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The sea dweller laughed at that, earfins wide and expressive. "Forget other patrons, what about us? We're right next door, after all..." That made him think of possibly making such sounds themselves, and a light flush passed over his features. "...and how would we deal with that?" he asked rhetorically, the tone of his words meant to make her think on the same lines he was.

He hadn't realized he'd been showing how he'd been feeling so much and felt a little bad about making Tavros worry. The kiss cheered him up a little, and the sweet endearment helped even more, and he was able to smile genuinely at Tavros's words. "That sounds pretty nice, Tavbro. Let's hurry back, huh? I kinda wanna kiss you all over your sweet face. And hold hands and such. Little overwhelmed by all this niceness."

2014-08-05 01:13:56
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Admittedly, it /had/ been a while since she and Eridan indulged in their more carnal desires, though it usually just started out with an argument and the usual banter of who was better than the other person in some random area. The question made her pointedly avoid looking at his eyes, and Vriska, deciding to prey upon his flustered expression than reveal her own nervousness, started, "Why, Marchie! I never penned you as one for proposals such as that, especially if that blush of yours has anything to say about it. Truly, I am in awe; pure, scandalized awe." They were in the inn shortly, and, Vriska, thinking it quicker to take the stairs, passed the elevator and ascended to the second floor while she fiddled with the key in one hand, the macaroons in the other.

Smiling bashfully, Tavros nodded and hurried back to the inn just minutes before Vriska and Eridan ascended to the stairs. He was, again, struck by the awe of the building as if seeing the lobby for the first time. Tavros, absently, wondered what dinner at Kanaya's would be like, and he hoped that Eridan and Vriska would not be too opposed to having a meal at a stranger's home.

2014-08-05 01:28:39
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Her avoidance only made him grin, not so much flustered as interested in a good sloppy make-out. As arguments went he thought the banter in the tea shop was a descent warm up. He let her evident nerves slide, as pointing that out would only make her angry, instead of accomplishing what he intended. "Why Vris, I hadn't known that I'd proposed /anything/, though if you're interested in something..." he trailed off ominously, smiling with some minor seductive intent. "Also, vanilla macaroons? No wonder you didn't eat all of them. No where near as good as the almond...are you sure you're such a connoisseur?" He passed her quickly in the hallway, moving around her with a slight bump from his hip to hers and unlocking the door quickly with the key in his hand. Even if his efforts were unsuccessful he was having some fun here.

Gamzee headed for the stairs as well, knowing neither of them had been fond of the elevator one bit. He took Tavros's hand as soon as they were away from prying eyes, and waited for Tavros to unlock their room before stepping in with him and going immediately to the bathroom to get rid of the cursed paint on his face.

2014-08-05 01:46:34
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"You are never going to get what you want by insulting me," She barked, reasonably more annoyed now that she was decently flustered, "I may just bathe in the morning and take to other activities at this rate." Vriska hoped that her threats would be taken seriously, as it wouldn't be the first time she declared a pure state of mind in retaliation to Eridan's advances. Her moods were quick to sway, and one false move could mean the difference between making out and prolonged anger on her end. As she walked into their shared room, she set down the macaroons and frowned, "They're of lighter, sweeter taste. I thought Alice might like them." She didn't try to hide the pale feelings bubbling in her heart now, and Vriska sighed a little sadly, feelimg as though what advances she had made were not taken that way, "He is fond of sweets, you know. Almond may be a little too salty for his delicate tongue. Vanilla suits him." Chocolate or cinnamon sugar would have been too obvious, but vanilla would be just perfect.

Tavros, on the other hand, took his time in the room. He sat on his bed and peeled off his sweater, then unlaced his boots and pulled off his stockings. He took the ribbon from his hair as well, the messy locks soon falling into his face and framing his round cheeks. They still had hours to kill, and he guessed he could give the last riddle a shot, but he honestly did not want to become frustrated when he was going to be romantic with his matesprit. He took off his apron as well and set it aside, his body sprawled out on his bed with his head nestled against soft pillows. The bed was soft enough that it engulfed him a tiny bit from his weight, and Tavros sighed comfortably. He would wear a nicer sweater to Kanaya's, he inwardly decided. But there was still the matter of telling Hatter and Hare. He made a little face. He would do that later, too.

