Who: Iounn and Neptune [Zinny and Reed] What: Two gods meet to discuss eternity. Where: Starlight Diner When: Sunday at noon.
The events of the day before had made it impossible for her to sleep and maybe that was a good thing. There were no dreams to plague her sleep and make her feel more restless than she already was and she secretly dreaded what she might see. Would Bragi still be there in her dream, ignoring her as he played his harp in the tree of nine branches? She didn't want to know.
When she appeared in Starlight she was like a ghost, drifting from the door to the nearest booth and the waitress looked upon her with some sympathy.
"What can I get ya sugar?"
"Apples, fresh, not cut, two."
"...Uh huh, anything to drink?"
"Water."
She sat sideways in the booth as she waited for him to appear, frail body curled up against the wall until the apples and water were brought to her table.
We should be trying to see him again.
That isn't him, it can't be, I don't think it is, I can't.. we can't...