Onsen 3

[22:28] <Tangent> Oh god. Oh god. Iris's right there and she's holding her and they're... Amelia seems to be in an intense but silent meltdown as she's cuddled. Out of costume, she's even smaller and slight to the point of being bony, but she's warm against Iris's skin. She seems to be in a permanent state of incandescent embarassment now, blinking rapidly at nothing in particular- Iris can feel her heart pounding, she's sure of it.
[22:31] <Jran-Kri> Alexa stares sightlessly ahead of her. 'Cuddling.' Yes, she supposed they were. She had never cuddled someone before. She blinks owlishly, her back ramrod straight, her shoulders bunched up to further reduce her already slight frame. She glances over at Amelia -- just for a second, then she turns away, blushing.
[22:40] <DrEvilKitteh> Even through the hot water of the onsen, Iris could tell how flustered Amelia was by her temperature alone. As for the ice girl herself, she maintained a steady, somewhat-cooler (but still noticeable) than normal temperature. Of course, there /was/ also how both of them were completely red in the face, hearts beating rapidly and bodies tense. It definitely reminded her of Maya, and
[22:40] <DrEvilKitteh> to a lesser extent, Taru. Naturally, this meant... "...Key-oot," she murmured after a long, pregnant pause. Her hands moved up to the top of each girl's head and gently rubbed, attempting to help them calm down and just relax. Hopefully it would work; if not, she might have to think of something else...
[22:44] <Jran-Kri> Alexa jolts at the feeling of Iris' large hand planting itself on her damp brown hair. Her eyes swivel up as she tilts her head. She almost looks at Iris, then hurriedly looks away the moment the girl enters her peripheral vision. She clears her throat as if to speak, but in the end just silently bunches up her shoulders more, letting it happen.
[22:47] <Tangent> Amelia twitches, eyes going even wider if anything, but she doesn't protest. She looks up as well, her head moving with the gesture...until it's resting against Iris's chest. A wordless, mortified squeak that sounds suspiciously like a chew toy being squeezed and Amelia quickly lowers her head again, squeezing her eyes closed as her long black hair flies everywhere, still unbound by its usual ponytail.
[22:54] <DrEvilKitteh> "Calm," Iris said softly, trying to soothe the two smaller girls. "Re-lax. It...is nice, to...cud-dle in...this on-sen. And...the...head-pats...feel nice, too." Her fairly experienced hands rubbed scalps and gently caressed hair, and they eventually moved down to the back of their tense necks to massage them. "You...are...best friends. I...am A-me-lia's friend, and...hope...to
[22:55] <DrEvilKitteh> be...A-lex-a's friend e-ven-tually, too. So...this...is nice."
[22:59] <Jran-Kri> Alexa's breath catches in her throat, and she has to work to get it flowing again. Yet she can't deny there's a certain pleasure in Iris' touch. She nods slowly, her shoulders slackening as a modicum of tension leaves them. "Y-y-yes. Th-this... this is... n-nice."
[22:59] <Tangent> No matter how much Amelia feels like her heart's about to burst out of her chest or how awkward the situation is...Iris is really good at this. Really, really good. And it's not like she's COMPLAINING about being so close to her, it's just... Amelia exhales, eyes closing and nervous tension slipping away with her...friend's touch. "Y-yeah...It...It is pretty nice..." She mumbles, visibly detensing. Her heart stops pounding.
[23:07] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris smiled gently and continued to massage the back of the girls' necks. She moved on to their upper backs and shoulders, fingers working on finding the most tense spots and turning them to pudding. Metaphorically speaking, of course, but Natasha had used the terminology when she'd given Iris a backrub way back when, so it was fairly appropriate. For now, she just continued with
[23:07] <DrEvilKitteh> that, and maybe the two would just naturally fall asleep on her lap because of it. That was one of the best-case scenarios right now in her mind.