2014-08-05 02:15:30
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Eridan did take it seriously and plopped down on a mattress, hands behind his head as he let the tension loose from his muscles. "That's thoughtful of you," he commented, hoping that was not offensive. "He did seem to like the cake balls with vanilla frosting in them." He sat and thought for a moment, stretching out a little and lazily slipping off his shoes as he lay there. "Wonder what kind of tea he'd like. Would make a nice present at the end of all this."

After his face was thoroughly clean and dry, Gamzee slipped off his own footwear next to the door, removing his sweater and shoving the sleeves of his shirt up to the elbows. He threaded fingers through his hair as he padded over to where Tavros was, tentatively sitting on the edge of the bed before just going ahead and lying on his side next to him. He nuzzled his matesprit's cheek a little before placing a little kiss there. For now he kept his arms close to him, waiting for Tavros to reciprocate before continuing layering on the comforting affection.

2014-08-05 02:45:00
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A dreamy quality entered her voice as she sat on her bed and tugged off her boots, "I'll get him that summer rain blend the Miyahans craft," She decided, "Takes a while longer than what I normally get, but I don't mind. And what about you?" Vriska asked, stretching briefly before her body went slack on her bed, "You ought to do something for your palecrush. He's not as brutish as I thought, perhaps he is more of an intellectual type underneath those layers of laid back personality."

Unable to lay on his side comfortably what with his horns, Tavros instead moved to lay the upper half of his body on top of Gamzee. He beamed down at him, nuzzling his nose against his cheek before kissing the corner of his mouth, "Are you going to take a bath before, Ms. Kanaya's dinner this evening?" He asked, immensely relieved to be able to be held and kiss Gamzee this way, "I think I want to. All that, uh, time in the sands of the Screechlands and the grass of the In-Between made me feel grimy."

2014-08-05 03:17:18
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"Who ever said I had a palecrush?" Eridan hissed a little. He wasn't the one getting all mooneyed, here. He wouldn't mention it though, but he was still annoyed. He hadn't thought his minor interest in the other purple had been that obvious. He was pretty sure, as he'd been trying to figure the other out, that he didn't feel the same much, just tolerating him mostly. The guy only appeared to have eyes for the copperblood. "I don't know, I suppose if it ends up being a thing maybe a book or some sort of spice or something. Seems like he likes culinary things," he huffed.

Gamzee moved with Tavros so he was on his back under him, holding his matesprit around the waist. He made good on his talk earlier and pecked randomly around Tavros's face as he talked about dinner. "Yea, gettin' cleaned up sounds damn near miraculous. Maybe I'll even put on my new duds for dinner. I really like that shirt and sweater she picked out."

2014-08-05 03:32:23
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"Don't be so stuck up," Vriska hissed, "Like you have anything to be arrogant about." Naturally, she responded to his annoyance with her own, and any semblances of romance were starting to seep away, as per usual. "You shouldn't get so discouraged because of his love for Alice," She continued after some silence, "They're in their honeymoon state right now, they're fresh in this red love, they probably hardly know what to do with themselves. Just give it some time, Grumpy Gills."

"Me too!" He agreed, giving a nod and a giggle at the kisses to his face, "I am too concerned that I will, get something on my new dress if I wear it tonight. I will just wear a different sweater, heheh. But you will look so dapper~" Tavros sang, returning the kisses, a hand coming up to affectionately smooth hair from Gamzee's forehead, "A real gentleman, a total chivalrous individual. You are definitely living up to your, uh, Knight status."

