Lexx pulled a small purple cloth bag from his pocket and dropped the green dice into it. It had been a gift from Claudia, with separate pockets for his game dice and personal modifiers. He had run across it while looking for something suitable to wear before they came down to Earth again. There was an embroidered image of himself on one side.
It embarrassed him.
He pulled the draw cord and put the bag back in his pocket. 'Just 33 more and I am free, but what good is it now?' His mood dropped as his thoughts swung the wrong direction again. 'I'll get what I wanted. I wanted to be alone,' Lexx reminded himself. 'Didn't I? But I'll have Maenae,.. and my sister,… and Damian and Claudia,.. and Riley,.." He hesitated, sorting his thoughts, 'But NOT what I really want. Chel.'
Epsy squeaked, reminding Lexx that they probably needed to return to the Rift soon. They were near a populated area and the battle might have drawn some unwanted attention. "Let's go." Lexx turned, preparing to activate the door.
'Am I just going to give up? I should go and try to talk to her, but I don't want to hear her tell me to go away. She was so mad,… she didn't say a word.' Lexx could only see Chel's shocked expression in his mind and it was haunting. He didn't like her looking at him like that. Like he was some sort of monster. It really hurt.