[23:13] <Jran-Kri> Alexa finds herself choking again, a protest building in her throat as Iris' hands move downward. At the last second, however, she holds her tongue. As much as she hates to admit it, it feels quite nice. She closes her eyes, beginning to relax.
[23:14] <Tangent> Amelia's... almost getting used to this, dimly aware of Iris's hands, but mostly of the comforting coolness. She almost looks asleep already- the earlier excitement'd been drained and out of costume, the bath'd made her sleepier than she'd realized. She unconsciously leans slightly into Iris, starting to relax into a slump.
[23:15] <DrEvilKitteh> (Either of ya feel like a short timeskip is in order~?)
[23:15] <DrEvilKitteh> (When they wake up afterwards is what I'm thinking. Or "come back from being half-conscious".)
[23:16] <Tangent> (Sure.)
[23:16] <Jran-Kri> (Works for me.))
[23:25] <DrEvilKitteh> Some time later, after the two best friends had fallen asleep, or at least mostly asleep, Iris had ceased her ministrations and pulled them close to herself and one another, and just enjoyed the feeling of cuddling other people. But now it was getting fairly late, which meant they should probably be getting out of the onsen, as much as they may have liked it. So, gently, Iris picked
[23:25] <DrEvilKitteh> both of them up into her arms and stepped out of the pool. She remembered to wrap the towels around their torsos to help conceal their modesty, as well as conjure one for herself. As they lay against her while she sat on the floor outside the onsen, she softly prodded them at delayed intervals so they would awake. Not a rude, abrupt awakening, certainly not. Instead, Iris aimed for
[23:25] <DrEvilKitteh> a more slow, natural waking process. 'Course, that didn't count what they might do or how they might react upon properly coming to and fully taking in everything that had happened before, but that wasn't really something Iris was thinking about at that moment.
[23:31] <Jran-Kri> At the very least, she began to wake slowly, her eyelids fluttering irregularly for a good few seconds. Her blue irises swivel blearily about behind her eyelids until they lock onto Iris; then Alexa abruptly snaps awake, staring at her wide-eyed. She reflexively tugs her towel closer around herself. Her jaw opens and closes like a fish.
[23:31] <Jran-Kri> "Oh," she says at last, and falls silent.
[23:32] <Tangent> In a relaxed sleep, Amelia's been slumped fully against Iris and later brushing against Alexa, her breathing slow and relaxed. She stirs briefly at one point...but only snuggles tighter against Iris in her semiconscious state, a look of content relaxation stirring against her features. She stays unconscious during their brief journey and as the towel's draped over her, one small hand outstretched with fingers clasping at empty air.  She shifts slightly at Iris's sec
[23:32] <Tangent>  She shifts slightly at Iris's second nudge, and blearily mumbles something on the third, reluctantly slipping from her slumber. The towel shifts as she blinks through sleep-heavy eyes, unsure where she is except for the feeling of cold tile against her arms and legs. It'd been such a nice dream...
[23:33] <DrEvilKitteh> (fingers clasping at empty ai- )
[23:33] <Tangent> *r.
[23:33] <DrEvilKitteh> (Heh)
[23:35] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris placed a hand atop Alexa's head and gently rubbed it, and likewise did the same with the still-groggy Amelia. "Hel-lo," she greeted both of them, a small smile on her face, warm hazel eyes crinkled at the corners ever so slightly. "It...is time...to go now, I...think. But...you...were both...key-oot."
[23:35] <Tangent> ...Tiles? Amelia blinks, her mental wheels starting to spin as she's unceremoniously dragged from sleep by cold, hard wakefulness. She raises her head slightly, looking up...taking in her surroundings...and then Alexa and Iris. She shoots upright, towel hanging off her. "O-oh..." She mumbles, eyes going wide...and she buries her face in her hands. That...that'd happened.
[23:36] <Tangent> (oops should I retcon that line away?)
[23:36] <DrEvilKitteh> (Nah. Just have mine happen after yours. It fits for Iris to put her hand on Amelia's head after she does that.)