2014-08-05 03:58:56
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"I'm not being stuck up," he whined a little. He listened to her though. "You'll be a good moirail," he said honestly after her statements. He kind of liked Grumpy Gills, and giggled a little. "Glub," he chuckled before sitting up and removing his socks and shirt, pants soon to follow as he went into the bathroom. He ran the bath on the cooler side, not interested in warmth at the moment but freshness. He didn't bother with the door at all, not caring if Vriska saw him without anything on really. After shedding his last article he slid into the water with a pleased sigh and sunk beneath it completely for a few minutes before propping his head out of it and resting in the water, eyes closed, arms resting lazily on his chest.

The hair petting had him purring as he smiled at the kisses. "Gotta be a knight for my princess, right?" his words hummed a bit as he purred through them. He brought one hand up to caress Tavros's cheek and pet through his hair, scratching gently as he lifted his head up to kiss the copperblood's lips.

2014-08-05 04:19:47
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"...Thanks, Marchie." Sometimes their honest moments were preferred, "You would be a good moirail, too." Vriska would have joined him in the tub, but she knew how he liked his baths and it would not be enjoyable for her. So instead, she just lounged around, taking off her hat and coat and sitting curled up on her bed. She hated it when it got quiet like this; she was prone to over thinking everything and becoming self conscious. Really, she was not confident in her relationships; Vriska feared that, without Eridan, she would be alone forever. Of course, she could never confide that in her kismesis, who she didn't feel was much of a kismesis anymore but was just someone that haphazardly kissed her when she allowed it. Without Eridan readily looking at her, though, Vriska felt safer to wallow. Perhaps not cry, she wasn't that depressed yet, but there was an ache to her chest.

Purring loudly at the scratches, Tavros eagerly returned the kiss as he let the hand by Gamzee's face drop to his shoulder. It was still electric to kiss Gamzee, lip to lip and chest to chest, their breaths shared and their hearts beating rapidly against each other behind layers of clothing. He purred against his lips and, in a fit of daring, slipped his tongue out to flick playfully at Gamzee's lower lip before innocently retreating back into his mouth.

2014-08-05 04:42:18
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It was too damn quiet for Eridan's liking. Their was no sea noises and it got uncomfortable rather than comforting to be in the water; the space of the bathroom too pristine and lonesome feeling. It was unnerving and he didn't like it at all. "Vriska," he called, not interested in their pretentious games at the moment. "Why don't you come in the bath? I'll warm the water." He busied draining the tub so he could fill it with warmer. Their more serious moments sometimes set him on edge if they didn't feel like they ended right, and this was one of the times when it hadn't let off on an okay note in his mind. He cursed his rollercoaster that served as his emotional state, but allowed himself to be weak and asking for her company.

At the small lick Gamzee inhaled sharply through his nose, feeling like sparks had gone through him as he opened his mouth slightly into their kiss, copying what Tavros had done with his own tongue. He purred louder and deeper, holding the smaller troll close to him and massaging his fingers absently where they were on Tavros's waist as well as continuing his motions in his hair, threading in further to the back of his head.

2014-08-05 04:58:56
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Flinching when her name was called, Vriska curled in further to herself and shook her head, even if he couldn't see it, "No," She refused immediately, "You'll just poke fun." Which she couldn't say that she wasn't expecting. The moment Eridan laid eyes on her sullen expression, he would surely mock her for it! Perhaps he was not as coldhearted as she was, but she did not want to take any chances if she could help it.

At first, he was not sure what to make of the swift inhale, and Tavros had instantly assumed he had done something wrong. But, when Gamzee's lips parted and his tongue came out to scale a small portion of his lip, Tavros purred deeply and opened his mouth to meet the wet muscle with his own. This was not the first time he had ever kissed anyone, but this was the first time he had actually felt something deep and loving behind it. Tavros did not feel scared or apprehensive about his next moves, now, he just went with what he felt was alright for the both of them, still keeping a pretty slow pace so Gamzee could stop whenever he so pleased. He tilted his head just slightly so their lips had more room in which to move, and, parting their moves for just a half second to garner air, Tavros connected them once more and slipped his tongue in further.

