"You may just call me Noma if you like, Deputy," and I nod again, though it seems a bit familiar-- still, guess she asked? "I see you've met Rose before."
"Ah, yeah," I say, smiling at the little girl. "Stop by the Dormouse, sometimes; she gets a lot of attention. She'n Mrs-- Miss Wanda seem ta be doing well." I can hear the relief in my voice, and I might feel a bit bad for bein' so glad her husband was gone, if he wasn't what he is.
Wonder if she'll go back ta her maiden name. Kinda hope so.
"I've been well," and I'm glad ta hear it. "This place is - Good. There's a mix of people, and the usual range of complaints and strains, but... goodness runs through them."
"Well," I answer, "town's words are est deus in nobis. Worse things for people ta live up to, I guess." Standing there in the sunlight and smiling and I realize sort of quietly I ain't wondering if I should be explaining that in English. Nice to feel someone understands, I guess.
"I think, though, I would like to be more involved in the town. It's easy to stay here, and working for this community is good, but... I would like to do more for Excolo as a whole," and that is not the kind of thing you hear a lot of so I take a minute to sort it out, nod slowly.
"Tend ta think of Excolo in terms of the people," I say thoughfully. "But that's... maybe missing the forest for the trees. The town's had a bad year, some ways. I mean, it's doing better," I add hastily. "But not sure we're-- not sure the town's quite back on its feet?"
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Date: 2012-03-23 03:04 am (UTC)"Ah, yeah," I say, smiling at the little girl. "Stop by the Dormouse, sometimes; she gets a lot of attention. She'n Mrs-- Miss Wanda seem ta be doing well." I can hear the relief in my voice, and I might feel a bit bad for bein' so glad her husband was gone, if he wasn't what he is.
Wonder if she'll go back ta her maiden name. Kinda hope so.
"I've been well," and I'm glad ta hear it. "This place is - Good. There's a mix of people, and the usual range of complaints and strains, but... goodness runs through them."
"Well," I answer, "town's words are est deus in nobis. Worse things for people ta live up to, I guess." Standing there in the sunlight and smiling and I realize sort of quietly I ain't wondering if I should be explaining that in English. Nice to feel someone understands, I guess.
"I think, though, I would like to be more involved in the town. It's easy to stay here, and working for this community is good, but... I would like to do more for Excolo as a whole," and that is not the kind of thing you hear a lot of so I take a minute to sort it out, nod slowly.
"Tend ta think of Excolo in terms of the people," I say thoughfully. "But that's... maybe missing the forest for the trees. The town's had a bad year, some ways. I mean, it's doing better," I add hastily. "But not sure we're-- not sure the town's quite back on its feet?"