Strawberry Four

[22:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	[LAST TIME]
[22:20]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Nathan fails to score, Cassandra gets a Stomach Bottle Bug.]
[22:21]	<[nfty]Brienne>	[o rly?]
[22:21]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Ya rly]
[22:21]	<Ivory>	[Ivory beats Jumpin' Jack Flash]
[22:21]	<[nfty]Brienne>	[\o/]
[22:24]	* [Zem]Cassandra	was feeling a lot better than before. \o/
[22:25]	* [nfty]Brienne	awkwardly gets used to life in the mansion.
[22:26]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Skip to evening: maids are now cooking dinner.]
[22:27]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is cooking dinner!
[22:28]	* Ivory	is helping.
[22:28]	* [nfty]Brienne	mostly watches the land-lubbers and their intriguing cooking!
[22:29]	<Ivory>	You know what would go well with this? Asparagus.
[22:31]	<[nfty]Brienne>	A-spara, what? Well, I guess I won't be much help in the kitchen, if I don't know what kinda food you use...
[22:31]	<Ivory>	Yeah, I don't know either. It sounds funny, though, don't you think?
[22:32]	<Ivory>	Looks for "asparagus". People food is so weird.
[22:32]	* Ivory	/me
[22:32]	<[nfty]Brienne>	What does it taste like? I know what, uh, fish, and seaweed taste like.
[22:33]	<Ivory>	I dunno, I never had it.
[22:34]	<[huh]Nathan>	Asparagus... if there's any, it should be in the fridge's vegetable drawer.
[22:34]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I know where it is!
[22:34]	* [huh]Nathan	looks up from his sketch.
[22:34]	* [Zem]Cassandra	retrieves the asparagus!
[22:34]	* [nfty]Brienne	kind of sneaks a look at what Nathan is doing.
[22:37]	* [huh]Nathan	is drawing some sort of complex geometric pattern. It's a bit mind-bending to look at.
[22:37]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Now we need some kind of meat to go with it.]
[22:38]	* Ivory	tries the asparagus. She makes a bitter face.
[22:39]	<Ivory>	Tastes kinda...
[22:39]	* [nfty]Brienne	tries to comprehend what is going on in the drawing. Her mind bends a little.
[22:39]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It's an acquired taste, I will admit.
[22:39]	* Ivory	puts it away, and returns to chopping vegetables or something
[22:41]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Also, it's better when it's sauteed.
[22:42]	<Ivory>	Saw-tayed?
[22:44]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	You chop it and fry it in a small amount of butter, and it brings out the natural flavors.
[22:44]	* Ivory	sighs.
[22:45]	<Ivory>	So much to learn...
[22:46]	* [huh]Nathan	adds small sigils to different sections of the sheet, then lays it aside.
[22:46]	<[huh]Nathan>	It'll come in time, right?
[22:47]	<[nfty]Brienne>	.... ah.
[22:47]	* [Zem]Cassandra	starts frying the asparagus. "Ivory, get some fish, fish is good wish asparagus. And... this is a special occasion, as we are welcoming Brienne. Ask Nathan if we can get out the white wine."
[22:47]	* [nfty]Brienne	blinks, recovering from the reverie
[22:48]	<Ivory>	Yes, ma'am!
[22:49]	* Ivory	cleans off her hands and steps back into the dining area.
[22:49]	<Ivory>	Hey, Nay-Nay. Can we have some white wine?
[22:50]	* [Zem]Cassandra	finishes the asparagus, and starts making a cream sauce for baking the fish in.
[22:51]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Whoa... that, that was some strange painting.
[22:54]	<[huh]Nathan>	Use the red.
[22:55]	<Ivory>	'kay~
[22:55]	<[huh]Nathan>	And Brienne, that's a demon-binding circle, much like the one that brought Ivory here.
[22:55]	* Ivory	runs off, getting the fish and taking it back to Cassandra.
[22:56]	<Ivory>	He said "use the red".
[22:56]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Oh... was it the same thing that brought me here, too?
[22:57]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'm still not entirely sure what brought you here, but if it was me then yes.