2014-08-05 14:01:25
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"No I won't, I promise," he said earnestly. He could feel a freak out coming on and he felt vulnerable. He got out of the bath, running it on the hotter side of warm before wrapping a towel around himself and going to sit next to her on the bed. He felt in need of a good cuddle but didn't want to intrude on her space. His fins drooped a bit at her unhappy expression, deciding to try a little harder. "Please?" He was taking a risk here, too, hoping she didn't mock him.

Content to let the more experienced Tavros control things and move them along, Gamzee enjoyed their kissing immensely. He was relaxed, knowing he could trust Tavros to guide them both along. Any movements he made were unhurried and no longer timid. He hoped that he was doing a decent job of kissing, as this was his first of this sort, and that Tavros was enjoying it as much as he was. When Tavros slipped further into his mouth, he gave a short hum of pleasure as he reciprocated with interest.

2014-08-05 14:25:09
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"Fine," She relented, not having the energy in her to fight with him needlessly. Vriska slipped from her bed and made her way into the bathroom. He really had made the water hotter, if the steam had anything to say about it, and Vriska began pulling off her clothes to step into the water. She couldn't tell if she wanted to keep their kismesistude going; she enjoyed their rivalry but she couldn't say if it was fullblown hate or not. She sighed heavily and sank into the tub, naked body immersed in the heat of the water, "Whatever happened to us, Marchie?"

Fully intent on scaling every available space in Gamzee's mouth, his little tongue flicked and licked wherever he could before pulling back with a purr. He nipped at his lower lip gently, a giggle rising out of him, "You are rather good at that," He complimented, "Perhaps this is the fates supporting our being together, heheh."

2014-08-05 16:08:00
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Eridan slipped in next to her, putting his arms around her loosely as he rested his head on the back of the tub. "Alice, maybe? This whole thing's freakin me out," he muttered. He was having similar thought about their kismesitude, but didn't want to lose her. Vriska had been the only constant in his time in land and the moments when they weren't bickering or insulting each other were nice. He wondered randomly if they were oscillating partially because of Alice's kinder influence on both of them.

He smiled, laughing a little, "glad I'm decent. It's very enjoyable. Pretty much everything's nice with you, though." He rubbed noses gently, purring. "I think if they didn't support us I might try tellin 'em to chill the fuck out," Gamzee murmured happily.

2014-08-05 16:26:42
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Leaning against him, she closed her eyes and began undoing her braid, "Stupid fucking Alice is making me think about a kinder world, you know? A place where everyone's so much nicer to each other and it's like I can't even bring myself to hate you anymore." Vriska admitted with a bit of shame in her expression, "We're good friends, aren't we, Marchie? You and I have been together for a long time, but maybe we aren't as cut out for hating as we thought."

With a laugh, Tavros folded his arms atop Gamzee's chest and rested his chin on them, peering down at him with a gaze so full of love, he hadn't thought that he was even capable of those emotions. "Even if all of Wonderland, was against us being matesprits, I would still love you."

2014-08-05 17:09:36
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"Not anymore, at least. I want to stay with you, though. We're the March Hare and the Mad Hatter after all..." He nuzzled her forehead absently. "You wanna try being nicer together? Really helping Alice with his mission and seeing how it goes?" He paused, thinking of a good way to phrase the next part. "Even if we're not pitch, we can still have our little rivalries, just not with all our overblown mind games, right?"

The purple blood smiled widely. "Me too, Tavbro. Love you, too." He thought he might melt under the sweetness of that gaze, and returned it with all his heart. "You wanna take a bath yet? Or cuddle some more? Think we got plenty of time, still."

2014-08-05 17:55:57
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This was probably the easiest transition from a full blown kismesistude to something more subdued, even if she didn't really know what that meant. She supposed they were split up now in that regard, but it was like they were floating someplace between a black relationship and simple friendship, "Yes, I think that's best, Marchie. A rivaling relation-friendship, as it were." It was probably more confusing that anything they had shared beforehand, but Vriska was too emotionally drained already to try to figure it out. "I don't know how much help he'll need from the likes of us," She muttered, "I haven't a clue what will happen when we get to red country; where we're supposed to go from there or what we will do. It's worrisome."