[23:37] <Jran-Kri> "... Oh," Alexa says again. She glances over at Amelia, then abruptly looks away. She staunchly refuses to react to Iris' head in her mop of wet hair. "Y-y-yes. I, um... we should go."
[23:42] <Tangent> Amelia's eye is visible between her fingers as she looks to Iris. She's not going to think about how nice Iris's fingers feel in her hair, or that feeling like an entire forest's worth of swarm of butterflies in her stomach. "I...Sorry...Y-yeah...Go..." She stammers. That swarm's feeling more like a hornet's nest now. Abruptly, she shoots up to her feet, barely remembering to keep her towel in place as she...dashes off blindly with every sign of panic?
[23:43] <DrEvilKitteh> (off blindly wi- )
[23:44] <Tangent> dashes off blindly, black hair flying like streamers behind the tiny girl as she flees.
[23:45] <Jran-Kri> Alexa does a double-take as Amelia rises, staring dumbly at her as she runs off. She freezes for a moment, blinking -- then she rises to her feet, hurriedly stumbling after her. "A-Amelia! W-wait up!"
[23:47] <DrEvilKitteh> (Now...does Amelia go back to the right place, or does she get lost~?)
[23:49] <DrEvilKitteh> (I think getting lost is more comedic. What about you, Tan?)
[23:50] <Tangent> (mmm(
[23:52] <Tangent> Amelia...really isn't paying much attention to anything as she runs, bursting through a set of curtains, splashing through a foot pool and down a corridor before she comes to a stop. She's not even sure what she's running from- just that she has to get out of there, because...because... She stands there awkwardly, breathing fast and feeling completely confused. Absently, she tightens her towel, dripping all over the floor.
[23:53] <Tangent> She groans as her mind catches up to her recent actions. She...She's not sure how things got to this point, but...If her hands were free, she'd have buried her face in them again.
[23:57] <Tangent> ...She has no idea where she is.
[23:57] <Jran-Kri> With her shorter legs, Alexa has a hard time keeping up. She follows her through the curtains -- but after that, she starts to lose track of Amelia. As this thought occurs to her, she reluctantly slows down, padding across the ground pensively. "A-Amelia?" She calls out worriedly.
[00:00] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris blinked in surprise. That...wasn't what she'd expected. In an instant, she was on her feet and striding after the other two. Shortly after passing through the curtains, she caught up with Alexa, her footfalls almost silent. With practiced ease and unusual strength, she picked Alexa up and continued walking briskly, intent on locating Amelia. But...dammit. The Fire girl had
[00:00] <DrEvilKitteh> dashed off, rather quick for having slick feet and only a towel. Slightly worried and a little annoyed, Iris stalked through the halls while holding Alexa, looking for Amelia. It took a few minutes, but she finally spotted her at the other end of a corridor. She made a "shush" gesture to Alexa, then traipsed up to Amelia and quickly sliding her free arm around the girl's waist in
[00:00] <DrEvilKitteh> order to pick her up as well. "Run-ning off...like that...was not good, or...ver-y smart," she said softly, but still sternly.
[00:00] <DrEvilKitteh> (Tell me if you'd rather I retcon something in that post.)
[00:02] <Tangent> (s'fine)
[00:05] <Jran-Kri> Alexa sqwaks in surprise at being so brusquely picked up, wriggling in Iris' grasp before accepting her fate. Her displeasure only mounts at being shushed just when she's about to call out to Amelia -- she should have anyway, to warn her about Iris' vile, possessive picking-up-ness. Nonetheless she nods in agreement despite her grumbling.
[00:09] <Tangent> Amelia looks around at Alexa's call. "I-I'm here..." She mumbles, and is about to reluctantly call out more loudly when Iris swoops in a moment later. "S-sorry...." She stammers, eyes going wide as Iris clasps her arm around her waist. "I-I just...I mean...I..." She stops talking as Iris picks her up again. "I...Yeah...Let's...let's go..."
