(10:51:47 PM) Earthflame: After lunch, Tazzari pulls Circe aside, needing to talk to her in private...
(10:53:30 PM) Ikiryo: The blue haired girl is entirely willing to get dragged off by Circe. Eris blows a kiss as the pair head off.
(10:53:58 PM) Earthflame: Tazzari blushes at that. "Whose room is closer? Yours or mine...?"
(10:55:48 PM) Ikiryo: "Oh is that what you want to do? Anai told me about that!" She starts to drag Tazzari off towards her own room.
(10:56:58 PM) Earthflame: "N-no! I mean, I don't Don't want to, but that isn't why I-!" Tazzari flails.
(10:59:44 PM) Ikiryo: It's not long before the pair are in Circe's room...it's rather empty, the girl having not smuggled much onto the ship beyond herself and the staff they found.
(11:03:00 PM) Earthflame: Tazzari smiles as she sees the staff. "You always keep it with you?"
(11:04:03 PM) Ikiryo: She nods. "I can't do anything with it yet but it's important!"
(11:05:17 PM) Earthflame: "You've started to access it's residual magic?" Tazzari asks as she sits down on the bed, still holding Circe's hand... Giving it a nervous squeeze.
(11:06:09 PM) Ikiryo: "Not yet!" She sits down, giving Tazzari a hug
(11:07:37 PM) Earthflame: Tazzari hugs her back. "Well, I'm sure you'll manage it... Um... Anyway..."
(11:11:20 PM) Ikiryo: "Yeah?"
(11:31:24 PM) Earthflame: "I, um." She blushes. "...During the accidental time travel I did a bad thing and I'm sorry..."
(11:32:21 PM) Ikiryo: "...well, I'm sure I don't know about it! I didn't go with you, so I'd assume it's the default."
(11:33:48 PM) Earthflame: "Eris and I, um... We went to get lunch, and there was this restaurant... And Miss Tia, Ivory's guardian, was there, but younger, and, um..." Tazzari brings up the AR image she keeps using, the one of Tia casually yet perfectly reclining on the table.
(11:34:49 PM) Ikiryo: "Oh, that outfit is cute...do the roller-blades help? They seem like they'd be fun." She poses a bit, attempting to emulate the reclining.
(11:35:44 PM) Earthflame: Tazzari spends a moment staring and blushing at Circe before shaking her head, trying to continue. "S-she was really good on them. And, um, good at... Other things... You've been to Kitties, right?"
(11:38:25 PM) Ikiryo: "...I think Altea took me once. That's the one with the cat ears, right?"
(11:39:18 PM) Earthflame: "Yeah... And the, um, flirting. And she was, um... Really good at the flirting..."
(11:40:21 PM) Ikiryo: "Really? Anai says I'm not very good at it. Should I ask her for lessons?" She tilts her head.
(11:42:48 PM) Earthflame: "N-no! I don't know if she knows and if she doesn't know I Really don't want her to know... Anyway, um, after the meal, we... Um. Went back to her place... Me and Eris and her..."
(11:44:29 PM) Ikiryo: She tilts her head, confused.
(11:46:20 PM) Earthflame: "...I slept with her. Um. Both of them. And... Anai wouldn't mind, but..." She bites her lip, squeezing Circe's hand. "...I realised afterwards, that... It was unfair on you..."
(11:47:52 PM) Ikiryo: "Oh...should I have been there too? Sorry!" She hugs Tazzari. "I'll go next time!"
(11:49:24 PM) Earthflame: Tazzari blushes Brilliantly at that. "No, I mean, yes, I mean... Um..." Tazzari hugs back. "...There isn't going to be a next time, I think, but it made me realise, um... That was fun, but with Anai and with... You..." She bites her lip. "I care about you, Circe... And I worried that I might have hurt you by doing that..."
(11:50:42 PM) Ikiryo: "...should I be?" She looks more confused than hurt.
(11:53:25 PM) Earthflame: "...Well, um. Sleeping with someone else without telling the people you care about can be considered hurtful. And we... Well, um. It was never official or anything, but I thought..."
(11:54:19 PM) Ikiryo: "...oh." She frowns. "...I'm not sure if I should be angry but I can be if you want."
(11:55:31 PM) Earthflame: "N-no! I mean... You can be angry if you want to be, but it's not that you should be... And, um..." Tazzari sighs. "...I'm bad at this..."
