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Date Posted: 21:14:02 03/25/02 Mon
Author: Saras
Subject: Puzzlement
In reply to: Jeremy 's message, "Forget about it, Rowan" on 19:13:44 03/25/02 Mon

Saras had been keeping out of the way, because he was not competent like his friends. He had no real skills except lighting things on fire, and that was a dangerous skill at best, since his power was unpredictable. He’d hung to the back, letting the others take lead, loosing himself in memories and thoughts of the past, when he’d lived here. He vaguely remembered this place, tho it was not as clear as he would have liked.


Once they’d stepped into the temple, he opened his eyes, looking at the weavings and paintings and tapestries. Some he understood well. Dead was familiar to the genie as was violence. Out of curiosity, he had watched a public beheading once, against his master’s suggestion and had been traumatized by it. He avoided the scenes of gore and stared at the sexual ones, a puzzled look on his face as he tried to figure just what exactly it was that was happening in the pictures. It was not ignorant about human sex, but, this was different… this was… he stared at it a moment longer trying to figure out just what the demon things was expecting to do to the woman and if it was possible for the human spine to bend like that. He was also curious about the extra appendages, since tho he knew about human intimacy, he really only had a rudimentary knowledge.


“Jeremy…?” he called, glancing over to where his friend was standing, further down the room where he was discussing something or other with the rest of the group. He hadn't been paying as much attention as he should have been, but they didn't seem to be in much danger.


“what… what exactly is happening here?” he asked, his face looking bewildered as he pointed to one of the scenes decorating the wall. “Do humans do this often? It looks… uncomfortable for the woman, bent like that… and what exactly is that the demon is holding...”

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