Chapter 557: Moonfall III
Iona and I waited hand-in-hand by the gate leading to the coliseum, various speeches and a few initial games going on. The pre-show before the real show, entertainment for those who came early and grabbed a good seat.
Also, I mentally bounced around inside of [The World Around Me], a habit I’d developed over scanning around with my eyes.
“Where is Auri?” I asked, mostly knowing the answer but wanting to get some of my frustration out. “She said she’d be here.”
Iona squeezed my hand.
“She’s never managed so many people before, or been the sole vendor to an event this large.” My wife said. “I’d be shocked if something didn’t come up and delay her. I imagine the worst-case scenario is we’ll come out of the gates and see a flaming cake saying ‘good luck’ or something.”
I chewed the inside of my cheeks.
“Yeah. Ugh, I wish we could’ve figured out a way to get her to come along with us. Stupid vacuum. Stupid smoke.” I grumbled.
Iona squeezed my hand again, and waggled her eyebrows.
“Well, while you’re getting all antsy here, why don’t I try distracting you while we wait for all the stuffy speeches to finish up? Booo [Senators]! Boo long speeches!”