"That would be nice."

Nuzzle. "I love you."

"Love you too, Lion."

She hums. "I think I'm in the mood to stay in the hotel room today..." she says. "Let Ruby and Ellie have a date to themselves." She feels - wrung out, and like she wants to experiment with El, and also like she absolutely does not want to exist around other people.

"That sounds good to me."

She glances over at their alts. "Thanks for - everything."

"No problem." She grins, teasingly. "We'll make sure to knock before opening any doors when we get back."

"Don't break too much furniture."

Bellona blushes and buries her face in El's shoulder.

"...It's not like I don't know how to fix things, I'm an alchemist," she grumps, because there's being incredibly embarrassed at teasing and then there's professional pride.

Ellie laughs as they leave.

Huff.

"...So."

Hug. "So."

Nuzzle.

"A lot of the things they're doing sound - worth trying... Being your cat - though we're kinda doing that sometimes - and. Uh. Sex stuff. And maybe pain stuff? I think - sensations are good? Or - interesting."

"Yeah that could be- fun. But you have to tell me if it isn't."

She nods, seriously. "I will. And I think we should go slow with pain stuff - even if I really like it, I'm not as tough as Ruby..."

"It sounded like they got... pretty intense."

"Yeah. It sounds - interesting - but. I think Ruby's a lot more reckless than me, for one..."

"We're going to do our own thing anyway. We don't have to copy them perfectly."

Nuzzle. "Yeah. Even if a recipe book's useful when you're a beginner... We're pretty smart."

"And creative."

Kiss. "I'd like a bit of proof of this creativity."

"I'll see what I can do, then..."

Bedroom?

Excellent idea.

This is the best experiment ever.