"Umm," At the questions presented to him, he gave an unknowing shrug as he smiled sheepishly, "I dunno. I still need to talk to Vriska and Eridan about Ms. Kanaya, and what we will do tomorrow. Maybe we will all discuss things in their room, uh, for a bit, get everyone on the same page, then you and I can settle in with our ablutions before dinner."

2014-08-05 18:09:20
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Eridan didn't bother over-thinking things, just settled in to relax in the warmth. It was kind of a relief not to have to put up what had kind of become a front of tremulous hatred. He hugged her snugly when she confessed her worry, acclimating surprisingly quickly to the new way of things. "We'll pull through. Maybe this was meant to be; if we're not at each other we can be a more unified front against the reds. Might have more of a chance of being heard that way, especially with whoever this midblood is who's supposed to join us."

"Okay, I still wanna snuggle you for a bit if you don't mind," Gamzee smiled. You think we need to set off tomorrow or have another day relaxing?" He pet Tavros's hair fondly, wondering if he maybe would like a horn rub, so moved his hand closer slowly, not really sure about them.

2014-08-05 18:26:29
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Eridan brought up a good point - perhaps their pitch relationship had just met the end of its road for something so much bigger than them. If they were nicer to each other, it would probably be much easier to go against the reds when she wasn't falling apart at the seams with her kismesis. "I'm terrified that whoever it is will be a rainbowdrinker," There were not many things that Vriska Serket was afraid of; in fact, she had boiled it down to just four things: her emotions, being alone, violetbloods and rainbowdrinkers. She had already gone through a violetblood, the fullest capacity of her emotions, and the quick fear of being alone, and Vriska was not too keen on seeing a rainbowdrinker. "What if they want to drink our blood on the journey? How disgusting!"

He furrowed his brows, thinking, moving to sit up on his knees and out of the reach of Gamzee's hands towards his horns. "Hmm. I don't know," Tavros plopped onto his back on his bed, stretching his arms above his head and arching his back up in a long stretch. "Mmmnh. Maybe we should wait another day. I want Ms. Kanaya to spend more time with us to get used to us. I mean, when Hare and Hatter came along, they were both pretty willing! Ms. Kanaya seems more reluctant, so I want to make sure, uh, she is comfortable with all four of us before joining."

2014-08-05 18:38:22
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Eridan shrugged. "There are worse things, aren't there? And if they're a descent person, which I'm sure Alice will make sure of, you won't be forced into having yours drained." He wasn't all that phased by the prospect of blood drinking. There were so many weird critters in the ocean it didn't seem that strange. He could think off a number of more gruesome things some of the fish had going on down there. "I eat most of my seafood raw, isn't that kind of gross to you land dwellers?

Oh well, that was the end of that experiment. "Sounds good to me, Tavbro." Gamzee turned into his side so he could look at Tavros while they talked, resting his head on one arm and curling the other on front of him comfortably. "Be good to make sure such a wicked sister I'd all up and cool with our jive. What do us suppose she's worried about? Starnette? Least we can get the low down on the place before going there this time. We should bring your riddle if we can't get too figuring it ourselves. She might know a clue that's in it that we don't."

2014-08-05 18:58:24
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"Not really. There are some shops that sell raw fish; they're all in red country though. It's a delicacy. How funny, right?" The very food that she, and especially Eridan, had such easy access to were considered a delicacy in red cities. "The rack up silver for certain kinds of raw saltwater fish. They pair it with sauces and rice and seaweed. Frankly, I think it is silly to consider any of that a 'delicacy' when it's so abundant." She rolled her eyes, "It's like holding bread or milk in high regard!"

