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Who: Towa Herschel and YOU
When: Early Feoveuer
Where: Throughout Aefenglom
What: Monthly Catch-all
Warnings: None!

I. Small Girl, Big Responsibilities

[With new arrivals comes new responsibilities-- especially considering one of those arrivals just so happens to be one of the students of the branch campus. While he may not be a member of Class IX, she is currently the only instructor present that knows him. Ash being... well, Ash... she knows it isn't going to be easy. He's going to want to go off on his own and here, there's not much she can do to stop him.

So right now, she just wants to focus on giving him the best welcome dinner that she can. Maybe if they really made him feel welcome and he enjoyed himself, there wouldn't be any need to worry about him going off on his own.

...wishful thinking.]

I don't normally cook with alcohol however... I think he might like it...

[Ash Carbide liked what Ash Carbide shouldn't have. It might be worth indulging him a little though.]

I wonder what's best...?

II. Would You Light My Candle?

How pretty!

[This festival has a soft and enchanting glow to it, as residents and mirrorbound alike are encouraged to light candles with bonds and loved ones. Just seeing the flickering glow was putting her in a good mood.]

They say that if you light it with someone you care about, it will bring good luck to your relationship.

[Perhaps it is a bit sappy, but she does have to admit that she has a bit of a soft spot for things like this. But it also makes her think of people that she misses; people that had come and gone and those that were simply gone. It's a bittersweet feeling.]

III. Sweetest Treats

[One other interesting thing about this festival was that it had a pretty simple dish going around. It was a thin pancake topped with fruits, nuts and cream that looked absolutely delicious. The thing was-- it was meant to be shared. Much as she'd like to eat it--]

...it would look pretty sad if I ate it by myself, huh...?

[She laughed awkwardly, but-- it's not like she doesn't feel anything looking at other couples doing it. Quite the opposite. But those were the kinds of feelings that she didn't like having, and pushed down. It wasn't like there weren't people she could ask. But it would feel weird with the connotation. Although she was quite happy overall, it was pretty complicated.]

All this over a silly dessert...

[Time to slap her face and pull it together. Maybe-- maybe she'd just ask the person she wanted to and be done with it. Or maybe you'd also like a bite and want someone to help you get it.]

IV. Wildcard

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[Through her words, Towa listens in awe. Compared to anything she could have said this was far more elegant and touching.

When the two candles touch, it only takes a second for the flame to travel from one wick to the next; quickly spreading it's light and warmth.]

What a beautiful tribute... Thank you. I couldn't have said it any better myself.

I'm told I've a tendency to be poetic at times... I suppose I'm simply used to that sort of thing. [ Scathach chuckled lightly, shaking her head and slowly drawing her candle back. She supposed that sort of talk came with the territory of being a 'queen', though she rarely thought of herself as one beyond a simple title. ]

Let's hope this makes this spring fertile for our relationship to continue blooming.

I think it's quite nice, actually.

[It's poetic, but without the disconnect she often felt when certain nobles spoke to other commoners like herself.]

We don't have anything like this back home, not even close. If you don't mind me asking-- is there something different you'd be doing if you were celebrating back home?

[She is curious but-- more than that, if it was possible to do something a little bit more like what she's accustomed to, it would be nice if they could.]

A soft chuckle. Our dogma is not so strict, really. Though modern man has a way of formalizing that which was once hardly so.

[ Neopagans. Best not to let her thoughts dwell on them. Instead, she turns her attention to Towa, reaching for her hand again, this time letting her rest there, gripping gently. ]

This is plenty. And I'm happy to share this moment with you.

[As it was the first time they met, Lancer had a way of flustering her. It reminds Towa of someone dear— though the memory is a bittersweet one now.]

Oh... well if that’s the case then I’m glad. I feel the same way.

[It’s been a while since they’ve been able to do something nice together.]

Although... I wouldn’t mind spending a few more with you, if you don’t have any other plans.

There's no battles to distract us, no pulling of the moons at my senses now that I am bonded. There's nothing to keep me from doting on you tonight, my lady.

[ A small hum as she moved her candle near Towa's once more, letting them share each other's flame again. ]

I'm all yours...

