07-29-2018, 07:10 PM
[font=trebuchet ms]It was as he reached the entrance to the dome that he found himself stricken with self-doubt. What if he was wrong, and this wasn’t the place? If it was somewhere else, then he had just wasted a lot of time for nothing, he reflected, looking down at the sea.
After a few moments, however, he shook his head. If this was the wrong place, it was better for him to confirm quickly and get out of there than to get sidetracked by doubts and waste more time. Looking back up, he headed into the dome.
There, standing at the throne with a pink cowrie, was Fischer, eliciting a double-take from Paper. When had she passed him? Never mind, that wasn’t important. Padding up to the basket, he took a pink cowrie and put it in his bag along with the blue one. Next was the place with... “cheaters,” Jacob had called them? It wasn’t hard to tell what he was referring to either way.
With that, Paper walked out of the dome and headed to the next area shortly after Fischer, quickening his pace to try and get there before her.
After a few moments, however, he shook his head. If this was the wrong place, it was better for him to confirm quickly and get out of there than to get sidetracked by doubts and waste more time. Looking back up, he headed into the dome.
There, standing at the throne with a pink cowrie, was Fischer, eliciting a double-take from Paper. When had she passed him? Never mind, that wasn’t important. Padding up to the basket, he took a pink cowrie and put it in his bag along with the blue one. Next was the place with... “cheaters,” Jacob had called them? It wasn’t hard to tell what he was referring to either way.
With that, Paper walked out of the dome and headed to the next area shortly after Fischer, quickening his pace to try and get there before her.