[ "He will temporarily distance himself from the crew." Okay, but will you, Richie? What if Claude just follows to watch you attempt to hit on this woman?
Because... actually, he is going to do that. But not to observe the foxian mating rituals, but he will pipe up from behind Richie. ]
And any clue what the situation is over there? [ Pointing to where the twink is being aggro at the other fox lady. ] Just in case we should be prepared, as medics.
[ you can deffo hear what they're talking about, they're not being quiet. the foxian woman is critiquing the purple guy. it sounds like she is explaining why his assassination attempt didn't work, and if you listen long enough, you'll realize that one, the assassination attempt was the purple guy trying to kill her, and two, she's encouraging him to try again. wow.
the menu is general military stuff, so it's not going to be anything fancy. it's not rations but it's not far above prison food either. think like elementary school lunches with a little boxed milk.
when taair waves at the pink haired woman, she winks at him and waves back, her tail swishing back and forth playfully. and when richie comes up to her, she gives him a very charismatic smile. it's warm and absolutely dangerous, in that sort of... black widow way. but she's very polite. Her voice is soft and almost a purr or drawl. her eyes flick over the claude first, and she puts a hand to her cheek, tilting her head. ]
Oh, don't worry about the two of them. The General is... hmmm, how should I put this. The General has some very unorthodox ways of training new recruits. Our little crow feathered weirdo won't cause you any problems, I assure you.
As for the menu, little one, it's hardly special enough to recommend anything. Eat what you'd like. It all tastes the same.
[HELP that's so funny. big fan of both of these women. icons.
bland food is fine. this isn't the time or place to expect anything overly fancy, anyway, considering the circumstances. after filling up a tray with whatever looks passably okay, and grabbing water to go with it, mizu will sit down... somewhere that's free and empty. i assume we have cafeteria tables or whatever?
what's our mystery ginger guy talking to blue guy about, anyway? might as well eavesdrop and people watch while eating.]
no not actually. once the lady starts encouraging the assassination he's just going to let that be short of a quick glance to make sure no one is actively dying in this room at this moment. otherwise, he'll take his little boxed lunch with a polite thank you to the workers, then follow mizu over to sit down. despite the A student introduction, he's rather quiet, and glances curiously at the book the guy is reading, back over to claude and richie, and then back to his food.
he's very observant, almost constantly on a swivel, though its hard to tell if this is because he's actively paying very close attention to his surroundings, or... just excited to be in a new place. either way. ]
[He isn't completely assuaged by the extra intel, but he'll give Claude a look of "well what can you do?" They're healers. If something happens they'll jump in but if this is just a par for the course tiff? No sense in making the scene any bigger.]
That's a real pity. Maybe we should have kept walking, get a bit more bang for our buck. [He is about to say more but, sadly, Mizu and Taair have taken seats already, so there's no chance to slide this into an invitation elsewhere without breaking formation. He sighs.] Well I suppose we're settling. Some other time, then.
[ Well, the woman seems to have the assassination handled so he won't worry either. I also forgot Claude was snacking on an apple, so continues to munch, nodding when Richie introduces him. ]
And have you been in this town long? Seems rather lively, all things considered.
[ you do in fact have cafeteria tables. you can sit wherever you'd like, there's a lot of space.
the mystery ginger guy is excitedly explaining a new formation to the blue guy, who is ignoring him, but politely. you can catch snippets of their conversation - it's just the ginger guy going I've discovered a new way to use ice, comrade, we'll have to compare notes! Do you want to duel later? Loser buys the other lunch! to which the blue guy responds, gently: I have a lot of reading to catch up on, sir, is it necessary?
the book the blue guy is reading is a A Moment of Solitude, which you, taair, know to be a book about a daring man who saves his country with the power of a very special metal. also he has a monocle. that's important.
anyway, the pink lady gives richie a look up and down. raises an eyebrow. and does not comment on his first statement. ]
There's not much else out here, you know. Unless you were planning on opening your own place. [ anyway. ] My name is Yae Miko. It's a pleasure.
[ does not hold out her hand or anything. her tail sways behind her. ]
I've been here a few days. It is a lively place, isn't it? Full of eager soldiers, ready to prove themselves... are you the new healers? You'll likely be reporting to me, if so.