[00:12] <Jran-Kri> Alexa nods slowly, chewing nervously on her lower lip. She roughly clears her throat. "Y-yes. Let's go. Right now."
[00:12] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris marched both of them back to the showers before she set them down. "You...wor-ried me," she told Amelia, one hand gently rubbing her head. "I...do not like...when I can not...find my...friends." Gingerly, she knelt a bit and hugged Amelia. "...But...at least...I did...find you, e-ven-tually." A gentle squeeze, then she released her from the embrace and ushered them through the
[00:12] <DrEvilKitteh> showers and back to the locker room.
[00:17] <Tangent> Amelia looks appropriately shamed- enough to momentarily forget about the headrubs and her earlier embarassment. Until the hug anyway. Sheepishly, she follows in awkward silence, head lowered like a scolded puppy. It's...not quite as bad this time, though she definitely rushes out of the shower and to scoop up her clothes. Her hairband's dropped somewhere...but it's the last thing on her mind right now, so she gives it up for lost as she hastily gets dressed.
[00:18] <DrEvilKitteh> (gives it up for los- )
[00:19] <Tangent> so she gives it up for lost as she hastily gets dressed.
[00:20] <Jran-Kri> Alexa silently nods in agreement with Iris' chastisement, even though on some level she'd much rather chastise Amelia herself -- wait hold on that sounds wrong. Shaking herself, Alexa bolts for her clothes, getting dressed with as much haste as she can without revealing herself for any longer than it takes to blink.
[00:27] <DrEvilKitteh> As for Iris, she had to reconjure her clothing inside the locker before getting dressed. She did so discreetly, though she kept an eye on Amelia and Alexa while doing so. Because of that, she noticed the dropped hairband. Stealthily--not like she really needed to be stealthy with both of them working to keep their attention focused /elsewhere/--she stepped over and retrieved the
[00:27] <DrEvilKitteh> headband and stored it in her hammerspace. That done, Iris checked to see how the others were doing as she pulled her socks and shoes on.
[00:30] <Jran-Kri> Alexa is just furiously tying her shoelaces, the rest of her clothes settled nicely around her still slightly-damp frame. Despite the return of modesty and rationality to the world, she continues to stare at the ground.
[00:32] <Tangent> Amelia looks slightly bedraggled as she tugs on her jeans and then sneakers, her black hair like a veil around her face. She's mostly keeping her attention on getting dressed but her gaze occasionally darts up to the locker room.
[00:42] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris finished putting her shoes on just a little before the other two, and thus was the first to walk to the locker room's exit. She remained there for a short time, waiting for Amelia and Alexa to follow.
[00:44] <Jran-Kri> Alexa rises all-too abruptly. With a lingering glance at Amelia -- which could linger in good conscience now that everyone was decent -- she scurries after Iris.
[00:45] <DrEvilKitteh> (>Alexa stares at Amelia in her skinny jeans from behind~...)
[00:48] <Tangent> Amelia straightens, pushing the hair out of her eyes just as Alexa darts by. A glance to her friend as she rushes through the doorway, and she follows her out... "Um..." She starts, not making eye contact and shifting awkwardly from foot to foot. "Yeah...sorry I, um...ran off, after..." Annddd remembering just how that happened's making her seriously consider doing it again. "Yeah."
[00:56] <Jran-Kri> "Yes," Alexa says curtly, tearing her eyes from Amelia and staring ahead. It takes her several seconds, during which she's focusing purely on getting one foot in front of the other, to realize that wasn't an appropriate response. "I-it's, um... Q-quite alright. Yes. It was... Very, um. Shocking."
[00:57] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris again started to soothingly rub Amelia's head. "It...is o-kay, now...yes?" Her eyes, now with glasses over them, looked to Alexa, next. "...I...am sorry that...it was, mm...shock-ing, to you. But...it was...still nice. Yes?"
[00:59] <Tangent> "...yes." Amelia mumbles quietly as she's headpatted, starting to blush again- though she more or less keeps her composure. Those glasses make Iris look ridiculously cute...Amelia hastily looks away and glances to Alexa.
