XIA relationships with the community were sometimes tense, but tonight, Benny played rock-paper-scissors with one of the goblin children. She had to play it two handed, and it was best three out of five. She lost and rubbed the goblin at the base of her skull for a few minutes. Argyle was having an in-depth conversation with the combatants, and Smith was answering questions on what it meant to be a shifter. Tremble was staying at a polite distance from the goblins. Not all of the fey got along with them, and it was better for him not to cause an incident. After admonishing the group to keep things to community standards, they returned to their vehicle. Benny filed them as complete, and the system refreshed again. As they pulled away from the gathering, she sighed. “Stop.” Smith stopped the vehicle, and Benny got out. She untied the balloon from the antenna and walked it back to the laughing giants. “Here you go.” She winked and headed back to the SUV. The laughter increased in volume, and she didn’t glance back.