[22:58]	<[huh]Nathan>	Though the construction of this one's entirely different, but I won't bore you with the details right now.
[22:58]	* [Zem]Cassandra	frowns. "The flavor will be too strong, I fear. But what he says goes." She finishes making the cream sauce, puts it over the fish, puts the asparagus on top, and sticks it in the oven.
[23:00]	<Ivory>	I've never had wine before. Of any color. What's it like?
[23:01]	<[huh]Nathan>	If you've never had it then you probably won't like it.
[23:02]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I hate when foods are like that, you know! You should eat what's familiar and delicious.
[23:02]	* Ivory	nods.
[23:03]	<Ivory>	Can I have some... what's that powdery stuff called...
[23:03]	<Ivory>	Oh, Kool-Aid! Can I have some Kool-Aid instead? It's red, isn't it?
[23:04]	<[huh]Nathan>	This is a mansion, y'know, Ivory? You can ask for better than that.
[23:04]	<Ivory>	What's better than Kool-Aid?
[23:05]	* [huh]Nathan	sighs.
[23:05]	<Ivory>	It's perfect. It's like blood, except thinner and sweeter. Human inventions are so cool~!
[23:05]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's because you're like this that we keep some in stock.
[23:05]	<[nfty]Brienne>	B-blood? But that doesnt really taste too good... and, um...
[23:08]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	My blood is too curdled for you to like much, I imagine.
[23:09]	<[huh]Nathan>	["Eh, your blood's fine." A voice sounds from inside Cassandra.]
[23:11]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks kind of distracted, but picks herself back up.
[23:12]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Anyways, the food should be ready in about an hour. This'll be new to you, Brienne. It's fish and sauteed asparagus in cream sauce.
[23:13]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I should figure out what would make a good dessert, something you've never had before. What did you eat for dessert where you lived?
[23:13]	<[huh]Nathan>	From the sound, I'm not sure they had dessert.
[23:14]	* Ivory	is making Kool-Aid.
[23:14]	<Ivory>	I once at a box of those creamcakes you gave me. Hostess brownies or something? Those were delicious! Make some of those.
[23:15]	* [Zem]Cassandra	brightens. "Tiramisu!" She then heads into the kitchen.
[23:15]	* [nfty]Brienne	thinks. "There's a lot you can do with fish and seaweed, but dessert is pretty rarely seen. You tend to eat a lot, unless you're stuck unable to swim much."
[23:16]	<Ivory>	A what?
[23:17]	<[huh]Nathan>	You seem to be heavy on the alcohol tonight, huh?
[23:17]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	No, not really. I hadn't thought of that. Maybe some ice cream, then. It'll still be new and exciting to Brienne.
[23:18]	<Ivory>	Ice cream! I know that.
[23:19]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, It's not like I mind, but ice cream works.
[23:19]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ice cream?
[23:19]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Sounds kinda... nasty. Eye scream?
[23:19]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, we'll introduce things one at a time to you.
[23:20]	<Ivory>	It's delicious. It's like you're eating the clouds.
[23:20]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	No, ice cream. I'm sure you have had nothing like it.
[23:20]	<Ivory>	Just don't eat it too fast, or your head will hurt. A lot.
[23:20]	* Ivory	frowns.
[23:21]	<[huh]Nathan>	Also Ivory, I've always wondered this, but with your colossal sweet tooth are you just capable of not gaining weight?
[23:21]	<Ivory>	Huh?
[23:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	Humans at least tend to grow fat if they eat too many sugary and fatty things.
[23:23]	* Ivory	shrugs.
[23:24]	<Ivory>	I don't know. I'm new to eating prepared food.
[23:24]	<[huh]Nathan>	Hm.
[23:25]	<Ivory>	Most people from where I come from just ate each other. Yeah, I guess some of them did get fat when they ate a lot of people.
[23:25]	* Ivory	ponders this.
[23:26]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Eating one person didn't make the average demon fat?
[23:26]	* [Zem]Cassandra	is more puzzled than horrified.
[23:27]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... that sounds like a hard place to live.
[23:28]	<[huh]Nathan>	People only digest something like 10% of the mass of what they eat, right? I'd assume it's the same for demons.
