Kiss! "Good."

"And! I might become an honorary member of the clan. So I could potentially be around here a lot."

"Ooooh. How much is a lot?"

"Well if it keeps being this awesome, most of the time! But I like going places, too. Just traveling to see things."

"Like Ranata," chuckles Luzia. "Can't make her stay put more than a few weeks at a time now her daughter isn't at home anymore. Sometimes I go with her, it's fun."

"Yeah! Ranata will actually probably become a travel-buddy for it. Obviously, you're invited to come whenever." Kiss!

Kiss! "Have any plans lined up or are you taking suggestions?"

"I think we had plans to go to - I actually forget what it's called. A place. But I am taking suggestions anyway!"

Luzia laughs. "Cloud forests are nice."

"Then I'd love to see them."

"When Ranata comes back we can suggest it to her."

"Sure! She just likes going to places, then? Not just new places?"

"New places best, but she'll make second trips when she likes them, and anyway there's more than one cloud forest in the world."

"Aha! Makes sense. What happens if she runs out of places to go? It hasn't happened yet, I suppose?"

"It hasn't. The world's big and she's only about fifty."

Zeviana giggles. "You're making me feel like I'm a squalling kid, you realize, with 'Only a hundred' and 'Only fifty.'"

Nuzzle. "Not a kid, I assure you. Nor a bear. I will not comment directly on squalling..."

More giggling. "Whose fault is that one?"

"Oh, I take full responsibility. I can't weasel out of this one. What are you gonna do to me for my heinous crime, hmm?"

"I quake in fear. Spare me, spare me, I'll do anything," giggles Luzia.

"There is no mercy," whispers Zeviana between giggles. "Only vengeance."

"Nooooo," laughs Luzia. "Won't you give me another chance?"

"Nope. You're just doomed to your fate now. Maybe if you weren't so gorgeous, but - nope, there can now only be vengeance."

"Well, at least I have my gorgeousness to console me."