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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Blind Azathoth" data-source="post: 3762570" data-attributes="member: 22041">How strange, Ravi Delling finds himself thinking, as he looks around himself at the crowd gathered in the square. I am surrounded by hundreds of people, many of them outsiders or strangers to me, yet I don't feel afraid, or nervous, at all. Not even around the big muscular half-orcs--well, perhaps just a bit around the big muscular half-orcs...Ravi joins the rush of people descending on the buffet tables, looking for one table in particular. Maybe it's the atmosphere--everyone so jovial, so friendly, so hopeful--or maybe it's just that today is the day the cathedral will finally be consecrated. We have waited so long for this... it will be good for everyone, put hearts and minds at ease, I am sure.When Ravi spots Ameiko's (undoubtedly quite popular) spread at the buffet, he puts on a determined face and heads towards it. His queer lack of nervousness this day has become something approaching courage, and he intends to take full advantage of it--and prays his stutter will not get in the way of his words.Which, of course, it does. As he fills a plate with a bit of Ameiko's fine cuisune, he catches her attention, smiles falteringly, and then stammers out, "H-h-h-hello, A-A-Ameiko."Almost instantly, he drops his gaze, blushing in shame, and begins retreating to a more distant part of the square. Oh, you fool, he scolds himself, as he finds a relatively empty table and seats himself. Just because you were not so sweaty and nervous around folks for an hour or so today, does not mean you can talk to Ameiko Kaijitsu! What were you thinking? And look at yourself--now you're back to sweating. Great. Maybe after eating I'll go find a quiet corner of town and get back to studying Dihauti's Primer to the Tongue of the Mushfens Frogmen...Good mood considerably dampened, Ravi sighs and takes a bite of his meal.Well, at least the food is good.</blockquote>

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