[23:29]	<Ivory>	Well, it's different there. Getting eaten or attacked or raped isn't anything personal, it's just what happens.
[23:29]	<[huh]Nathan>	That doesn't make it any more fun, though.
[23:30]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Y-yeah, that's a horrible way to live! What happens when there's nobody left to fight with?
[23:31]	<Ivory>	That's the funny thing.
[23:32]	<Ivory>	There's never an end to the creatures and condemned, and you're practically stuck in there with 'em like a sardine can, but you still feel all alone.
[23:33]	* Ivory	wags her finger around and thinks about "home".
[23:33]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	So do we help you feel not alone?
[23:33]	* Ivory	smiles.
[23:34]	<Ivory>	Yeah. I didn't know what "alone" was like until I came here, actually. Looking back, it's kind of insane that I "lived" that way... Sorry, this doesn't make much sense.
[23:35]	<[huh]Nathan>	No, I understand. And I'm glad that you're happier here.
[23:35]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Sounds like a hellish place to grow up in...
[23:38]	<Ivory>	Well, I didn't think it was that bad at the time. All I had to do was have sex, I never had to do anything weird or especially mean or painful.
[23:38]	* Ivory	mixes the sugar. forever.
[23:38]	<Ivory>	It was really simple...
[23:38]	<Ivory>	Just do what you were born to do, and do that until you stop...
[23:40]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I think it's kind of remarkable that you managed to survive to grow up, as far as I'm concerned.... well. M-maybe i shouldn't think about it so much...
[23:41]	* [nfty]Brienne	shudders. Apparantly she had been envisioning what Ivory's life may have been like...
[23:41]	* Ivory	twists her lip.
[23:41]	<Ivory>	I guess so, huh? Yeah, no one ever ate me. They could never catch me, hehe.
[23:44]	* [nfty]Brienne	looks a little sullen, then catches the scent of delicious fish frying. "Ah.. that smells good."
[23:44]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I feel lucky now.
[23:45]	<Ivory>	I do too. 'Cause if Nay-Nay didn't fish me out, I'd still be there.
[23:45]	* Ivory	spins around and hugs Nathan from behind.
[23:45]	<Ivory>	My hero~
[23:46]	* [huh]Nathan	blushes hard.
[23:46]	<[huh]Nathan>	I-It was nothing, really...
[23:47]	* Ivory	's finger trails a scar.
[23:48]	<Ivory>	You think nothing. Jeez...
[23:50]	* [huh]Nathan	fidgets.
[23:51]	<Ivory>	Now, how should I pay you back for that? Should I pay you in kisses?
[23:51]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Why take up such a hobby, anyway, if I may ask?
[23:52]	<Ivory>	Twenty kisses? Forty kisses? How 'bout if Cassie and I kiss you at the same time?
[23:52]	* Ivory	teases.
[23:52]	<[huh]Nathan>	Uh...
[23:53]	<Ivory>	Because he's a bonehead. A bonehead with a death wish.
[23:53]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Ooh, that might work.
[23:53]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'm not.
[23:54]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Mmm. It sounds pretty dangerous if he managed to get a hungry man-eating creature summoned..
[23:54]	* Ivory	catches Cassandra's eye, and grins.
[23:54]	<Ivory>	You want to?
[23:55]	<[huh]Nathan>	Wait, what?
[23:55]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Not right now. He's been forewarned. We should do it when it'll be a complete surprise to him.
[23:56]	<Ivory>	But we can watch him squirm and blush like this!
[23:56]	* Ivory	hugs Nathan to the chair.
[23:56]	<Ivory>	But I get what you're saying.
[23:56]	* Ivory	puts a chin on Nathan's shoulder.
[23:57]	<Ivory>	You got off lucky this time, mister! But you better watch out. 'Cause we're comin' to get ya.
[23:57]	* [nfty]Brienne	smirks a little, then looks to the cooking meal. "Is it okay to just leave it like that..?"
[23:58]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It's baking. You don't have to check on it every few minutes like you do when it's frying.
[23:58]	<[huh]Nathan>	...
[23:58]	* [huh]Nathan	isn't entirely sure how to respond.
