Good Goddess I have a date... and only about five minutes to get dressed.

But first, before I forget everything, I'm sorry Flare, but after the scare I just had I cannot honour you in my tradition. Murri, you were right about these herbivores, our ways just aren't well received by them. I don't know if Seth Brundle is just a prankster, or if he's just an idiot but I can't use that transporter trace in my ceremonial soup with all that anti-carnivore paranoia running about. Sometimes I hate myself for what I am. ::sigh:: Who am I kidding? I almost always hate myself for being mostly restricted to a meat diet. Sometimes I wish if only that Junk water would... But that's crazy. I am who I am and I should in no way be ashamed of that.

But the matter at hand! First, quick message to the preschool to deliver T'Saal and K'Torr to the care of Lott's excellent program. I hope he forgives me, but I've been monitoring the program's performance. I am a mother after all. On the other hand, maybe I should bring them along, just to see if they like each other. Hmm, no. Not yet, I want to see how Milton fishes first. But does that matter? Great Goddess he stood up for me! He actually stood up for me! No one's ever done that before! Well, aside form my mom or my brother, but that's different. If that's what Milton is really like as a person, no matter the horrors he's been through, if he can still find it in himself to be a stand up gentleman, what really does his skill as a hunter matter? Have my priorities been so wrong all along? Is the Goddess finally showing me Her grace? Blessed be Her name!

And then there is the matter of what to wear. Dammit, why did I have to go and buy all those tarty little dresses? What was I thinking? Easy girl, think. Think. What wouldn't be too over the top for Milton's delicate sensibilities? Should I go with my old standby? No, not that, it's terribly out of fashion no matter how much I like that handbag. There's my little purple number, but everyone's seen me in that. Hmm, perhaps that outfit my brother gave me... What am I thinking, I don't want to kill him. Maybe I should take a page from the book of Lera and go naked. Who am I kidding?

Dammit, this calls for a catalogue search, something fresh. What do I need that will be cute, but not threatening? Cute? More like irresistibly sweet. And I think I know just the thing… This time I won't forget which fish I'm actually trying to spear, if it's the Goddess' will this one's a keeper for sure. Oh Goddess I hope he kisses me.