CrystalMUSH Log: 10/17/1996
This log taken for the benefit of players who could not be present. The world 
  of CrystalMUSH was created and is owned by Anne McCaffrey. Log taken by 
  Jezhrai.

Players:
Jezhrai
Luthe
Quinn

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Luthe walks softly from the lift area.
Luthe has arrived.
Luthe walks quietly in, nodding politely to Quinn.

Jezhrai is sitting on the examination table with her braid pulled over her 
  shoulder. She smiles brightly. "Luthe! Hi."

Quinn slowly runs his medical scanner over Jezhrai's body.  You hear a slight 
  hum and lights on the small, black gadget flicker.

A single beep sounds, and a green light stabilizes, indicating no medical 
  abnormality.

Luthe grins, and moves over next to the table. "Hi. How are you?"

Quinn mms, "You're fine, Jezhrai." He turns to greet the sledtech, "Hello, 
  Luthe."

Jezhrai smiles. "Not too bad. Bashed my head on a rock last night, but it's 
  all gone now."

Luthe smiles at Quinn. "Hello Quinn." He grins at Jez. "That good I guess. 
  Why'd you bang your head on a rock?" He cocks his head to one side, 
  grinning mischeviously.

[Luthe]
Luthe is a tall, thin, man with a very long, bony frame. His arms and legs 
  seem to be held together more by threads than muscle and sinew. He has a 
  shock of blonde, almost white hair, that hangs down to his shoulders in 
  back. When he gets nervous he often runs his hand through it, as if to 
  straighten it. His eyes are pale sky blue, and seem to take in everything 
  in the room. When he looks full at you, a shiver runs up your spine, for 
  those eyes seem to look right through you. Despite this, he is a very 
  amiable person. He is wearing a comfortable looking pair of overalls, that 
  show the pale marks of washed grease stains here and there. His hands are 
  covered with small scars from little knicks and cuts that he can't remember 
  getting.
Carrying:
Luthe's Communication Unit
Repair Manual

You feel the mild caress of crystal resonance softly along your nerves.
Non-singers around you see: A faint chill seems to pass over you as Jezhrai 
  looks at you, but she doesn't seem to react to it.

Jezhrai looks down at the floor for a moment, then back up at Luthe. "Slipped 
  on gravel while I was cutting a claim. I didn't hurt anything else, though 
  - even flew back without crashing." She grins at that.

Quinn mms, "You should also spend a bit of time soaking, Jezhrai. It's not 
  too bad right now, but if you cut in your color, it will get worse. Your 
  resonance, that is."

Jezhrai nods to Quinn. "I was gonna do that today. Honest," she adds, 
  smiling.

Luthe chuckles quietly.

Jezhrai hops off the table, landing lightly on her feet.

Quinn nods, "How are things otherwise?"
Quinn adds, turning so Luthe can see his lips more easily, "For both of you?"

Jezhrai shrugs, "Actually, I'm doing quite well." She glances at Luthe with a 
  soft blush, then grins. "Hey, I almost forgot. I'm clear of my debt now!"

Luthe shrugs slightly. "Just fine." He catches Jezhrai's glances, and smiles 
  again. Then the smile broadens. "Really? That's great!"

Quinn grins, "Congratulations. Though I thought most of your class was 
  already clear."
Quinn mms, "At least, I know that Inanna and Rosa are."
Quinn considers, "Haven't seen Selwyn - I guess that's good. Dreatha seems 
  happy."

Jezhrai nods. "Most of 'em are. Rosa and Karlia have both had their sleds 
  upgraded. I don't know about Selwyn or Dree."
Jezhrai glances at Luthe again. "Yeah - hey, I should be able to afford that 
  upgrade with the next cut Rosa and I bring in."

Luthe thinks. "Dreatha has had her sled upgraded."

Quinn nods, "Inanna's had her sled upgraded too. I remember her telling me 
  about what a blast a faster crystal drive is."

Jezhrai chuckles, "I can't wait for mine. I'm turning into a real speed 
  demon."

Quinn mms, "Not that it would make a difference to me, after all. I can't fly 
  a sled."

Luthe shakes a finger at her. "Just don't crash, ok?"

Quinn grins, "I can't fly anything, actually."

Jezhrai giggles at Luthe, "Stop it, I haven't crashed in ages."

Luthe smiles. "True... But you're using a slow drive right now."

Jezhrai shrugs, nodding. "You do have a point there." She ponders for a 
  moment. "How much does it cost to get a new drive?"

Luthe considers that. "2000 credits."

Jezhrai actually twitches for a moment. "Um. I will have to wait, then."

Quinn mms, "I'll make a bet Rosa's upgraded too. She sings yellow, so that's 
  nothing to her."

Jezhrai nods. "Oh, yeah, Rosa did upgrade. She and I are cutting duo now."

Luthe smiles. "We better not take up any more of Quinn's time..."

Quinn nods, "I'm glad to hear that. Rosa's seemed very ..." He pauses, 
  looking for the right word, "... depressed, I would guess. Nothing I can do 
  about that, though."

Luthe blinks, trying to remember if he's met Rosa recently.

Jezhrai sighs. "Um, well, she thinks that nobody likes her." She leans back 
  against the table. "And she thinks you hate her, Quinn."

Quinn shrugs ambivalently, "I learned a long time ago that you can't be 
  friends with everyone. It doesn't bother me."

Luthe nods, and sits on the edge of the table next to Jez. "True. Especially 
  singers. Excepting current company of course..." He smiles at Jez.

Quinn looks from the sledtech to the Singer and back again, "Ah. Another 
  sledtech-Singer pair, eh?"

Luthe shrugs slightly. "I guess so. We're really just friends..."
Luthe seems to be understating the case. ;)

Quinn nods, "It's a strong commercial relationship. I had no idea you were so 
  canny in those matters, Jezhrai." But his eyes are dancing playfully.

Jezhrai is blushing fiercely by now.
Jezhrai mumbles something that sounds like, "We're not going out, he just 
  keeps pulling me out of my sled when I keep trying to kill myself..."

Luthe shakes his head slightly. "For some reason she keeps falling off cliffs 
  and over waterfalls."

Jezhrai grins through her blush, "Now that we figured out where the crystal 
  was there, I won't be doing that anymore."

Quinn nods and continues, "I mean, after all, soon as you want an upgrade to 
  your sled, you can have it installed by a professional at, more than 
  likely, cost." But he's definitely teasing, "Only cliffs and waterfalls? 
  Sounds like you have had minor incidents with the Curse of 2020."

Luthe smiels. "She's just been trying to impress me with her injuries."

Jezhrai rolls her eyes. "Minor?! Well, compared to Inanna, I suppose." Her 
  blush gets worse as she adds, "But that's NOT... aw, nevermind."

Quinn nods sagely at Luthe, "Are you duly impressed?"

Jezhrai stares at the floor, red to the tips of her ears.

Luthe nods back. "Yes. Very impressed. Now if she would realize that and stop 
  getting hurt." He chuckles.

Quinn nods at Jezhrai, "I agree. Stop getting hurt and trying to impress 
  Luthe. Because you certainly are *not* impressing me."

Jezhrai gives Luthe a mock-glare. "Trust me, I've learned the error of my 
  ways."
Jezhrai's jaw drops at Quinn's statement, and she gives him a look of 
  disbelief.

Quinn winks at Luthe while Jezhrai isn't looking.

Luthe laughs quietly. "I'm sure you have."

You sense crystal sliding softly along your nerves.
Non-singers around you see: You feel a tingle and the hairs on the back of 
  your hand rise up as Jezhrai moves past you.