[23:59]	* Ivory	before departing, whispers: I really appreciate what you did for me, though. Love you, Nay-Nay.
[23:59]	* Ivory	skirts off~ To the Kool-Aid~
[00:01]	* [Zem]Cassandra	heads off to the kitchen as well.
[00:02]	* [huh]Nathan	catches a breath and allows himself to cool off.
[00:02]	<[nfty]Brienne>	That was dreadful.
[00:03]	* [nfty]Brienne	eyes Nathan, still amused but seeming a little concerned for him.
[00:03]	* [Zem]Cassandra	checks on the food. It is progressing nicely!
[00:04]	* Ivory	in secrecy of the kitchen and definitely out of earshot of Nathan, quietly asks Cassandra,
[00:04]	<Ivory>	Hey. Do you like Nathan?
[00:07]	* [Zem]Cassandra	thinks for a second, blushes some, and wonders how to word this...
[00:07]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Um... not as much as I like you.
[00:08]	* Ivory	has one of those moments when someone smashes the left side of the piano keyboard. She certainly wasn't expecting that.
[00:08]	<Ivory>	W-what?
[00:08]	<Ivory>	Um- I mean-
[00:08]	* Ivory	. o ( Shit! )
[00:09]	* Ivory	is now also blushing. Dammit, how did this become about me so quick?
[00:09]	* [Zem]Cassandra	turns around and starts working quickly on the fish.
[00:10]	<Ivory>	H-Hey!
[00:10]	* Ivory	zoinks to Cassandra's side.
[00:11]	<Ivory>	Where do you think you're going? I'm not letting you off the hook like that!
[00:11]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Um... I don't know if I should have mentioned that. But I guess now that it's out in the open...
[00:11]	<Ivory>	I mean-... crap... I'm sorry.
[00:12]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	It's okay, it's not your fault. And it's even okay if you don't see methe same way!
[00:13]	<Ivory>	The... the reason why I asked was because I was wondering if you were... ya know... "interested" in him. The way people are. Girlfriend, boyfriend, get married n' stuff.
[00:14]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Not really. I mean, he's a nice guy, but I just don't see us together.
[00:14]	<Ivory>	Hmm. Okay. That's fine. I didn't really expect you to so soon. As for me, well...
[00:14]	* Ivory	gives Cassie a dirty grin.
[00:16]	* [Zem]Cassandra	smiles back at Ivory, then resumes working, a new spring in her step.
[00:16]	<Ivory>	...I guess I should have figured that out, myself. It's hard for me to tell when people here are just being friendly or affectionate... So, that's why you were hugging me before, right? You like me like that?
[00:17]	* Ivory	inquires.
[00:17]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Well, I hug you like that because I like you like that. I hug everyone else because that's how I was brought up.
[00:18]	<Ivory>	...Huh. Darn, this is hard.
[00:18]	<Ivory>	But I think I get it.
[00:18]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Yeah, it is. I've never confessed like this before...
[00:19]	<Ivory>	Y-eah, I've never been confessed to before...
[00:19]	* Ivory	scratches her head and kicks at an imaginary pebble.
[00:20]	<[Mry]AwkwardSilence>	...
[00:21]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Anyways, we don't want them to think anything strange is going on. Let's get back, and we'll talk more about this while we clean up after dinner.
[00:22]	<Ivory>	Uh, right, yeah. Just, you know, don't mention any of that stuff I said to Nathan. Can you promise me that?
[00:23]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I promise.
[00:24]	<Ivory>	Alright. Thanks.
[00:24]	* Ivory	begins thinking up a "reward"... And, you know, helps with the stuff.
[00:25]	* [Zem]Cassandra	gets the fish out, tests it, and brings it to the table.
[00:26]	* Ivory	is a helper
[00:26]	<Ivory>	Oh, who wants Kool-Aid? I made enough for everybody.
[00:27]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I also have some wine. I want Brienne to try it.
[00:28]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'll take the wine.
[00:29]	* [Zem]Cassandra	pours him a glass.
[00:30]	* Ivory	pours herself a nice, tall glass of Kool-Aid! The red kind. Everyone loves the red kind.