[a new way to use ice....... fascinating. does it look like the conversation is over, now that the blue guy has rebuffed his invitation? or is mr. ginger going to keep pestering him?
mizu will continue eating, but is very much ready to get up the moment it looks like the ginger dude is about to move on from this guy. there may or may not be some very inconspicuous glances happening here, trying to eavesdrop on more of this conversation. hi.
also, taking .5 seconds to address taair after watching him swivel around like an observant but excited puppy....... bird. puppy bird.]
[ wow... i feel like taair understands that the main character of that book is an exquisitely crafted character who perfectly drives the narrative with his balance of elegance and ferocity. and also that he's sexy.
anyway. he does recognize the title, and he really wants to say something - but he would hate to interrupt the poor guy who has already been interrupted ten times over. so, feeling around for his bag, he pulls out a piece of paper and scribbles a note - You've wonderful taste in books! Enjoy your reading. :) - Taair and then slides it across the table subtly to the nice young man who is just trying to devour the tale of the handsomest marquis in the entire world.
as he's doing this, mizu speaks up, and he stops - abruptly, and that puppy energy dissolves as he lets out a sheepish laugh. ] Ah... is that so? My apologies, I didn't mean to disrupt. I just...
[ am excited? am happy to be outside? ] ...There's quite a bit to look at, is all. I barely know where to start.
Pleasure's all ours. [He remains upbeat though. It is unfortunately hard to wear him down. Also interesting! How ominous fortuitous.]
You don't say? Guess we were lucky coming here after all. We're not expected straight away, are we? [points a thumb at their cat and bird. Someone should break that up before instincts kick in maybe.] The gang's feeling a bit peckish. Not all of us packed produce.
[ seems like it, as far as the conversation being over. mister ginger SIGHS and goes to grab more food, which leaves mister blue to peacefully read.
the note gets a raised eyebrow from the blue guy at first, but when he opens it to read it, he does smile. he glances at taair, gives him a little nod, and then goes back to his book. thanks, buddy... maybe he'll remember you later.
yae miko hums. ]
No, no, you're not expected anywhere right away. Take the night to get to know your surroundings, settle in. Tomorrow, you'll need to be up promptly at sunrise. We're expecting our first campaign to return tomorrow afternoon, and I'll need your help in preparing. Nothing dire. At most, I suspect you'll need to put a bandaid on a little boo-boo or two.
[neat! goodbye, taair. mizu gets up without saying another word to follow after mister ginger, grabbing a drink refill while he's grabbing more food to make this more... casual. less weird. or something.]
Excuse me. [politely. wow, imagine if mizu was this nice to the rest of the gang.] I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. You said you discovered a new way to use ice magic?
Taair visibly deflates, head wings, back wings and all. :( goodbye…. Imagine being such a failure at socializing that people walk away from you mid conversation…. ]
[Looks back to their table and frowns, waving off Claude and his most generous apple offer.]
Sorry, I think we need to see about our little Blue Bird. We'll catch you tomorrow, bright and early.
[And with a nod, he'll pat Claude on the back and coax them back to go resuscitate their sad friend. Mizu is chatting up someone else (and he'll keep an ear to that too, just in case), but for now he'll slide in next to Taair and pick a piece of his rations off for himself.]
Is it as bland as they say it is? Sounds like we're plum out of luck for fine dining in this town. It's almost like there's a war going on.
[ THEIR TAAIR... He gives Yae Miko a little salute. ]
Bright and early, ma'am.
[ Before stuffing the apple back in his mouth letting Richie pull him away. He'll let Richie cheer up their newfound friend though, making his way over to the serving state to pull together a plate of food for himself before returning to the table.
He's keeping his eye on Mizu as he does so, just to make sure their resident troublemaker doesn't start any fights. ]
[ yae miko bows a little in their direction as they go, but it's got that same flavor of like... it feels like she's making fun of you. and then she goes back to whatever she was doing, letting them be.
poor taair is abandoned, which actually catches the blue haired guy's attention. as richie and claude make their way over to flop down, he's closing his book, glancing at the little group with curiosity. he looks like he's going to say something, and then hesitates. maybe he's shy. or maybe he thinks y'all are just a tight knit group already and he doesn't want to intrude.
anyway - as for ginger, he lights up when mizu comes to chat. ]
Oh, yeah! You ever just... [ puts his tray down and fucking summons two knives made of ice in his hands? okay. we are in a dining establishment. from across the room, yae miko whistles, sharp and short, the way you do when you're scolding a dog. ginger SIGHS. ]
Guess even I can't get away with it in here. Look, come find me later, okay? Name's Childe. I'll be at the little shindig down south later, the bonfire? If you want to learn some new tricks.
