Alphabetical order.

"M-m-m-m'lady!" Sakuya blurted...

Ah, and here comes Sakuya's clue.

"The same happened for me..."

And this is part of why this might work; while Gryph has no problem relating to people who aren't immortal, I suspect there's a similarity of experience that makes it a bit easier when they get this close.

She sees the future sometimes.

Hm. Granted, it was probably not that detailed, but I wonder if Kei saw more than Ben imagines is possible? I suppose we'll find out in good time.

"So I have to trust in your judgment. Trust that you wouldn't get involved with anyone I wouldn't be OK with in the first place."

I'm trying to sort this out, but my best guess is that where Sara's concerned, there's something in his subconscious that is telling him that they won't work out, and Kei would recognize this and not be OK with it - not because Sara's bad for him, but because the breakup would be bad for him.

Alternately, maybe this is just one of the things I shouldn't be investigating too closely.

"You've hit the jackpot here, tiger."

One of the best lines. Well-played.

"Did you say crêpes?"

In my world, that's a word that has power equal to that of "sausage." Clearly, UF-Gryphon agrees with me.

Peter Eng
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