[00:32]	<[huh]Nathan>	Thank you.
[00:32]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ah, I guess I'll try a little of both.
[00:32]	* Ivory	pours Brienne some too~
[00:33]	* [Zem]Cassandra	pours Brienne a glass, and then a glass for herself.
[00:33]	* [nfty]Brienne	tastes the Kool-Aid -- sharply reacting as she touches her lip. "Mm! It's ... very sweet!"
[00:34]	<Ivory>	I know, isn't it? It's awesome. And you can freeze it and turn them into popsicles, those are awesome too.
[00:35]	<[nfty]Brienne>	It's almost... like it's too, too sweet.
[00:35]	* [nfty]Brienne	sets the glass down.
[00:36]	<Ivory>	Too sweet?
[00:36]	* Ivory	drinks all of hers. Not too sweet for me!
[00:36]	<[huh]Nathan>	It is basically sugar-water.
[00:36]	<[nfty]Brienne>	... maybe I'm not used to this flavor?
[00:36]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Uhm. What's 'sugar'?
[00:36]	* Ivory	pours another and sits down.
[00:37]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's what makes things sweet.
[00:37]	<Ivory>	Yeah. Sugar, spice, and everything nice. Even I know that's what people are made of.
[00:39]	<[huh]Nathan>	Amino acids, Nucleic acids, Lipids, and Carbohydrates, really, but I never put much store in biology anyway.
[00:43]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Hmm. I've never seem such a thing used before.
[00:43]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, this will be a first for you, then.
[00:44]	* [nfty]Brienne	eyes the wine, and picks up the glass, taking a cautious sip.
[00:44]	<[huh]Nathan>	Anyway, Brienne, you asked why I summon demons in the first place?
[00:45]	* [nfty]Brienne	sets her wine glass down, licking her lip. "Ah... yes, it's a strange hobby to have. And a dangerous one, I think."
[00:46]	* [Zem]Cassandra	sets food on all the plates.
[00:46]	<Ivory>	A VERY dangerous hobby. One that he should put behind him, if he wants to live long enough to have children.
[00:48]	<[huh]Nathan>	But it's due to that hobby that I'm where I am today.
[00:49]	* Ivory	puts her elbow on the table and grimaces.
[00:49]	<Ivory>	Yeah, that's true. I wouldn't be here, either.
[00:50]	* [nfty]Brienne	sort of raises an eyebrow at Ivory's 'children' remark.
[00:50]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well, how'd you get into this sort of thing?
[00:51]	<Ivory>	Huh? Get into what?
[00:52]	<[huh]Nathan>	Me?
[00:52]	<[huh]Nathan>	Really, it was purely by accident.
[00:53]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Do explain.
[00:54]	* [nfty]Brienne	takes another drink of the wine as she samples the fish.
[00:55]	<Ivory>	Well, I was getting chased by this huge Behemoth, when suddenly I found myself on top of Nathan.
[00:56]	<[huh]Nathan>	I didn't even mean to do it. I was sketching, I've always loved to sketch, especially geometry and patterns. I have a natural feel for the laws which govern the connections of pictures and the arcane, which is why I managed to accidentally summon a demon with a picture that I just that was pretty neat-looking.
[00:56]	<Ivory>	What did you draw to get me, anyway?
[00:59]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Hmm. So you suddenly had Ivory here fall out of nowhere after finishing a painting? That sounds like it came straight out of a romance...
[01:00]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, the first time was actually Schlami.
[01:00]	<[huh]Nathan>	It was after I had realized what happened and honed my skills a bit that I tried summoning someone else, and that's when I met Ivory.
[01:01]	<Ivory>	Aww~ I wanted to be your first~
[01:01]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Humm.
[01:01]	* [nfty]Brienne	nods as she chows down some more food.
[01:02]	<[huh]Nathan>	And it's a good thing I did. Ivory wasn't the only thing that came out of the painting.
[01:02]	* Ivory	urrgs.
[01:03]	<[huh]Nathan>	I'd say that if I had done it before I had some skill, I wouldn't be standing here today.
[01:04]	<[huh]Nathan>	As it was, I managed to send the less friendly of the two back before it managed to do too much damage.