[Lancer continues to be as smooth as always. Towa can't help but be charmed, in the warmth of her light.]

Heehee, that's right. How fortunate for me, having such a lovely woman all to myself...

[At least it can be said that she learned from the best when it comes to flirting with other women just by watching Angelica.]

And a wonderful night to have one within, I'd say.

Given all that, of course, my curiosity begs how you'll be welcoming spring, my lady... [ A small chuckle as she leaned in against Towa, close enough to let some of her hair drape over the other, to truly get a lungful of her scent, and all that entailed. ]

Yes, I think so too.

[It really is entirely unfair how attractive Lancer is. It's really no wonder that having the woman lean in so close is making her heart race a bit. No matter how many times it happens, she still can't say she's used to the attention.]

I-- well... I didn't have any plans in particular...

[She really needs to work on her flirting. And her general ability to withstand such from those she finds attractive.]

No ideas come to mind at all? A warrior like yourself surely must have some energy to burn through, stored away in winter's cold.

[ Okay she was laying it on very thick, even by her own standards, but she couldn't help herself. Towa was so cute like this. This sort of thing was fine, too, she assured herself. Towa had already proven herself worthy of her attention, after all. Now it was a matter of move and countermove, to draw out the girl's attack... ]

[If she was trying not to think of ideas before, she was certainly thinking of them now, whether she meant to or not. Which only serves to fluster her more.]

I... perhaps...

[She is not all that familiar with being pursued. In most cases, she has been the one to take that step. It is a thrill of it's own, if she really let herself believe that this was really happening right now.]

With... the right companion...

[There's no denying Lancer was more than a worthy companion. She was someone that Towa enjoyed being around a great deal. Not to mention being gorgeous--]

If you'll allow me to make a bold claim... I feel as if I'm quite the companion for you, my lady.

[ The hand that hadn't been holding the candle reached to gently brush her fingertips along the line of Towa's jaw, tilting her chin up0 as she craned her face towards her, eyes catching the glow of the candles' combined flame as she regarded Towa, affection in her smile. ]

Grant me this night... [ She whispered. ] And we'll welcome spring together...

[Towa finds herself completely incapable and unwanting to resist the gentle tilt, looking up into the bold woman's eyes. Nothing she's said is false, and the affection between them seals it.]

I would... like that. The two of us... together.

[She isn't nearly as eloquent, flustered by what she felt was a very sudden interest. But then-- she was bad at seeing what others saw in her, and aware of it, so she has to trust others. Her own feelings about the woman were without question, as simple as her answer.]

[ If Scathach didn't consider Towa a warrior in her own right, someone brave and true, she honestly wouldn't have bothered with her. But those qualities had shined through, and what's more, she was terribly cute. It made all of this that much simpler for her.

She closed the distance between them, pressing her lips against Towa's, gentle but impressing all the same, insistent in its affection and welcoming it from her as well. ]

[Lancer was one of the first people that had really caught Towa's attention. Not because she was gorgeous (although that much was obvious) but because of her spirit.

She slowly closes her eyes into the kiss, returning it near instantly. It's gentle, if not a bit timid at first, but has a level of care in it for the way that she presses her lips against the other woman's.]

[ Scathach soaked in the taste of those lips, the softness of them, that tad bit of insistence. It was exactly as she'd expected it to be, but she wasn't disappointed by the lack of surprise, but instead happy to have exactly what she'd aimed for. She snaked out her tongue, brushing it along those lips, before pulling back just slightly, eyes half lidded. ]

Sòlasach....

[Giving herself to the kiss, she shivers a bit at the delightful feeling of the other woman's tongue dancing over her lips.

Towa can't begin to understand the word the other woman had uttered, but she was fascinated by it. It had such a lovely sound to it, coming from Lancer. Her face says she doesn't understand, even as she looks up at her in an enchanted daze.]

[ She didn't have to understand, as far as Scathach was concerned. The sentiment had been made clear just as well, by her reckoning. And it wasn't as if she intended to keep speaking in Gaelic, despite how intimately close they were in that moment.

Besides, she had a pretty important question to ask. ]

Your place, or mine?

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