Downtime 2, Wk 3: And she comes with her own accessories!

[Will Stanton]

"Nothing is just yours?"

[Onyx]

"Slaves can't own property, ma'am," Onyx says in a patient tone.

[Will Stanton]

"In Mardipoor, you mean."

[Onyx]

"Everywhere, ma'am," Onyx says, "It's the rules."

[Will Stanton]

"I gotta admit, I don't really like those rules," he sighed.

[Onyx]

"I'm sorry, ma'am."

[Will Stanton]

"It's alright. It's what you believe in," he kinda sighed. "Surely, you want more than just a comb, though..."

[Onyx]

"I can't think of anything else at the moment, ma'am."

[Will Stanton]

"Well...alright, but if you DO, let me or Sara know, will you? We want you to be happy and feel welcome and yadda yadda yadda"

[Onyx]

"Yes, ma'am."

[Will Stanton]

"Well, let's go get you your comb, then," he said, regaining his smile, though with a bit of a sad tint to it. He stuck out an elbow. "Shall we?"

[Onyx]

"Yes, ma'am," Onyx says with a small smile, hooking her arm around Will's and leaning into him a bit.

[Will Stanton]

"You're certainly a cheap date," Will joked, looking around, getting his bearings. "Let's see...comb, comb, comb..."

[Onyx]

"This way, ma'am," Onyx says, leading him to a nice little boutique that sells fancy combs and other sundries.

[Will Stanton]

"Oh, you've been around here before?" Will said, looking around, confused.

[Onyx]

"I memorized everything in case my Mistresses needed to go anywhere."

[Will Stanton]

"That's...impressive, if a little creepy," Will chuckled. "Well, whatever. Take whichever you want..."

[Onyx]

Onyx nods and begins looking around, carefully examining each comb in the store in a focused effort that takes a good thirty minutes. After she's done she returns to Will, presenting him with one.

"This one is adequate, ma'am," Onyx says.

[Will Stanton]

"Adequate? 'Cause if they don't have what you want here, we could go somewhere else..."

Truth be told, though, Will was rather bored at the store.

[Onyx]

Onyx shakes her head, her voice getting quiet, "I like this one, ma'am."

[Will Stanton]

"Then consider it yours," Will smiled, raising an eyebrow slightly at the price tag, but happily paying for it anyway.

[Onyx]

Onyx smiles brightly, looking very happy.

[Will Stanton]

"Well, if you're done, we can go back, if you want. Unless there's something else you want to do?"

[Onyx]

Onyx shakes her head, "Would you like me to take you back to the university, ma'am?"

[Will Stanton]

"I suppose that would be best, yeah. I've got some practice to do."

[Onyx]

Onyx nods and takes Will's hand, stepping through the shadows and back to the university.