Gabriel Tam (
gabriel_tam) wrote2006-12-12 01:30 pm
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It's early afternoon when he opens the door from Milliways into the Tams' New Mayfair home. The tastefully-furnished space of Gabriel's home office lies before them.
"Go on, River," he says, gently. "Go ahead in."
"Go on, River," he says, gently. "Go ahead in."
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"Very well, Senator. We'll establish a perimeter, and monitor from there."
He makes a quick hand-signal to the others, and all four move quickly and quietly through the gates.
Gabriel turns to River.
"Is that better, băobèi?"
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A few seconds pass, and then she manages a smile for her father; after a moment, it solidifies more.
"Got sky."
Beat.
Softer, and half as if convincing herself, "I'm okay."
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"Come on. Let's go. I think you'll like it there."
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She curls into her father's arm, and she casts quick darting glances at the guards hidden behind trees, and she never quite relaxes even in the sunlit grassy park.
But she does.