[01:05]	* Ivory	feels bad again.
[01:06]	<Ivory>	It's weird. It's not like I haven't seen anybody die or get eaten alive before. But that time, I just felt so bad when I saw Nathan get hurt...
[01:07]	<[huh]Nathan>	I've told you not to worry about that. It did manage to give me a couple scars, but it at least taught me about how dangerous some demons can be.
[01:08]	<[huh]Nathan>	Even Ivory, I'd say, could probably tear me apart if she wanted to. Not that she ever would, of course.
[01:08]	<Ivory>	Huh? What? Me? No! At least, I don't think so.
[01:09]	<Ivory>	I try to make sure I don't fight anything more than half my size, so I probably couldn't.
[01:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Mm, fighting is pretty hard. Underwater, too. You have to worry about what's over you and under you, and keep your stamina up...
[01:11]	<[nfty]Brienne>	W-well, not like I have any experience with such things.
[01:11]	* [nfty]Brienne	quickly returns to her meal.
[01:11]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, I don't know. Ivory's certainly not the violent type in any case.
[01:11]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I have never fought before, either.
[01:12]	* Ivory	hopes Schlami can take care of anything Nathan pulls out...
[01:13]	<[nfty]Brienne>	That um, Schla-something, was pretty vicious.
[01:13]	<[huh]Nathan>	Is she?
[01:14]	<[huh]Nathan>	It might have just been you, she's usually very friendly.
[01:15]	* Ivory	finally notices her food, and avoids the conversation through appetite.
[01:16]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	She's been quite helpful when she hasn't been utterly scary.
[01:17]	<[huh]Nathan>	She at least hasn't tried to kill me, which is more than I can say for many of the things I've summoned.
[01:18]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Well, she seems pretty vicious to me! I mean, I throught I was going to be eaten alive!
[01:19]	<[huh]Nathan>	As I've said, you're the first person she's done anything like that to.
[01:20]	* [huh]Nathan	notices Ivory eating and, reminded of food, gets started himself.
[01:21]	* [nfty]Brienne	starts to try and complain more, then relaxes and finishes off her wine, looking a little pouty
[01:27]	<[huh]Nathan>	[Cassandra can feel her demon bug in her throat as she drinks.]
[01:27]	<[huh]Nathan>	["Ey, is this all you have? Break out somethin' harder, will ya?]
[01:29]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	["I'll get you something nice later. What do you enjoy?" she replies to it.]
[01:31]	<[huh]Nathan>	["Poisons, toxins, anything that's bad for you is nectar to me."]
[01:32]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	["Okay, then. I'll see what I can do."]
[01:38]	<Ivory>	Mmm... So that's what saw-tayed is.
[01:38]	* Ivory	finishes the last of her asparagus
[01:38]	* [Zem]Cassandra	enjoys the food she helped make.
[01:39]	* [huh]Nathan	enjoys the food and his buzz.
[01:39]	<[nfty]Brienne>	That was really good. This 'wine' had a kinda familiar taste to it.
[01:41]	<Ivory>	Mmm-hmm~
[01:41]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Would you like another glass?
[01:42]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's very good.
[01:42]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Sure, sure.
[01:43]	<Ivory>	If everyone's finished, I'll take your plates.
[01:44]	<[huh]Nathan>	Thank you, Ivory.
[01:44]	<Ivory>	Yep~
[01:44]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Thank you!
[01:45]	* [Zem]Cassandra	pours Nathan and Brienne some more wine, and gets a glass for Ivory to try on her return as well, before pouring herself some as well.
[01:45]	* Ivory	takes the dishes to the sink and washes them right away.
[01:48]	* [nfty]Brienne	eagerly gulps some down.
[01:50]	* [huh]Nathan	drinks more slowly than Brienne.
[01:51]	<[huh]Nathan>	Don't drink too much, Brienne, or it'll go to your head.
[01:51]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Ooh, now I'm feeling it.
[01:53]	* Ivory	finishes up, and returns to the table.
[01:53]	<Ivory>	So, what now?
[01:53]	<[huh]Nathan>	Casse mentioned dessert.