(11:58:32 PM) Ikiryo: Circe frowns. "I don't know what I'm supposed to feel. Mneme deleted that part of my systems when she had me commissioned." Well, that explains why she's about the only person the Doctor has worked on who can't do a better princess laugh than Alexa.
(11:59:58 PM) Earthflame: "...Oh Circe..." Tazzari sniffles, and hugs her tightly.
(6/21/2017 12:00:47 AM) Ikiryo: She hugs back. "...I like hugs but I don't understand."
(12:01:22 AM) Earthflame: "I'm... Probably not the best person to explain, but I can try..."
(12:01:36 AM) Ikiryo: "If you want."
(12:02:08 AM) Earthflame: "...Well, um. What do you feel like you're missing?"
(12:03:05 AM) Ikiryo: "...I don't know. How would I know what's missing? I've never had it."
(12:04:19 AM) Earthflame: "...We'll figure it out. You and me and Anai. Um... You know Anai and I both care about you a lot, right?"
(12:05:15 AM) Ikiryo: "Of course, that's why you kiss and hug me."
(12:05:44 AM) Earthflame: "Yes, but... It's more than that... It means we care about how you feel and want you to be happy..."
(12:09:07 AM) Ikiryo: "That's nice." She smiles
(12:12:17 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari tenses for a moment, looking worried... Then shaking her head. "...You've started to feel more since we first met, right? I think you have, um... Whatever hole was there has been closing up...?"
(12:17:10 AM) Ikiryo: "...I don't know, I don't have context for otherwise." She hugs Tazzari, smiling
(12:17:54 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari breathes deeply, closing her eyes. "...I'm sorry. I hadn't fully realised... So I can't ask that of you right now..."
(12:20:26 AM) Ikiryo: "I like you, if that helps."
(12:21:11 AM) Earthflame: "I know, Circe." Tazzari smiles at her softly. "But a relationship is more than that. Anai and I... We share everything, and it's... Deep and complex, and... I don't think it would be fair to ask that of you, right now... It would be too one sided..."
(12:23:37 AM) Ikiryo: "...oh, you don't think I'm fit for purpose?"
(12:25:56 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari shakes her head. "It's not that, Circe... Relationships are a two way street. I care about you a lot, and I know Anai does too. But... If you aren't fully comfortable in how you feel, if you still feel like there's things you're missing... It'd be selfish of me, rather than thinking about what's best for you."
(12:27:16 AM) Ikiryo: "I don't feel like I'm missing anything." She shakes her head. "I just wouldn't know if I was."
(12:28:58 AM) Earthflame: "...Still. It's not something to ask you to decide quickly..." Tazzari squeezes her again. "Anai and I both love you, Circe..."
(12:32:02 AM) Ikiryo: She hugs back. "I like that. I like you two too."
(12:33:21 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari smiles at that. "And... We'd be happy to share our relationship with you... It's a bit Belkan, but it's what Anai is comfortable with, and after being around Alexa for long enough I think I understand it... But I'd only want to if you felt really comfortable with it... And that you understood what it meant..."
(12:34:42 AM) Ikiryo: "I think I understand it."
(12:36:12 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari smiles a little more, hugging the girl close. "Then we'll get together with Anai when we're back on Mid... And see where it goes."
(12:37:22 AM) Ikiryo: She hugs back. "Alright. I'm not sure if I'm all normal in the head but I like you in my way."
(12:37:48 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari giggles at that. "I don't think any of us are normal in the head. Except maybe Claire. Maybe."
(12:38:47 AM) Ikiryo: "Is normal important?"
(12:39:35 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari ponders for a moment, before shaking her head. "I don't think so... It can make things easier, but that doesn't mean it's better."
(12:41:14 AM) Ikiryo: "Alright, well I like you and Anai a lot." Her smile grows a bit cheeky. "You are both nearly as smart as me."
(12:43:19 AM) Earthflame: "Didn't Anai beat you in the exams?~"
(12:44:15 AM) Ikiryo: "She has more magical experience." Says the myrmidon designed for being a mage.
(12:44:46 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari giggles at that, resting her head against Circe's shoulder. "...I'm glad you're here."
(12:45:07 AM) Ikiryo: "I'm glad you are glad." She leans back against the other girl.
(12:45:49 AM) Earthflame: Tazzari closes her eyes, content with just sitting there, holding the other girl... It wasn't long before they'd be busy again, but a moment of peace like this was worth treasuring.