She chuckled at his various changes of expression and then hesitated before laying the keys in the palm of Rory's hand. "Don't even think about gunning the engine until we are on the open water. The wake would tip any gondolas, let alone the possibility of flooding someone's first floor. We have enough of an issue with that here during the rainy season."
We, she spoke as if she were a permanent resident of this city. Her home now, just as it had been for several years in her past. Would she ever consider leaving again?
"Go around San Michele and towards Lido di Venezia, less of a walk that way and I prefer the docks on that side of the island." She would, of course, serve as a proper navigator for him but for now the conversation was easier than trying to hold a personal discussion with him. Not now, not yet. "And I reserve the right to shove you over board if you say anything about the boat's name."
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Date: 2009-08-26 01:17 am (UTC)We, she spoke as if she were a permanent resident of this city. Her home now, just as it had been for several years in her past. Would she ever consider leaving again?
"Go around San Michele and towards Lido di Venezia, less of a walk that way and I prefer the docks on that side of the island." She would, of course, serve as a proper navigator for him but for now the conversation was easier than trying to hold a personal discussion with him. Not now, not yet. "And I reserve the right to shove you over board if you say anything about the boat's name."