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Down Came A Blackbird
by Barbara Karmazin

AtlanticBridge- Science Fiction


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Copyright (C)2001 by Barbara Karmazin

First Published byAtlanticBridge , March, 2001

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Chapter 1

Goddess above!Minuscule women with gauzy wings gamboled with leprechauns in a field of flowers.
Cait hastily averted her eyes from the holovid ad for the newest VR game at Tiny's Emporium. Her face
heated up with an embarrassed flush.We're nothing like that .

тАЬDo you like it?тАЭ Tiny's voice said behind her.

She turned around. At five eight she wasn't short, not by any means, but Tiny stood well over six-foot
tall. He towered over her like an onyx giant and unknowingly projected his need for approval at her. His
deep booming voice matched his size. He rubbed his left hand across his bald head. A heavy embossed
ring of a Navy SEAL glinted on his ring finger.

тАЬIt's interesting, but...тАЭ She noticed his gaze lingering on the random shades of gold, copper, black and
brown of her braided hair. тАЬTiny...тАЭ

тАЬMa'am.тАЭ

She gestured at the ad. The hard part was finding the right words to critique his efforts in a tactful
manner. After spending two very enjoyable weeks learning the intricacies of his solar wing VR game, she
appreciated the care and intellect he put into developing his programs.
 тАЬIf you're going to design a semi-accurate VR game about the Sidhe, I think it'll work better if you
access Celtic history for your template. Forget all that rot about wings and wee people, cold iron and
magic. The Sidhe fought battles with the early Celts and later intermarried with them.тАЭ