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"Never leave anything to chance," Jenius said plainly "I now have us cloaked in an illusion, so we look quite different to everyone else … to say nothing that I was invisible just a o"

"Why the secrecy, then?" Sedriil asked "Is there so on?"

"You tell us," Tescadji said

"We don't knohat you're talking about," Sedriil said, even ered over what sounded like an implicit accusation

"Okay then, here's the deal," Tescadji said, leaning forward, and grasping a firot the hots for an elf, soe felloho calls himself by the name of Aldrec?"

"Well, she'd deny it," Sedriil said with a wry grin, "but anyone could see that she likes him Still, I don't see what that has to do with-"

"Wait a ht that our job was to proanics," Skori said in a suspicious tone "What have you got against-"

"This isn't about her and the elf, Skori," Jenius said soothingly

"Salare from Jenius

"Then what is it about?" Sedriil asked in the same defensive tone

"Touchy, touchy!" Tescadji said reproachfully He glanced briefly at Jenius as if for approval of his comment "Relax; this isn't exactly about Mericlou, or her little boyfriend But it does have a trifle to do with her, in part Truth be told, we're all for her relationship, even Jenius is And as elves go, that's rare, I'll tell you that The proble tall tales about thee"

"Well, what's so bad about that?" Skori said "She has the right to see anyone she wants; who cares what the public thinks?"

"Wait ahand "I think I understand the point he's "

"Well, I sure as hell don't," Skori snapped, stabbing his finger at himself "This android needs input"

"Then input this," Tescadji said, and leaned forward, placing his fingers together "It was hard enough working to help change public attitudes toward androids with hu"

"My people respect all for a cue from Tescadji, "but we are not without our own prejudices You've all heard the stories, and have probably even seen a few human-elf couples ere ostracized for their love … and by elves"