors of any kind and what with my very recent accidentand the traumatic time spent in hospitals, I was slightly. After lunch, they checked out a bunch more shops and markets and then decided to head back to the hotel to rest and relax before the big festival that night.On the way, to the transit station they ran into Nyssia and Myrria, who were just about to head to the island also, so they shared a car.The mermaids, of course, were naked, so as soon as the door closed they began to tease everyone. Mermaids were such flirts!Maren laughed, “Here we go again!”The two mermaids asked in unison, “What?”Maren.