From: jgreene@dorm.rutgers.edu (Jeffrey Greene) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Re: [Inn] +obadu the phu meets Indigo the merman Keywords: Indigo, +obadu, phu. demon-dust Message-ID: Date: 12 Nov 92 16:05:00 GMT References: tim@nx37.mik.uky.edu (timothy c huesman) writes: > Plugging the shell and stashing it in > his pouch, he returns his attentions to Indigo. > "Water-dweller not like burn of dayshine." The phu touches his > hat to signify that it is a common problem. "These made for seaman > when +obadu remember how +obadu canoe grow holes. Remember +obadu." > Saying this, the phu hands Indigo a dozen green peas, each having > a seam of thread running through them. +obadu demonstrates their > use. He takes one of the dozen peas and carefully removes the > thread and separates the pea-halves. Suddenly a dense fog engulfs > the pair and all within a few feet of them. They reappear as > a breeze blows the heavy fog out the door to be burnt off by the morning > rays. The breeze ends as +obadu stops moving his stick in a circle. > No change has been made except that all the fog touched are > soaked by an exceptionally heavy dew. +obadu sits at an empty table > and sips his drink. Some become nervous at the relaxing phu. Old > sayings rise to mind including, "When the phu sits, 'ware it." "My thanks, +obadu. While I possess similar items, I forsee many uses for your gift," replies the merman.