“No problem.Thanks for surviving an attack while you were chasing tail.”
Meeda paused and hit her sister in the forehead with a cherry tomato.“Accurate but still crass.”
Mia grinned.“The benefit of age.”
Meeda nodded.“So any more ideas for the sportswear ad campaign?”
“Well, we had our gear represented at the alpha-beta team event.Those were some seriously customized outfits and swimwear.”
She frowned.“I am gonna get a tablet.”
“You stay and eat.We can go over this outfit by outfit.”Mia got up and walked into the house.
Akervel said, “You are exhausted.You need to rest.”
“If I can calm my mind a bit, it will be easier to rest.We are very excited about the new sportswear line.It’s cute, functional, and what everyone was wearing today.”
By the time Mia returned, Meeda had gotten more of the snack down and a lot more liquid.
She opened the design files and looked at them.She tapped her lips and then smiled, sending a message to Turel.She could walk the line between functional and fantasy.
Turel sent her a happy smile.She asked for ten minutes to get a basic silhouette.
Meeda grinned.“I am having a thought, but we need to steal a day from Xida.”
Mia asked, “Are you sure we need Xida?”
“I need someone comfortable in costume.”
“Split the video, have one character watching and trying to swim closer to the folks doing the sport.Not to be insensitive, but maybe a classic pirate ship.”
Meeda’s eyes went wide.“Got it, got it.And I think I know someone who can help us.I have seen several wrecks around the islands.”
Mia asked, “Who?”
“She’s an altered beta, but she’s very strong.She’s also shy, but she has a voice that can melt your soul or get you cheering.Serin can probably get in touch with her more easily than I can.”
“Why?”Mia frowned.
“She is a member of the book club.”
“Oh.Right.What’s her name?”
“Harper Riley, or Riley Harper.I can’t remember.”Meeda frowned.“Did you want to ask Serin, or shall I?”
Mia smiled.“I will ask her.We are meeting in the night market tonight.”
Meeda looked around at the dim lighting and the moon and starlight on the ocean.“You will miss...whatever you are going to catch.”
Mia grinned.“I always catch what I bait for.You work on your marketing campaign, and I will go and touch the flesh.”
“Geez.Hasn’t menopause killed that yet?”
Mia grinned and snapped a cuff on.“Not yet.You will be the second to know.Maybe the third.”
Mia left with a swing in her hips.
Meeda opened her eyes wide as she returned her focus to the table.
