STORIES
160 - Slightly Curious
2010
In the dining room …
KARANTHIR:
Guess who?
MEZ:
Get your hands off me!
KARANTHIR:
Did you miss me?
MEZ:
Are you kidding?
KARANTHIR:
I just knew you would.
KARANTHIR:
So Mez, tell me what you've been up to since we last parted ways.
MEZ:
I’m actually in the middle of something, so if you don’t mind …
KARANTHIR:
Not at all.
MEZ:
Don’t you have anything to do?
KARANTHIR:
Actually I put this time aside just to be with you, and I'm quite happy simply sitting here - unless you have something a bit more ... interesting in mind.
MEZ:
Go away.
KARANTHIR:
Go? But I'd much rather come. It's so much
more enjoyable. Don't you agree?
GRACE:
… Look Phae, that's him. I just knew we'd find him, yes I did.
KARANTHIR:
I do believe we're about to be graced with your little sister's presence.
MEZ:
First you, now her - just what I need.
GRACE:
Mez this is Phae. She’s my new best friend. We’re going to
the park but I just had to introduce you to her first, yes I did.
MEZ:
We met yesterday.
PHAE:
It's true Grace. I tried to tell you a few times, when I could get a word in.
GRACE:
You did? I guess I didn't hear you. Anyway, he's the one I told you about.
MEZ:
I don't like the sound of that. What did you tell her?
GRACE:
I told her how you like to play soccer and that you didn’t want to move
away from New York City to San Francisco and then to here …
PHAE:
I tried to stop her.
GRACE:
... And about the time you let Brynie steal my pop tent from me.
MEZ:
Oh-my-God!
PHAE:
… Really I did, but she wouldn't stop talking.
GRACE:
… And mostly about how you’re in a bad mood all the time.
MEZ:
I am not.
GRACE:
Sure you are. Don’t you think he’s in a bad mood Karanthir?
KARANTHIR:
Far be it for me to disagree with you, Grace.
GRACE:
See? But it’s OK cause Daprima explained it to me, yes she did. She said
you miss Cammeo and once she gets here you'll be back to normal.
GRACE:
… Cammeo’s his girlfriend. She’s in San Francisco where we used to
live. I don’t see how he could miss her since he texts her and talks to her on the phone all the time, yes he does. I know cause I've seen him.
MEZ:
Grace I swear I’m gonna kill you!
GRACE:
There’s that bad mood again, yes it is. Anyway, did you
know that Phae is going on a date with Zyfan?
GRACE…:
Isn’t it romantic? I think it is, yes I do.
MEZ:
What?
PHAE:
Oh yes, I can’t wait. I was so excited when he asked me.
I hope to marry him someday. I think he's just the dreamiest.
KARANTHIR:
I couldn’t agree with you more Miss Phae. Don’t you
think he’s the dreamiest too Mez?
MEZ:
I must be missing something.
GRACE:
Can we go to the park now?
PHAE:
Oh sure. Excuse us.
The girls leave.
MEZ:
Does Phae know about you?
KARANTHIR:
Does she know what about me, exactly?
MEZ:
That you and Zyfan are …
KARANTHIR:
Yes?
MEZ:
… A couple.
KARANTHIR:
What an absolute dull way of saying it. I should think you'd be more
creative and say something like 'performing the horizontal mambo'
or suggest we're acting as the 'beast with two heads'.
MEZ:
I don't know why I talk to you.
KARANTHIR:
... Because you're simply drawn to me. I'm your mentor. Now,
in answer to your question - yes, Miss Phae is perfectly
aware of my relationship with the prince, at least she says so.
MEZ:
And you’re OK with Zyfan dating someone else?
KARANTHIR:
I am. As a matter in fact, I'll be acting as chaperone.
MEZ:
You - a chaperone?
KARANTHIR:
Are you implying that I’m not a good candidate for this job?
Seriously Mez, who is more qualified than me to supervise
this date? I – who's already experienced everything
that could possible happen during it.
ZYFAN:
I don’t get it. Zyfan doesn’t like girls, I mean that’s what
he told me. So why is he going out with her?
KARANTHIR:
Oh my poor confused Mez, allow me to explain. Now pay close
attention. Zyfan will inherit his Uncle’s throne, before he does he'll need a wife. Miss Phae is openly vying for the position.
MEZ:
And then what happens to you?
