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In the morning, Isabella does her best to extricate herself without prematurely waking Adarin. They don't need to leave on anything like a tight schedule.
She's not nearly graceful enough to reliably manage this, of course.
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prodigal_miser
He nods, then - spell casting commences. It doesn't look or feel like much of anything at all, actually. Ranata would feel no change when he's done.
"There you are," Adarin says.
If she'd like to test it, she has to think of a language she's heard before and what she wants to say.
"There you are," Adarin says.
If she'd like to test it, she has to think of a language she's heard before and what she wants to say.
kindestgarden
Ranata tilts her head, turns to Isabella, and says - <"Testing, testing. Oh, I like this very much.">
dark_light
"Congratulations, in a few years when the magic is public knowledge you can teach Svaaric to little witchbabies."
prodigal_miser
Adarin grins proudly. He is pleased with that spell.
He looks at Charlie politely and says, "Sir, if you'd like me to cast the same spell on you, I will, but it'll have to wait a little while until I've restored some mana."
He looks at Charlie politely and says, "Sir, if you'd like me to cast the same spell on you, I will, but it'll have to wait a little while until I've restored some mana."
sundayfish
"I'll be fine without," says Charlie, waving a hand. "I don't go much of anywhere."
prodigal_miser
"Thought I should offer, regardless."
Adarin's kind of hoping Charlie isn't upset with him for sleeping with his daughter. That would be awkward.
Adarin's kind of hoping Charlie isn't upset with him for sleeping with his daughter. That would be awkward.
sundayfish
"'Preciate it."
If he's upset, he isn't choosing to do much of anything but look Charlieish over there.
Kesathi may or may not be giving Vern the side-eye.
If he's upset, he isn't choosing to do much of anything but look Charlieish over there.
Kesathi may or may not be giving Vern the side-eye.
prodigal_miser
He is still not touching that subject. Moving right along now.
"So, we can either fly to the portal now, or wait and I could teleport us there. Either is fine with me," says Adarin.
His other half is going to get to the bottom of it, though. Vern is looking generally embarrassed, and gives Path a little affectionate nuzzle before departing from cuddles to go... Try and talk about that.
The awkward in her is palpable.
"So, we can either fly to the portal now, or wait and I could teleport us there. Either is fine with me," says Adarin.
His other half is going to get to the bottom of it, though. Vern is looking generally embarrassed, and gives Path a little affectionate nuzzle before departing from cuddles to go... Try and talk about that.
The awkward in her is palpable.
kindestgarden
"Oh, I like Isabella's idea, I'm not ready for bed right now but I am a little tired."
prodigal_miser
"All right," he replies.
Vern sits down next to her, and lowers her voice. "Neither of us are sure what to say, but I'm going to try. Adarin's... He cares about Isabella very much. We care about them, very much. The last thing we want to do is hurt them."
Vern sits down next to her, and lowers her voice. "Neither of us are sure what to say, but I'm going to try. Adarin's... He cares about Isabella very much. We care about them, very much. The last thing we want to do is hurt them."
dark_light
"I can show you the rest of the house, if you want," Isabella offers.
sundayfish
"Pretty clear that's so," says Kesathi. "It's only it's hard, watching a little girl turn into a woman so fast. Still kind of feels like she's fragile."
prodigal_miser
"Sure," says Adarin. "That would be lovely."
Vern is heartened by this. "I understand. Adarin's doing everything in his power to keep her safe, and not just in the - physical sense. He wants her to be happy, and to be free to be herself as much as she likes."
Vern is heartened by this. "I understand. Adarin's doing everything in his power to keep her safe, and not just in the - physical sense. He wants her to be happy, and to be free to be herself as much as she likes."
sundayfish
"She seems happy," says Kesathi. "Not denying that for a second. Seems you're very suited to them. Charlie's a cop and spends a lot of time watching people less happy, less suited. We worry. We want her to be lucky."
dark_light
Isabella gets up and takes his hand and leads him out of the yellow-painted kitchen. The first floor is pretty much entirely kitchen and living room. Up the stairs is the master bedroom, and a bathroom, and Isabella's room.
"It's a twinsize bed that I've had since I graduated from a baby hammock - I think the fact that I slept in one of those till I was two is why I went back when I moved out - but we've snuggled up on the sofa, it won't be any worse I imagine."
"It's a twinsize bed that I've had since I graduated from a baby hammock - I think the fact that I slept in one of those till I was two is why I went back when I moved out - but we've snuggled up on the sofa, it won't be any worse I imagine."
prodigal_miser
"We're trying. We think she and Path are rare and special and beautiful. We want everyone to be lucky, but her especially so. Her and Path."
"It'll be fine," says Adarin. "There will be lots of cuddles, but I think that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."
"It'll be fine," says Adarin. "There will be lots of cuddles, but I think that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make."
dark_light
"Your selflessness will be remembered throughout the ages, truly."
sundayfish
Kesathi whuffs out a breath. "You're a pair, all right. You make sure if that ever changes it's a - graceful transition. All kinds of ways to do it wrong."
prodigal_miser
"Yup! I try," says Adarin with a grin.
"Yeah," says Vern. "If she ever wants to go, we will let her go."
"Yeah," says Vern. "If she ever wants to go, we will let her go."
sundayfish
"If you ever want to go," says Kesathi, "you let her down quick, gentle, no games, no acrimony."
dark_light
"Truly you are heroic, a statue should be built on the site of your sacrificial cuddles to commemorate the occasion."
prodigal_miser
"Oh? Who would build the statue?" he asks, amused. "And that would destroy your room."
"Agreed. She doesn't deserve that," says Vern, nodding. "But I don't see Adarin changing his mind, anytime soon. We stick to things."
"Agreed. She doesn't deserve that," says Vern, nodding. "But I don't see Adarin changing his mind, anytime soon. We stick to things."
dark_light
"Maybe a very small statue, on the headboard. I did a unit on coil pots in high school, I could manage a really abstract statue."