May 21: Lord E. Lordy

[Tommy More]

Tommy stood at the bank of the Thames, dejectedly throwing a stone across it occasionally.
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[Isabel Galen]

"Hey." Isabel said as she came up the path " 'Sup?"

[Tommy More]

"'Sup'?

Oh, good day," he said, standing up again.

[Isabel Galen]

"I'm doing alright." Isabel said " 'Sup with you?"

[Tommy More]

"I'm...

...

presentable," he said, at last.

[Isabel Galen]

"That doesn't sound good." Isabel said "You still bummed about that World Cup thing?"

[Tommy More]

"The wh? Oh, no, of course not. That was ages ago."

[Isabel Galen]

"Oh, ok." Isabel said "I thought you guys were all super serious about soccer."

[Tommy More]

"Some of us are, and some of us aren't. Are you?"

[Isabel Galen]

"Sports suck."

[Tommy More]

"Is that so? And why do you say that."

[Isabel Galen]

"Just not my thing." Isabel said "Running around and getting hurt isn't my idea of fun."

[Tommy More]

"Well, there's a BIT more to it than THAT."

[Isabel Galen]

"Take your word for it."

[Tommy More]

"And my word is good upon 'Change, for anything I choose to put my hand to."

[Isabel Galen]

"Huh?"

[Tommy More]

"Nothing, nothing. What brings you out here?"

[Isabel Galen]

"I like to look at the river."

[Tommy More]

"It's tranquil, isn't it? So simple and easy..."

[Isabel Galen]

"Yeah." Isabel said "Plus, I grew up in the desert, so a river with water in it is kinda like....whoa."

[Tommy More]

"Really? Which desert?"

[Isabel Galen]

"Sonoran."

[Tommy More]

"Ah. American, then."

[Isabel Galen]

"The accent didn't give it away?"

[Tommy More]

"Sadly, I must admit I am terrible with them."

[Isabel Galen]

"Fair enough." Isabel said "Are you from around here?"

[Tommy More]

"Well, yes and no, really. We have a home here, but I wouldn't call myself from the city PROPER, as it were."

[Isabel Galen]

"Ok." Isabel said.