"I think that is an excellent idea," He laid down on his stomach and kissed the tip of Gamzee's nose. They'd head over to Eridan and Vriska's room shortly; for now, he was happy to just relax and linger about on his bed. "I cannot wait to take that bath, though. I have been looking forward to it, uh, all day." But work came before play, and his first priority was always his mission as Alice. "It will be more fun with all the, uh, soap and shampoo they provided us with! To think, midbloods are so generous."

2014-08-05 19:14:40
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"It's not really abundant for them, maybe. We live a spoiled existence, by the sea," he laughed a little at the irony. "Who would eat seaweed? That's pretty gross," he thought the stuff was slimy and unpalatable. "But whoever it is they're probably not going to be bad...your palecrush will make sure of it, I'm sure. Gamzee freaked you out at first, right? And he's not so bad. And you put up with me pretty well."

Gamzee giggled a little at the nose kiss. "Yea, they have been awful nice here, don't think I'll bother much with the other place after this whole quest; just come here every so often. If you wanna linger in your bath later I can always shower quick."

2014-08-05 19:42:01
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She stared down into the water, at their close bodies and the general comfort of it all; she usually hated being so bare, she hated most anything that exposed her /too/ much and made her feel like anyone could see her. But with Eridan, it was different, it was always different, and there was a profound respect for her boundaries that she had not yet seen with anyone else. As much as he irritated her and made her want to punch him right in the gut, he rarely progressed enough to seriously wound her ego or hurt her feelings - at least not intentionally. "Hmmn. That is true. Alice has good taste. I mean, look," She grinned toothily up at him, "He picked us! Right off the bat! I suppose he had some guidance from whoever it is orchestrating this bullshittery upstairs, and that's even more impressive." Vriska reached out to snag the bottle of soap, squirting ample amount into her hand before she began to scrub all over her body. The heart-to-heart was nice and all, but she wanted to ease back into her usual personality, and maybe deliver those macaroons. "Never would I have guessed that I would be picked for something like this. It is thrilling, in its own right."

"I may not. I do not like to feel all pruny, hehe." He laughed and hopped off his bed, peering eagerly out the window. It was nearing four now, and people were flocking in the streets, most likely trying to meet their homes for the inevitable large meal that midbloods were prone to create for dinner. Midbloods were such orderly people, Tavros had observed, they always seemed to know so much about everything, nestled so nicely between low and high that everything just worked out comfortably for them. It made him jealous, whether he was in Alternia or Wonderland, and he hoped that he could make comfortable living for all of Wonderland's citizens. Perhaps even start a special law to ensure that the Jabberwocky was safe from persecution - the being certainly didn't seem to munch on trolls any more than Tavros did. "I really just want to clean up! Back when I was a gardener, I always took, uh, a nice long bath when I got to my hive, and then was reasonably irked by the wrinkliness of my hands and feet."

2014-08-05 19:58:10
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"It is pretty interesting to travel around and see different places, especially when it turns out much better than expected." He took the soap from her and dipped completely under for a second to get his hair completely wet before shampooing it. He had to ignore the sting to his gills, and kept them out of the soapy water when possible. "Don't really know what we can do, though, besides for represent our various people...you suppose it has something to do with the old war regions, why we were picked?" After rinsing his hair quickly he came back up grimacing. Sitting up, he ran the water and cleared his gills pf the stinging substance before continuing on with the rest of himself. He'd forgotten how much that could sting in small bodies of water. Soon enough he was out and drying off with one of the two towels.

"I'm kinda excited for hot water indoors. Usually just washed up in the stream or somethin, saved the hot spring for relaxing in. Real nice place, I'll have to take you sometime." He sat up and stretched himself, then took stock of what they had for foodstuffs. A thought occured to him and he turned to face Tavros. "You think we should bring somethin to Ms. Kanaya's hive for dinner? That's usually the polite thing, right?" He'd read a couple stories where this happened, not having really been invited to dine like this before, he wondered if this was something typically done. It was a day of firsts for the indigo-eyed troll.

2014-08-05 20:38:53