[01:56]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Okay, I'll get it.
[01:57]	* Ivory	shines. Ice cream, ice cream~
[01:57]	* [Zem]Cassandra	goes to the freezer, and gets some chocolate ice cream for everyone, and brings it back with bowls and soppons.
[01:58]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	*spoons
[01:58]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Hmm, what is this?
[01:59]	<Ivory>	Iiiiice creeeaaaaam~
[02:00]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	I don't think you've had anything like it.
[02:01]	* Ivory	scoops out a bunch for everybody.
[02:01]	* [Zem]Cassandra	takes the remainder back to the freezer.
[02:03]	* [Zem]Cassandra	then returns, and enjoys a bite of ice cream.
[02:03]	* Ivory	starts on her own, remembering to take it slow this time.
[02:03]	* [nfty]Brienne	takes a taste as well.
[02:04]	<Ivory>	Mmmm~ Cho-co-laaate~
[02:04]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Mmpf--
[02:05]	<Ivory>	Do you like it?
[02:06]	* [huh]Nathan	eats the dessert cheerfully.
[02:09]	<[nfty]Brienne>	It's... also a bit too sweet for my tastes, sorry..
[02:09]	* [Zem]Cassandra	enjoys the ice cream thoroughly.
[02:09]	<Ivory>	You must not like sweets or something. I'll eat yours if you don't want it.
[02:10]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Mm, you probably aren't used to it. There really is nothing like it.
[02:13]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Yeah... I think maybe I'm too sensitive to these sweets, I suppose..
[02:14]	<[huh]Nathan>	Can't expect you to acclimate right away, i suppose.
[02:14]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Well, how was the fish, at least?
[02:15]	<[nfty]Brienne>	The fish was good!
[02:16]	<[huh]Nathan>	Well, we've found two things we know she likes.
[02:16]	<Ivory>	Fish and whine?
[02:16]	<[huh]Nathan>	Fish and wine.
[02:17]	<Ivory>	Yeah, that's what I said.
[02:17]	<[huh]Nathan>	I was agreeing.
[02:17]	<[nfty]Brienne>	The whine was good too.
[02:17]	<[Zem]Cassandra>	Next time, we'll try making something with beef.
[02:17]	<Ivory>	Well, I'm glad you did, mister.
[02:17]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Hmm? What is 'beef'?
[02:17]	<[huh]Nathan>	It's another kind of meat.
[02:17]	* Ivory	electricity eyes-glare thing.
[02:18]	<[nfty]Brienne>	Hmm. I will have to try this, too.
[02:18]	* [huh]Nathan	ignores it.
[02:18]	<[huh]Nathan>	Tomorrow, then.
[02:19]	* Ivory	will not be ignored. She leans in closer and closer, till their noses touch. And she glares.
[02:19]	* Ivory	and steals a spoonful of ice cream.
[02:20]	<[huh]Nathan>	What?
[02:20]	<[huh]Nathan>	Wait, hey, that's mine!
[02:20]	<Ivory>	Nya-ha~
[02:21]	* Ivory	gulps it before he has the chance to reclaim it, licking the inside of the spoon very slooowly.
[02:22]	* [huh]Nathan	sighs.
[02:22]	<[huh]Nathan>	You are a demon.
[02:23]	<[nfty]Brienne>	You can have mine, if you want.
[02:23]	* [nfty]Brienne	motions her bowl of ice cream over to Nathan.
[02:23]	<[huh]Nathan>	Oh? Thank you.
[02:23]	<[nfty]Brienne>	I mean, I'm not going to eat it myself. I-it's nothing.
[02:24]	* [huh]Nathan	pushes his toward Ivory and sets to work on Brienne's.
[02:33]	* Ivory	shrugs, and starts on the second bowl. She slips her shoes off and "accidentally" slides her foot across Cassie's ankle.
[02:37]	* [Zem]Cassandra	shudders as Ivory does so, and smiles gently at her before finishing off the ice cream.
[02:42]	* Ivory	pinches her with her toes before she finishes her ice cream, puts on her slippers and takes it to the sink.
[02:42]	<Ivory>	You make me wanna la-la~