[01:01] <Jran-Kri> "Y-yes," Alexa says a bit too quickly, giving her glasses a quick adjustment. She smiles crookedly, not-so subtly grinding her teeth at the sight of Iris patting Amelia again. She tries to still her teeth when Amelia looks at her. "Yes. It was v-very nice."
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[01:05] <Tangent> Amelia blinks, frowning slightly for a moment. Is Alexa...upset that she's being... Amelia bites her lip, resolving to talk to her friend soon about whatever's bothering her. "Just...just a bit...ah..." Amelia laughs nervousnessly. "Surprising. That's all..." She finishes eventually. "But it...it was de-definitely n-nice!" That's one word for it...
[01:06] <Tangent> *she's not the one being
[01:08] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris nodded and straightened. "Then we...shall go." She gestured towards the exit and started leading the way there. For now, she didn't try to get them to hold hands, figuring that they...weren't exactly up for more close, physical contact like that. Still, she gave them a small smile that she hoped was reassuring as they walked.
[01:11] <Tangent> Amelia smiles back, but then looks to Alexa, a slight furrow in her brow and her fingers nervously playing with her hoodie's strings. Did she imagine it just now? She...she's pretty sure SHE'S okay with what just happened...mostly...but if Alexa's upset...
[01:12] <Jran-Kri> Alexa's crooked smile shifts awkwardly from side to side, like an electric current was running through it. She nods shortly, digging her hands into her pockets. "Yes. Let's. Had a lovely time, really."
[01:13] <Tangent> Amelia looks slightly relieved, walking between Alexa and Iris.
[01:22] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris' smile faltered and she slowed slightly. Alexa was...not entirely pleased; even she could tell that. With an adept maneuver, she switched so she was behind both of them and promptly grabbed their adjacent arms by the wrists and forced their hands together. Not brutally or painfully--or at least she hoped not--but it would hopefully help...alleviate some of Alexa's tension. When
[01:22] <DrEvilKitteh> she'd done so, Iris instantly retreated a couple paces, though she kept pace with the two. "Keep...do-ing that. It...is nice."
[01:23] <DrEvilKitteh> The words were almost like a command. Almost.
[01:24] <Tangent> The sun's starting to set, and the horizon's blooming with red and orange as the trio makes their way down the early evening street. A breeze tugs at Amelia's hair, and she pushes out of her eyes absently, trying to think of something to say...and then Amelia finds her hand tugged. "I-Iris?" Amelia blinks in surprise. "Ah, um..." She exchanges glances with Alexa- unspoken question clear.
[01:24] <Jran-Kri> Alexa reflexively tries to jerk away from Iris' grasp, but it's no use. A moment later, her fingers automatically curl around Amelia's before she even realizes what she's doing. She stares at Iris, shocked. Then her eyes narrow. What was this girl's game? "Ah. W-well. Um. I-if you say so."
[01:27] <Tangent> Amelia chews her lip. It's not that she minds holding hands with Alexa, or listening to Iris, but...it just seems... "Um...Sure..." A slightly confused look to Iris, then Alexa, and she shrugs.
[01:35] <Tangent> It does feel nice to hold hands with Alexa, though.
[01:40] <DrEvilKitteh> After a little while, Iris walked back up to lead, though she made sure to give the two best friends a bit of a berth. "...May-be...we can...have fun in...Bel-fast, in...the fu-ture. I...would like to...see it, in time." She tried giving the two of them a small smile once more.
[01:42] <Jran-Kri> Alexa's teeth resume grinding. One eye twitches. Nonetheless, with a glance at Amelia, she nods shortly. "Y-yes, w-well. I'd love to show you around. Don't be a stranger."
[01:43] <Tangent> "I...I'd like that too." Amelia replies, uncharacteristically quietly, looking forward to the taller girl. "Fair's fair, right?"
