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Tangle in the Dark - Kassidor

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enough motions to keep his tied up <strong>in</strong> court for a few days soshe could come down here. "You were <strong>the</strong> one who startedwith <strong>the</strong> lawyers," she said and folded her arms <strong>in</strong> front ofher. She would give him one m<strong>in</strong>ute, but <strong>the</strong>n she would beout of time for that backup."I’ve decided I’m not content to have my old home back.""I’ll give you your lab, don't forget that, I never tried toget any claim on this space." She waved at all of it."Still, my old universe is hardly what a major should live<strong>in</strong> and you know I don't have time to learn scene generation.""Heaven forbid you should..." She wound down when shenoticed she was no longer <strong>in</strong> his lab and he was no longerwith her.Entanglement – Day OneAva was suddenly <strong>in</strong> pastoral country, grassy with lots ofgrey rocks around. At first she thought it was Alan's universe,because <strong>the</strong>re were animal carts and dirt roads. There weretrellises around whitewashed stucco cab<strong>in</strong>s. The v<strong>in</strong>es weregrape not larorlie, <strong>the</strong> animals were goats not karga and <strong>the</strong>cart com<strong>in</strong>g her way was drawn by an ox, so it couldn’t beAlan’s world. There was <strong>the</strong> smell of <strong>the</strong> sea <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> air and shethought she heard it right beyond <strong>the</strong> rocks. Men werewear<strong>in</strong>g only clouts or kilts, <strong>the</strong> women wore wide skirts with375

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