[oh. i have an unfortunate answer to the question of whether or not mizu and childe would vibe. help me. mizu looks so fucking intrigued when childe summons the knives, even smiling.]
Hm. Fascinating.
[i hate it here. glances back at yae miko who is now mizu's number one enemy in this cyoa, and then back to childe.]
[ oh...! he is one hundred percent not expecting anyone else to sit beside him, so when richie does, he does perk up a little bit more, the little head wings slowly lifting, and scoots to make sure there's enough room on the bench. ]
Oh - yes, I suppose so. Here... help yourself. I'm not really very hungry. [ he'll nudge the plate a little bit over more towards richie with a little smile, shyer than before but genuine.
the blue haired guy who hesitates gets his attention back too, and even if the moment passes, if the other two are chatting or distracted, he asks, softly - ] ...It's good, isn't it? I read it a little while ago. [ and gives the other nerd a little smile, too, encouraging? maybe. ]
Me either but we might as well polish this off. [He'll smile back. There there wee bird.
But also he'll respectfully hush as Taair makes a bid for the other fellow's attention. Since Mizu's been shut down for the moment he turns his attention back to the assassination bungler. Has this escalated. Are they needing to step in.
Looks like you and I are the only one not mingling enough, friend.
[ To Richie, as he casually eats his rations. Mizu's out there scoring dates, Taair is making nerd friends.
They should've kept chatting up Yae Miko but Richie decided he didn't want to continue talking to the hot lady. Anyway, he will try to look friendly toward the shy bluenette, so that Taair doesn't feel rejected again just because that guy is too nervous to make his way over. ]
[ the blue haired guy seems excited to be spoken to! he leans a little closer, smiling. ]
It is! Oh, but don't spoil the ending for me, I haven't gotten very far. Sorry, not to pry... are you new here? It's nice to meet you. My name is Xingqiu.
[ he glances at the three of them happily enough. meanwhile, childe does finger guns at mizu and heads out!
but mizu know has Knowledge of a Bonfire Night happening so that's neato. ]
[NOT THE FINGER GUNS... politely bows. goodbye, childe. we are all now cursed with the knowledge that mizu is looking forward to this. terrible.
the gang is making conversation with the blue haired guy now, so mizu will just drink some water in the corner of the cafeteria and hold onto this little nugget of information until they're done as to not interrupt.
in the meantime, how are the two white haired foxians doing? is the guy still thinking about violence?]
Don't worry - I'd not ruin a tale like that for anything. [ he doesn't have a tail to wag because he's the broken furry but he seems happy too, between being re-flanked by the blowjob brothers and also that this guy did in fact want to chat! the happy bird wings return, or at least they're back to normal. ] My name's Taair - and you're right, it's my... our first tour. It's a pleasure. I'm afraid beyond our schooling, we weren't much told what to expect today, so taking it all in at once makes it a bit... overwhelming.
[ he looks between richie and claude, grateful. ] I think you're mingling just fine.
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Because... actually, he is going to do that. But not to observe the foxian mating rituals, but he will pipe up from behind Richie. ]
And any clue what the situation is over there? [ Pointing to where the twink is being aggro at the other fox lady. ] Just in case we should be prepared, as medics.
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the menu is general military stuff, so it's not going to be anything fancy. it's not rations but it's not far above prison food either. think like elementary school lunches with a little boxed milk.
when taair waves at the pink haired woman, she winks at him and waves back, her tail swishing back and forth playfully. and when richie comes up to her, she gives him a very charismatic smile. it's warm and absolutely dangerous, in that sort of... black widow way. but she's very polite. Her voice is soft and almost a purr or drawl. her eyes flick over the claude first, and she puts a hand to her cheek, tilting her head. ]
Oh, don't worry about the two of them. The General is... hmmm, how should I put this. The General has some very unorthodox ways of training new recruits. Our little crow feathered weirdo won't cause you any problems, I assure you.
As for the menu, little one, it's hardly special enough to recommend anything. Eat what you'd like. It all tastes the same.
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bland food is fine. this isn't the time or place to expect anything overly fancy, anyway, considering the circumstances. after filling up a tray with whatever looks passably okay, and grabbing water to go with it, mizu will sit down... somewhere that's free and empty. i assume we have cafeteria tables or whatever?
what's our mystery ginger guy talking to blue guy about, anyway? might as well eavesdrop and people watch while eating.]
