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"I suppose that's all we can ever really hope for," Cass said, then grinned a little. "Can I ask who? I mean, I might not know everyone on the island, but I at least know some of them."

It was encouraging, at least, to hear about Nita meeting someone nice.

Cassidy's tongue flicked in and out, and eventually she said, "I... don't think I knew you were, um, a lesbian."

Of all the people to complain about your ex's newfound gayness to! She'd probably come off as some close-minded, small-town hick girl, too. Or maybe not, since Nita hadn't been offended or anything. She hoped not.

"I don't know a Lauren, I don't think." She shook her head. "But I guess I mostly keep to myself. Well, congrats, again."

"No," Cass laughed. "No, I'm not weirded out. Just surprised. It's all cool. I'm hoping I wasn't offensive or anything while I was ranting about Vasile."

"Oh, I've heard it all." Cass shook her head. "About every concievable minority group you care to mention, too. I could repeat most of it, but I won't. I have more sense than that." Granted, she wasn't always sure she had a lot of it.

Cass moved in a way that might be called a bow, if you could discern where her waist really was. "Why, thank you. I do try."

She shifted a moment, to get a better grip on the branch, and settled herself down. "I'm from a small town. About five thousand, that's it. I'm not a complete hick, anyway." She smiled slightly.

"Oh, probably." Cass shrugged. "I think it's human nature, unfortunately."

Which was one reason she was no longer particularly keen on the idea of heading home. Her family, surely, would deal... but the rest of Vanderhoof? Not so likely.

Her tongue flickered again. "You know, I should probably head back soon. I worry... I worry about losing myself out here, sometimes." Cass laughed lightly, though it was a little forced. "Thank you so much, for listening to me rant a bit. I really needed that, I think."

There was a slight rasping of scales on bark as Cassidy began to untwist herself, holding on the branch with both hands even as she did so. "I'll see you around then. Try to catch me around some time or something. We can, um."

Normally, she would have suggested a bite to eat, but she wasn't inclined to eat in front of anyone lately, or something at the bar, but she didn't know if Nita drank.

"We could watch a movie or something. I dunno. This Lauren person can come too, if she wants." All right, she'd just about straightened her tail out. "And, hey. If you ever need any reading material, I got my own collection. I'll share."

She started down the trunk of the tree in a complicated process that was half snake, half hands.

"What I have is mostly... well, nearly all science fiction, if you're into that." Cassidy paused to duck under a branch. "Forty-two... life, the universe, and everything. Are we up to that many people? My god. I'm in number three. Have I told you that? I can't remember."

All right. She was far enough down to make a conversation difficult. "See you, eh? I'm around."

With that, she slipped down the trunk of the tree, moving with great care.