old reflections
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Now they were finally getting somewhere. Â
Avi forgot the food and drink and the entire restaurant, his huge black eyes like laser beams focused on Perlâs pale soft face. Drinking in every word she said like it was sweet delectable eel blood.Â
âSecond hand?â Avi said quickly, his high-keyed mind recalling that âsecond handâ wasnât the same as âon the other handâ. For Landfolk it meant indirectly, from a friend of a friend. He demanded then, âFrom who? Whatâs their name? Iâd like to speak to them.â
Avi made a dissatisfied noise, losing his appetite completely as he sat back.  âTaken somewhere else, ThatâsâŚwell that could mean anything. Think, Perl. Think about Tommy. If he was taken by someone âscaryâ then why hasnât anyone gone to find him and collect him?â And as if turning the very question heâd asked himself many times over, he spat at Perl,  âWhy didnât you try to find him?â
âHer name was, Eliza something, Penny, fuck I donât know. She skipped town for some reason. Avoiding debtors, jailtime or an awkward ex. I have a business card if you need it but Iâm not sure sheâs going to be of much help.â Perl was petulant. Glaring at Avi, who was he to get mad at her. To be snappy. He wasnât even here when Tommy disappeared.Â
âIt literally does mean anything! I donât know if you lived in a lot of supernatural places but crazy shit happens.â The nymph was rustling up, her nerves and her outfit rustled. She sat on the edge of her seat, all motions that the selkie may recognize in sea creatures trying to puff up to seem scarier. To Perl she was just annoyed at him and on edge, she felt she was being accused of something. âThereâs a bunch of power gathered together, centered in one place weird things happen unexpectedly.âÂ
âI did go looking for him by the way! I found woods and thatâs it, itâs not like I have the power to open doors into other dimensions. Do you have that power?â She was raising her voice now, arms crossing. âPeh! Collect him, You ever think that since he went willingly, according to witnesses, that if he wanted to come back he just would?â