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no not actually. once the lady starts encouraging the assassination he's just going to let that be short of a quick glance to make sure no one is actively dying in this room at this moment. otherwise, he'll take his little boxed lunch with a polite thank you to the workers, then follow mizu over to sit down. despite the A student introduction, he's rather quiet, and glances curiously at the book the guy is reading, back over to claude and richie, and then back to his food.
he's very observant, almost constantly on a swivel, though its hard to tell if this is because he's actively paying very close attention to his surroundings, or... just excited to be in a new place. either way. ]
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[He isn't completely assuaged by the extra intel, but he'll give Claude a look of "well what can you do?" They're healers. If something happens they'll jump in but if this is just a par for the course tiff? No sense in making the scene any bigger.]
That's a real pity. Maybe we should have kept walking, get a bit more bang for our buck. [He is about to say more but, sadly, Mizu and Taair have taken seats already, so there's no chance to slide this into an invitation elsewhere without breaking formation. He sighs.] Well I suppose we're settling. Some other time, then.
What was your name? I'm Rich, this is Claude.
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And have you been in this town long? Seems rather lively, all things considered.
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the mystery ginger guy is excitedly explaining a new formation to the blue guy, who is ignoring him, but politely. you can catch snippets of their conversation - it's just the ginger guy going I've discovered a new way to use ice, comrade, we'll have to compare notes! Do you want to duel later? Loser buys the other lunch! to which the blue guy responds, gently: I have a lot of reading to catch up on, sir, is it necessary?
the book the blue guy is reading is a A Moment of Solitude, which you, taair, know to be a book about a daring man who saves his country with the power of a very special metal. also he has a monocle. that's important.
anyway, the pink lady gives richie a look up and down. raises an eyebrow. and does not comment on his first statement. ]
There's not much else out here, you know. Unless you were planning on opening your own place. [ anyway. ] My name is Yae Miko. It's a pleasure.
[ does not hold out her hand or anything. her tail sways behind her. ]
I've been here a few days. It is a lively place, isn't it? Full of eager soldiers, ready to prove themselves... are you the new healers? You'll likely be reporting to me, if so.
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mizu will continue eating, but is very much ready to get up the moment it looks like the ginger dude is about to move on from this guy. there may or may not be some very inconspicuous glances happening here, trying to eavesdrop on more of this conversation. hi.
also, taking .5 seconds to address taair after watching him swivel around like an observant but excited puppy....... bird. puppy bird.]
You move too much.
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anyway. he does recognize the title, and he really wants to say something - but he would hate to interrupt the poor guy who has already been interrupted ten times over. so, feeling around for his bag, he pulls out a piece of paper and scribbles a note - You've wonderful taste in books! Enjoy your reading. :) - Taair and then slides it across the table subtly to the nice young man who is just trying to devour the tale of the handsomest marquis in the entire world.
as he's doing this, mizu speaks up, and he stops - abruptly, and that puppy energy dissolves as he lets out a sheepish laugh. ] Ah... is that so? My apologies, I didn't mean to disrupt. I just...
[ am excited? am happy to be outside? ] ...There's quite a bit to look at, is all. I barely know where to start.
[ try to be normal ]
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Pleasure's all ours. [He remains upbeat though. It is unfortunately hard to wear him down. Also interesting! How
ominousfortuitous.]You don't say? Guess we were lucky coming here after all. We're not expected straight away, are we? [points a thumb at their cat and bird. Someone should break that up before instincts kick in maybe.] The gang's feeling a bit peckish. Not all of us packed produce.
[Claude your apple]
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Well, it is difficult to have splendid meals while on a campaign. [ This is just a makeshift town after all. Hopefully Richie will survive. ]
Gives us something to look forward to, at least.
[ A Meal Worth Fighting For. ]
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the note gets a raised eyebrow from the blue guy at first, but when he opens it to read it, he does smile. he glances at taair, gives him a little nod, and then goes back to his book. thanks, buddy... maybe he'll remember you later.
yae miko hums. ]
No, no, you're not expected anywhere right away. Take the night to get to know your surroundings, settle in. Tomorrow, you'll need to be up promptly at sunrise. We're expecting our first campaign to return tomorrow afternoon, and I'll need your help in preparing. Nothing dire. At most, I suspect you'll need to put a bandaid on a little boo-boo or two.
