Sprezzatura PSL

[verdantguardian]

once again fair warning it'll be lewd what do you expect here

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RUBS of course!!

[velluminous]

As can be expected.

[ also by default. she scuffles over a root. ]

For some time it all felt as dream, and my waking life had no ills. But... reality always creeps in again.

Re: RUBS of course!!

[verdantguardian]

[a low noise in the back of his throat, sympathetic, but he doesn't ask for the details.]

Almost there.

[velluminous]

[ she wouldn't want to give them, anyway. and that wouldn't come as a surprise.

but she is definitely getting nosy, peering around like she means to see it before he does. ]

Mornings must be nice here.

[ sunrise through the trees ]

[verdantguardian]

They are.

[simply enough. he likes all times of day here, really. he loves this place.

his home blends into the nearby forest pretty well. it's clearly made from local wood, and moss and vines encroach on it just a bit. but it is still constructed with the sturdy, straight lines of a human home, with some adornments typical of his tribe, so it's simple enough to spot before they step into the clearing that serves as his garden.]

[velluminous]

[ oh! it's—peaceful. ]

Hmm. This suits you.

[verdantguardian]

Built it.

[it doesn't look like a new building in any way. well cared for, but not new. he leads her through his little garden with its drying ingredients, all just to the left of something recognizable.]

[velluminous]

I like it.

[ she wants... to go poke around those drying racks. there could be spell components! ]

[verdantguardian]

[takes the compliment silently, but he is pleased by it... following her with an air of amusement.]

Looking for something?

[velluminous]

To see how you live.

[verdantguardian]

[...cute...]

Look all you like, little scribe.

[velluminous]

... I miss that name.

[ as she pokes at some of the herbs left to dry, sniffs them ]

[verdantguardian]

I'm glad you're here to call by it.

[one seems to be... something like a cross between sage and garlic in one plant? another, feverfew and ginger. there's strange mushrooms and mosses as well, none of them quite what would make sense with her experience.]

[velluminous]

[ that academic curiosity he so infrequently got to see flares now. she wants to take samples...

but, with a fond scoff, she looks over at him ]

Soft.

[verdantguardian]

[she just gets a raised eyebrow.]

And?

[velluminous]

And you are clearly comfortable here being lighter hearted.

[verdantguardian]

It's home.

[he supplies, then, considers further.]

Less alone, too. Than I was for a time.

[velluminous]

Your little devil.

[ without thinking about it, her hands are moving to nab a little bit of the garlic-sage. no matter her character development, asking before doing still rarely occurs to her ]

[verdantguardian]

Yes... And the others around him.

[with a little hesitation, somewhere between amused and tsundere.

Topper squeaks, and he sighs.]

And Topper.

[he makes no move to keep her from snatching bits of herb, at least for now, seeming more entertained than anything.]

[velluminous]

[ don't laugh!! into her components pouch it goes. ]

So it is parties every weekend at Quincy's house?

[verdantguardian]

[makes. a face.]

Troublesome.

[He Would Die]

[velluminous]

Of course they would be. Terrible things, parties.

[ unless she is the one hosting ]

[verdantguardian]

Topper hosted one recently. But the little devil and him arranged it, and kept me out of it. Mostly.

[velluminous]

[ now she's playing with the feverfew-ginger. ]

Only mostly?

[verdantguardian]

Disaster-prone.

[d r y.

then, tipping his head, apparently taking in ambient forest sounds...]

It's going to rain.

[velluminous]

Right now?

[verdantguardian]

In an hour or so. I should get these inside.

[velluminous]

Hm. Very well.

[ she turns and just. picks up the nearest thing that looks like it ought to go inside. ]