Giggle. "Fair."

"...I bet alchemy could turn me into a lion..."

"Not until after you've worked out the array to turn you back. And tested it."

She laughs. "Maybe some cat ears in the meantime?"

"Maybe."

"I promise I'll let you check my math before doing alchemical surgery on myself."

Pat pat.

Heeee!!!

"I'd be a very pretty kitty..."

"You already are."

Nuzzle!!! She leans her head on El's shoulder, looking up at her. "Your pretty kitty."

...Wow she is very noticing her sister's face. It's an exceptionally good face, but Bellona's maybe kind of staring? She's not really sure why other than El being generally very nice to look at.

Smile.

Forehead kiss.

Heee!!! (Purr!!!)

She is very content to snuggle and smile up at her sister until their alts are ready to move on. Maybe even after that, though the zoo's fun... And they maybe shouldn't get separated, even if Bellona's cozy...

Sadly El is not quite up to carrying Bellona around by herself.

Dramatic sigh. "I'll walk... And we can cuddle more later?"

"Of course, Lion."

She grins more broadly, keeping hold of El's hand through the rest of the zoo. (...There's stores that sell weird alien stuffed animals. Of course there are. Bellona wants one.)

Maybe just a small one until they have a more permanent place to put stuff.

Alright...

She pulls El into the shop, looking through all the excellent tourist traps. There's an entire row of small stuffed animals! Including cat ferrets and dragon dogs...

Maybe Ruby would like a butterfly plush?

She giggles, wrapping an arm around Ellie's waist. "One that won't fly away from me."

Kiss. "Or die in a week."

Kiss! "A major advantage."

Bellona, meanwhile, is dithering still over dragon dog or cat ferret. Dragon dog or cat ferret... Cat ferret or dragon dog...

An employee notices her and El hovering, apparently, and walks over with a Customer Service Smile that doesn't even look very slasher-ish. "Anything I can help you with?" he asks, cheerfully. "If you're looking for a gift for your girlfriend..." he directs, more to El, "We have quite a few good options."

"-Um," she says eloquently.

"Go for the fuzzy one," Ellie advises from the depths of the butterfly bin.

Bellona turns bright red.

She snatches up a cat ferret and says, brightly (and totally not like she would like to sink into the ground), "I like this one!"

The employee Smilesᵀᴹ. "We also have some that're holding hearts..."