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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 7236411" data-attributes="member: 23484">Tommi wakes up earlier than he had intended, but later than his mother thought proper. &quot;Customers will be here soon,&quot; she says to him. He's sprawled on the couch, because he hadn't wanted to disturb her when he'd come in. &quot;Hmnm,&quot; he grunts as he rises to pee and rinse out his mouth. He steps outside, and returns a few minutes later looking suitably refreshed. &quot;Thanks, mom,&quot; he offers, holding out a pair of apples that he's picked up, and which he begins to slice for a small breakfast.Meanwhile, Gyn busies herself adjusting chairs, and pulling out quilt samples. &quot;Quite a fight last night, I heard.&quot; Of course she heard. Gyn hears everything. &quot;You'll need some mending done.&quot; It hurts Tommi that he is so predictable.He looks at her from under his dark eyebrows and sheepishly adds, &quot;Some washing too, if you could.&quot; But then he smiles and offers her a slice of apple on the side of a paring knife, and the mother's heart relents for her only son. &quot;Thanks,&quot; he says, as he starts peeling of clothes and again goes outside to wash himself properly from the rain barrel. By the time he's done, there are voices inside, and so Tommi spends the morning leaning against his mother's kitchen door, stripped and with his eyes closed, enjoying the sun, and thinking about the rest of his apples. Passers-by see him there, and understand his mom's in a session. And Tommi waves sheepishly at those who notice him. He feels like he's twelve again. The Hero of Daggerford.When the first customer leaves, he dashes back in and pulls on some new clothes. &quot;I'm out for dinner tonight,&quot; he says. &quot;I'll wear my best clothes.&quot; &quot;These are your best clothes,&quot; she says at the pile still on the floor, but kicked behind a chair. Tommi loves his mom; he splits some wood for her in the afternoon, and is mostly clean and presentable when he heads out to the pub to see if he can convince someone to buy him a pre-dinner drink.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kobold Stew, post: 7236411, member: 23484"] Tommi wakes up earlier than he had intended, but later than his mother thought proper. "Customers will be here soon," she says to him. He's sprawled on the couch, because he hadn't wanted to disturb her when he'd come in. "Hmnm," he grunts as he rises to pee and rinse out his mouth. He steps outside, and returns a few minutes later looking suitably refreshed. "Thanks, mom," he offers, holding out a pair of apples that he's picked up, and which he begins to slice for a small breakfast. Meanwhile, Gyn busies herself adjusting chairs, and pulling out quilt samples. "Quite a fight last night, I heard." Of course she heard. Gyn hears everything. "You'll need some mending done." It hurts Tommi that he is so predictable. He looks at her from under his dark eyebrows and sheepishly adds, "Some washing too, if you could." But then he smiles and offers her a slice of apple on the side of a paring knife, and the mother's heart relents for her only son. "Thanks," he says, as he starts peeling of clothes and again goes outside to wash himself properly from the rain barrel. By the time he's done, there are voices inside, and so Tommi spends the morning leaning against his mother's kitchen door, stripped and with his eyes closed, enjoying the sun, and thinking about the rest of his apples. Passers-by see him there, and understand his mom's in a session. And Tommi waves sheepishly at those who notice him. He feels like he's twelve again. The Hero of Daggerford. When the first customer leaves, he dashes back in and pulls on some new clothes. "I'm out for dinner tonight," he says. "I'll wear my best clothes." "These are your best clothes," she says at the pile still on the floor, but kicked behind a chair. Tommi loves his mom; he splits some wood for her in the afternoon, and is mostly clean and presentable when he heads out to the pub to see if he can convince someone to buy him a pre-dinner drink. [/QUOTE]

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