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Excuse me. [politely. wow, imagine if mizu was this nice to the rest of the gang.] I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. You said you discovered a new way to use ice magic?
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Taair visibly deflates, head wings, back wings and all. :( goodbye…. Imagine being such a failure at socializing that people walk away from you mid conversation…. ]
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[Looks back to their table and frowns, waving off Claude and his most generous apple offer.]
Sorry, I think we need to see about our little Blue Bird. We'll catch you tomorrow, bright and early.
[And with a nod, he'll pat Claude on the back and coax them back to go resuscitate their sad friend. Mizu is chatting up someone else (and he'll keep an ear to that too, just in case), but for now he'll slide in next to Taair and pick a piece of his rations off for himself.]
Is it as bland as they say it is? Sounds like we're plum out of luck for fine dining in this town. It's almost like there's a war going on.
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Bright and early, ma'am.
[ Before stuffing the apple back in his mouth letting Richie pull him away. He'll let Richie cheer up their newfound friend though, making his way over to the serving state to pull together a plate of food for himself before returning to the table.
He's keeping his eye on Mizu as he does so, just to make sure their resident troublemaker doesn't start any fights. ]
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poor taair is abandoned, which actually catches the blue haired guy's attention. as richie and claude make their way over to flop down, he's closing his book, glancing at the little group with curiosity. he looks like he's going to say something, and then hesitates. maybe he's shy. or maybe he thinks y'all are just a tight knit group already and he doesn't want to intrude.
anyway - as for ginger, he lights up when mizu comes to chat. ]
Oh, yeah! You ever just... [ puts his tray down and fucking summons two knives made of ice in his hands? okay. we are in a dining establishment. from across the room, yae miko whistles, sharp and short, the way you do when you're scolding a dog. ginger SIGHS. ]
Guess even I can't get away with it in here. Look, come find me later, okay? Name's Childe. I'll be at the little shindig down south later, the bonfire? If you want to learn some new tricks.
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Hm. Fascinating.
[i hate it here. glances back at yae miko who is now mizu's number one enemy in this cyoa, and then back to childe.]
Mizu. I'll come find you there.
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Oh - yes, I suppose so. Here... help yourself. I'm not really very hungry. [ he'll nudge the plate a little bit over more towards richie with a little smile, shyer than before but genuine.
the blue haired guy who hesitates gets his attention back too, and even if the moment passes, if the other two are chatting or distracted, he asks, softly - ] ...It's good, isn't it? I read it a little while ago. [ and gives the other nerd a little smile, too, encouraging? maybe. ]
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But also he'll respectfully hush as Taair makes a bid for the other fellow's attention. Since Mizu's been shut down for the moment he turns his attention back to the assassination bungler. Has this escalated. Are they needing to step in.
Idly eats.]
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[ To Richie, as he casually eats his rations. Mizu's out there scoring dates, Taair is making nerd friends.
They should've kept chatting up Yae Miko but Richie decided he didn't want to continue talking to the hot lady. Anyway, he will try to look friendly toward the shy bluenette, so that Taair doesn't feel rejected again just because that guy is too nervous to make his way over. ]
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It is! Oh, but don't spoil the ending for me, I haven't gotten very far. Sorry, not to pry... are you new here? It's nice to meet you. My name is Xingqiu.
[ he glances at the three of them happily enough. meanwhile, childe does finger guns at mizu and heads out!
but mizu know has Knowledge of a Bonfire Night happening so that's neato. ]
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the gang is making conversation with the blue haired guy now, so mizu will just drink some water in the corner of the cafeteria and hold onto this little nugget of information until they're done as to not interrupt.
in the meantime, how are the two white haired foxians doing? is the guy still thinking about violence?]
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ah! ]
Don't worry - I'd not ruin a tale like that for anything. [ he doesn't have a tail to wag because he's the broken furry but he seems happy too, between being re-flanked by the blowjob brothers and also that this guy did in fact want to chat! the happy bird wings return, or at least they're back to normal. ] My name's Taair - and you're right, it's my... our first tour. It's a pleasure. I'm afraid beyond our schooling, we weren't much told what to expect today, so taking it all in at once makes it a bit... overwhelming.
[ he looks between richie and claude, grateful. ] I think you're mingling just fine.
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[He pats Taair gently on the shoulder, since his back is much too winged to bother with.
And to the gent he'll give a nod.]
We did meet our new mistress. You know her? Yae Miko? What's she like?
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