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Travellogue, Day 11
Travellogue 193 / 0916
"Hey, guys, you have to get up! Please, please answer the door!" Nickolai awoke to the sounds of pounding. The voice was unmistakably Skii's.
"mrf?" Furry said, still not entirely awake.
"It's Skii," Nickolai replied.
"mrf," Furry replied.
Nickolai sighed and climbed out of bed, opening the door slightly and peering out. Skii was standing there, fully dressed. "Oh good, you're awake. It's nearly dawn, and I promised Ken we'd have the bikes back by one, and I've got to get Fadi back to the tour for breakfast. Could you guys hurry up and get dressed and all?"
Nickolai stared for a second, collecting his thoughts. Yes, he had agreed to go with Skii, and yes, Skii had agreed to get the Jialani's back by one. "Give us a minute."
"Thank you thank you thank you," Skii replied.
Nickolai closed the door and wandered back to the bed, pulling up the netting on Furry's side of the bed. He paused for a second, staring down at her, quietly curled onto her side, only her head sticking out above the bedsheet. He looked down at her sleeping form, fascinated by her ears; they were large, mouselike ears set at slight angles from the vertical. He reached down and traced the outer edge of the one visible to him; it flickered under his touch. He smiled and bent over, kissing her inside the 'cup' of her ear. She murmured something unintelligable, and he whispered "It's time to get up."
"Hmph," she said. Well, he thought, that pretty clearly explains her position on that.
"We did promise to get the bikes back by one."
"What time is it?" she groaned.
"Almost dawn."
"Hmph," she repeated. "Okay, I'm getting up."
"Good," he replied, "Or else I'd have to tickle you."
She stuck her tongue out at him, and he leaned over to kiss her. "Good morning," he said.
"You too," she sighed. They both quickly clambered into the clothing they had been wearing the night before. Nickolai felt sweaty, sticky, and he thought his smell wasn't too great, either. Furry looked disheveled, the fur of her body in chaotic whorl patterns from lying in bed.
"We need a shower," he observed.
"Yeah," she smiled. "But let's get the bikes back first."
"Actually, before that, we have to go to Carraraug."
"Oh, that's right- Fadi has to go back, doesn't he?"
"Yup."
"Let's get moving then," she said, pulling on her shoes and dashing
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