Yeah.

She stretches out, and then cuddles back up. Healing always makes me snuggly.

She's pretty sure that her immediate response to that shouldn't be trying to figure out how to get injured enough to need healing again. She's certain Pradnakt wouldn't like that.

You're pretty snuggly anyway? she says instead, snuggling into her.

I suppose I have been, recently. I have been trying to give you a little space, though, I can cut it out if you'd rather.

Her arms tighten around Pradnakt. ...s'nice, she admits. Makes me feel...cared about.

She hugs her back. (It doesn't hurt at all, now.) Good. 'Cause I do.

She giggles and snuggles. Care 'bout you too.

Yeah. You're a sweetheart like that.

You make it easy too. You and Daisy both.

Mmm, snuggle.

We've been thinking about building you a room, you know. You should have a place of your own, even if you're sleeping in here most of the time.

She's quiet for a moment. Seems like...a lot of work.

Not that much. A couple days, maybe a week if we take it slow. Once we have a plan, anyway.

She thinks about that, about having somewhere that is hers, even if she likes this. Just. Having space that she could... retreat to. If she needed to.

I- think I would like that? she reaches eventually.

Good. We can look at some ideas tomorrow, then.

And the next day, she draws up a few potential plans - all of them would be built off the workroom, with a closet and bathroom of her own and a niche built into one wall for the bed - I'll figure out how to make a door for it that you can open and close and lock from the inside, Pradnakt adds - but the rest of the room varies; she can have a picture window or a bay window or a reading nook big enough for the three of them, a worktable or a nice big quail pen or smaller versions of both, and of course various sorts of decorations.

Rhoda watches, curious and excited. The idea of a door over the bed nook is met with delighted gratitude (she can imagine how safe that'll feel). The reading nook definitely wins over the other options - windows don't appeal as much. The smaller version of pen and desk get a positive response. Decorations are harder, with Rhoda not really having had to work out aesthetic preferences before.

The obvious thing to do is give you some nice plain walls and some shelves, then, and you can change things around until you find something you like. Or if you can name some things you've liked about my statues, I can do something with that. Up to you. Hug.

Hug. I- plain walls for now? Can I- ask you later if I can't think of anything?

Yeah, of course.

She sketches up a new layout - the reading nook across from the door; the bed niche set into the wall at the front of the house, invisible from it and giving a good view of anyone who steps into the room; the bathroom across the room, towards the back of the house (the plumbing will be harder to do if we put it anywhere else, Pradnakt explains); the closet between the bathroom and the reading nook, and the quail cage and workbench flanking the bed nook. Looks good?

Rhoda positively beams. It looks...wonderful.

It's so nice to make her happy.

We'll need to send Daisy into town for supplies, but it should only be one trip, and a quick one.

She nods slowly, looking slightly thoughtful. (She can't avoid the town forever, and she's starting to get curious.)

You can go with her, if you want.

You think that'll be okay? I- please?

Yeah, you'll be fine. Hug. I'll ask Daisy when she wants to go in.

She wants some time to draw up a shopping list, but they can leave that evening, when they don't need to worry about Rhoda overheating on the speeder.

Rhoda will spend the intervening time mostly excited, but also a little anxious - about having to interact with other people who she doesn't know. (But Daisy will be there, she'll be fine.)

Pradnakt makes herself available for hugs and reassurance - it'll be fine, she can stay right with Daisy the whole time and nobody will bother her.