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There is a little old man in the Nexus today, dark of skin and bright of clothing. He seems entirely unsurprised by being here. He also seems, when the light hits him just right, to have too many limbs to his shadow.

Mr. Nancy is in the house.

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[Doc, struggling with the fish] I'm pulling in every direction possible, and it doesn't seem to be making much difference!

[Marty, a bit frustrated] Well, what do you want from me? I'm new to this too!

*Eventually Mr. Nancy takes pity on them and takes the pole himself. Although it's even odds if he'll pretend it was his catch from the start, because he's like that.*

[Doc, who is having a hell of a time with this incredibly tenacious fish, is only too happy to hand both pole and credit for the catch to Nancy. He grimaces at his abused palms] I didn't expect the creature to put up such a fight. . .

[Marty, eyeing his own pole] Me either. What kind of fish are in this lake?

Big ones, at a guess. *Eventually he manages to haul it up, though.*

[It's a pretty damn good sized lake trout that was giving Doc such trouble -- that thing's a good 70 pounds if it's an ounce. Marty whistles, eyes wide] Holy shit. . .

[Doc, similarly amazed] And here I was thinking no ordinary fish could attain such a size. . .

There are some big fish in the world.

[Marty peers into the water] And between the worlds. Cripes, wonder what else is in there?

[Doc, watching the trout flop] I'm a bit worried about finding out.

Might want to back away a bit, hmm? You never know, there could be alligators.

[that gets Marty hastily backing up] Yeah, you don't know, do you? Cripes, I hope there isn't. . .

[what looks like a shark fin briefly breaks the water farther out, before disappearing. Doc raises an eyebrow] Looks like the Nexus may have gone for a different kind of dangerous aquatic creature.

Oh lovely. Never did like Shark, I'd have much preferred Alligator.

[Marty backs away further down the dock] I'm not fond of either, honestly.

[Doc, watching the water] He seems fairly far out for now, but then again, I have no idea how fast your average shark swims.

Faster than you can, I'm sure.

[Doc, nodding] Oh, undoubtedly. I'm no championship swimmer. [glances at the gears poking through his knuckles] I don't think I'd make a particularly tasty meal for him, though, in my current state.

[Marty, frowning] He ain't gonna know that until he actually takes a bite out of you, Doc.

Sharks rarely know such things.

[Doc grimaces] And I don't think we should give him the chance to find out. Even if I probably can't lose an arm or leg to shark bite, it would still hurt.

Perhaps one fish is enough for you, then.

[Marty nods] Yeah, I'm cool with that. [looking at the fish] Especially with what it took to bring that monster in.

[Doc, glancing backwards] There's surely something else we can find to do.

So one would hope.

I may go home before long. It's been a lot of fun, but an old man gets tired eventually. *He doesn't really, not Mr. Nancy, but he can be lazy sometimes.*

[Marty shrugs] There's always the glow-in-the-dark ice cream place, if you like ice cream.

[Doc, nodding in another direction] Or the Nexus Mall -- admittedly we go there mainly for the food court, but. . .might be a pleasant diversion before you head out.

I think I want to see this ice cream for myself.

[Marty grins] Oh, it's pretty awesome. That whole section of the Nexus is twilight, and the store's blacklit so you can see just how bright the ice cream is. [he heads off in the direction of the store, waving for Nancy and Doc to follow]

*Mr. Nancy, being ever curious, follows with a will.*

[as promised, the sky darkens as they head over to the ice cream place -- not enough so they can't see, but it's definitely a lot closer to night in this part of the Nexus. Which makes the Glowcones ice cream parlor stand out all the more, luminescent paint guiding hungry travelers to its door. Inside, the ice cream literally shines, in a rainbow of available flavors -- some familiar, like chocolate and vanilla, some. . .not so much, like Motor Oil Chip. Marty grins at his companions] I can recommend the Blue Confetti Birthday Cake scoop.

That doesn't sound bad . . . I also like the look of the orange flavor.

[it is a very bright orange. Doc is actually semi-tempted by the Motor Oil Chip for just a second, just to see what it might be like, but quickly redirects his curiosity to more human flavors] The -- "Purple Power Grape Sorbet" doesn't look half bad either, really. Or the Rainbow Sprinkle Surprise.