[01:48] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris slumped ever so slightly. "...I...sup-pose so." She turned back to face straight ahead and led them all the way back to the portal. With a bright flash of light and flurry of snowflakes, she transformed and looked at the two once more. Her expression was inscrutible, silver-white eyes unblinkingly watching them. "To...the pub, and...then...we part. O-kay?"
[01:50] <Jran-Kri> Alexa nods shortly once again, gesturing to the portal. "Sounds like a plan. After you," she manages to sound cordial now that they've reached the topic of parting ways.
[01:51] <Tangent> Amelia sighs. "Yeah, I guess we should...See you soon, alright? Don't be a stranger." She offers Iris a slightly goofy grin, blinking up at her silver eyes. She guesses she should transform too...but doesn't want to let go of Alexa's hand just yet.
[01:54] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris affectionately rubbed both girls' heads before she turned and walked through the portal.
[01:55] <Jran-Kri> After reluctantly letting go to also transform, Alexa follows after her.
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[01:56] <Tangent> Amelia blushes, but doesn't seem to mind the last pat. She blinks, mumbling her way through her own transformation.
[01:56] <Tangent> "B-bye!" She calls as Iris vanishes, giving a wave despite Iris not looking at her.
[20:19] <DrEvilKitteh> Wordlessly and with rapid steps, Iris led the way back to the pub. When they neared the establishment, the slightly-swinging sign with a wand and circlet on it visible further down the street, Iris slowed and glanced back at the other two. "Mm. A-me-lia, would...you mind...go-ing a-head?" Her silver-white eyes slid from the Fire girl to Alexa. "I...would like...to say some-thing to
[20:19] <DrEvilKitteh> A-lex-a."
[20:20] <Tangent> "I...Yeah, sure." Amelia looks to her friends, then nods after a moment's confusion. "See...see you later, okay, Iris?"
[20:22] <Jran-Kri> Alexa initially jolts in surprise, eyes widening. She blinks owlishly at Iris, turning to Amelia. Then, shaking her head, she looks back at Iris with a frown. "Be right with you, Amelia."
[20:25] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris came to a stop and nodded at Amelia. Her focused turned to Alexa, though she waited until Amelia got mostly out of earshot before saying anything. "I...am...sor-ry. I...know...how it feels...to be jea-lous of...oth-ers with your...best friend." The ice girl's expression was fairly inscrutible to the bookworm, who didn't have much much experience with "Iris-isms" as compared to
[20:25] <DrEvilKitteh> others, yet.
[20:29] <Jran-Kri> Alexa's eyes narrow behind her glasses. She adjusts the round spectacles in silence. She purses her lips into a thin line. "Do you?" She says abruptly, her tone venomous. She seems to realize that only after speaking. Shaking her head, she relaxes somewhat. "I'm sorry. E-envy is a... a sin. It's just -- I don't know, I just -- Seeing her with you, it- it... I don't know."
[20:30] <Jran-Kri> Sighing, she pinches the bridge of her nose, her glasses shifting. "I'm... sorry if I-I was... wasn't nice."
[20:34] <DrEvilKitteh> "Yes, I do." Iris knelt, elevating Alexa a little above her height, and put a hand atop the other girl's head. "When...you love some-one, it...seems...like that re-ac-tion can be...normal. I...do not want...to, mm, strain...your re-la-tion-ship. I just...like to be...close with my friends."
[20:36] <Jran-Kri> Alexa's lip instinctively curls as Iris kneels, but she doesn't jerk away from the hand atop her head. More shocking is what the taller girl says. "L-l-love?" Alexa sputters, stepping backwards. A crooked grin darts across her face. "A-ah, a-ha. Th-that... That's a strong word. I-I, um, she's... Friend. Um. My friend. And -- uh, well, I mean, um... I-i-it's quite alright r-really no n-need to apologize thank you."
[20:40] <DrEvilKitteh> "You are best friends. So...you love...each oth-er." Iris stated it as though it was obvious and true. Slowly, she rose to her feet in one easy motion. "...It is ob-vious, e-ven...to me...that you do not like...what happened. You...do not like me...and...do not like me be-ing A-me-lia's friend." Her head tilted slightly as she looked Alexa over. "...But...I be-came friends...with
[20:40] <DrEvilKitteh> Ta-ru, so...I hope...we can be friends too, e-ven-tually."
[20:47] <Jran-Kri> "... R-right, o-of course," Alexa mutters to herself. Of course. Why did her mind jump right to that abominable conclusion? Of course that's what she meant. Shaking her head, Alexa refocuses on Iris. She smiles crookedly again. "Y-yes, w-well, u-um. We'll see. Ah... Y-you're not all bad, I s-suppose. I mean, uh... I-I guess I just got a little used to being, you know. Amelia's best friend. Is all."
[20:50] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris stared at Alexa for a good, long while. "...Then...I will...see you la-ter, A-lex-a. Hope-fully...the trip to Bel-fast...will be bet-ter. And...still fun." She looked over at the pub where Amelia was waiting for Alexa and waved to her.
[20:53] <Jran-Kri> "Yes. Yes, of... course," she mutters, nodding shortly. She peers around Iris, looking at Amelia. "Yes. It, um... It'll be lovely. Goodbye.
[20:53] <Jran-Kri> "
[20:54] <Tangent> Amelia looks back. They've been talking, and Alexa seems...surprised by it, but...She does trust Iris, but... Amelia waves back, then looks as she spots Alexa.
[20:57] <DrEvilKitteh> Iris turned away from the pub and walked off, following the path back to the portal to Maya's world. In a minute or two, she'd vanished into the subtly-changing cityscape.
[20:59] <Jran-Kri> Alexa watches her go, digging her hands into her outfits pockets. Her frown deepens as she sighs, looking down. After a moment, she scurries into the pub for Amelia.
[21:00] <Tangent> "Hey." Amelia jogs up to meet Alexa as Iris vanishes. "Um...so what'd you guys talk about?" She asks her friend, the epitome of subtlety. "You...Um, you okay? Did...did she...upset you?" She asks, hesitantly and reluctantly.
[21:02] <Jran-Kri> Alexa adjusts her glasses, pursing her lips. She hesitates, looking away for a moment. "N-nothing important," she shakes her head. "It, um -- no. No, I, um, wasn't... She didn't. We just, um... talked about the day. And how it went. And such."
[21:04] <Tangent> Amelia bites her lip, keeping her gaze on Alexa for a moment. She doesn't say anything, but she seems to suspect there's something more. "I...Okay then...You...Um, you did have a good time, right?" She sounds anxious. "I mean, I know it was...a bit...un...unexpected..." She trails off. "Sorry..."
[21:08] <Jran-Kri> "... It was something, alright," she says, nodding slowly. She shrugs, her crooked smile crawling up her face again. "I-it was, you know, um. S-something new. A-and I... d-did h-have, um... Yes. I had fun. It was... nice."
[21:12] <Tangent> "That's...I'm glad to hear it." Amelia smiles at her. And, on impulse, hugs her, black hair brushing against Alexa's red locks before she lets go. "Sorry, couldn't resist." She smiles sheepishly.
[21:19] <Jran-Kri> Alexa's breath catches in her throat, her arms twirling awkwardly at her sides. She takes a deep breath, making to hug Amelia back when she withdraws. Alexa stares at her for a moment, a stupid smile on her face. "I-it's, um... q-quite alright."
[21:22] <Tangent> "So...want to hang out at the pub for a bit or just head back?" Amelia asks, tone chipper. "Your friends might be around."
[21:25] <Jran-Kri> "... Well," Alexa's tongue darts out to wet her lips. She looks around. "I suppose we can hang around for a little while."
[21:27] <Tangent> "Sounds good!" Amelia's all smiles. "Hope that monster loving jerk's gone, though..." She grumbles as the duo makes their way to the pub.