Infinite_River_Tycoon	wanders through the manse a while longer after leaving Shoat (and giving her a bag of sweets bought during the ration run to town), before heading to the lab and knocking, before poking his head in.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	*knocking, then
	=-=	Read is now known as Shoat_of_the_Mire
	Ikiryo1	looks up at the knock. She's dressed in a red and white coat over her normal dress, a little too stylish to really be a lab coat. She's currently staring a potion before her. Nice blue colour, staying at the stable temperature...all looking good.
	Ikiryo1	She'd just need someone to test it on. But hey, she can work that out later. She's got some ideas for tinkering anyway. "Oh come in."
	=-=	Ikiryo1 is now known as Soaring_Dream
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	Following Rivers is Shoat actually...she's got the bag of candy in hand, mincing a little after Rivers. She's still got her scythe with her
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"H-Hello M-Miss Dream" softly from behind Rivers.
	Soaring_Dream	smiles at River "Oh, hello" Rivers can't be sure but it looks like her shirt lost a button as she smiled...which instantly returned when Shoat entered. "Nice to see you both."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	smiles, rubbing the back of his head, "Hope we aren't interrupting. Nice coat." River is still in his formal clothes, loose dark-blue trousers and tunic, trimmed in silver, with a black sash. The tunic has been slightly loosened, from a long day of fighting.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	*from the long day, and the fighting.
	Soaring_Dream	"It's treated to protect me from chemical spills. Mutagens are rather nasty work if you are not careful."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"M-Mutagens? What're t-those?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Things that mutate."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"What's mutate?"
	Soaring_Dream	"To change into something else." She pokes River with her mixing stick "He will demonstrate."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"A-Ah? D-Don't do anything dangerous to Mister Rivers! :<
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"It's when the Wyld gets into you and changes what you are. Although Lunars can do it naturally." As he speaks, he rolls up his sleeves, long, feathery spines emerge from above his forehead and arms. Lionfish spines, in fact.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	pokes at them a little nervously.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"A-Ah! S-So when you change into a huge fish!"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Exactly. A bit more complicated than that, but mostly right."
	Soaring_Dream	"Indeed. I'm making something that should change people without needing to be a Lunar...though it's not as quickly reversable."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"O-oh....a-are you d-doing it to the people we freed?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Change them into what?"
	Soaring_Dream	"I don't currently have any general plans...I mean, one has to be very careful with these. They are dangerous in the wrong hands...or if you are not careful. It's always better to tailor them to the person you are working on than to just try blind experimentation."
	Soaring_Dream	smiles "I'm just using it as a way to relax. Alchemy does that for me." The others notice a long pipe on the table she's been working at.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	wrinkles her nose a little
	Soaring_Dream	The room smells a lot like Dream's perfume. Though that could just be dream.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	takes a look at the pipe, consideringly, then looks down at Shoat and sighs a little. Can't do that in front of the kid, "At least you're being responsible, Dream."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	fidgets a little. "U-um....I-I..." she blushes. As if looking at Dream and Rivers.
	Soaring_Dream	"I try to be. There are...many...who have not been. I don't seek the emulate them. I want to help people."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	smiles, leaning against the doorframe, "Creatures that fly usually have large hearts, to keep their wings beating. It's something I've noticed." It's about as Lunar as compliments get, but a compliment nonetheless.
	Soaring_Dream	"Is that all you've noticed?" The look is playful...before she remembers Shoat is in the room "Is something wrong?"
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"A-Ah...n-no..." Shoat goes red as she looks down and away
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"I've noticed more than that." The grin is faintly roguish, before looking down at Shoat, concerned. After all, she had been crying earlier, it wouldn't feel right not to make sure she feels bebtter, "You okay, Shoat? It's not a candy stuck in your throat, is it?"
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"N-No Mister Rivers..."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Sunstroke? I keep forgetting you're from the East."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"You should have some water. Exalt or no, you can still dry out."
	Soaring_Dream	reaches down and gives Shoat a hug. "I'm sorry I didn't have time to comfort you after the fight. There was...much to do. Are you alright?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"We had a talk about it." River pats Shoat on the head.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	nods, "Y-Yes M-Miss Dream" softly, looking down. "M-Mister Rivers helped a-a-a lot"
	Soaring_Dream	"Good, good. If you ever want to talk...I'm here for you. I'll drop whatever I'm working on."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	nods a little. "T-Thank you" again, looking down, softly sighing. "I-I...um...t-thank you f-for the candy Mister Rivers" smiling a little, though she's still blushing
	Soaring_Dream	"Now...what's wrong?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"It's always good to know you're not alone. Just remember what I told you, alright?" He grins cheerfully.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"A-Ah! NOthing! Nothing!" hands in front, flailing them a little
	Soaring_Dream	"You sure?" She holds her right to her chest "You do know you can tell me anything, right?"
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	nods a little. "Y-Yes...I can l-l-leave i-if you t-two w-w-want to..." she stutters out, or manages to
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	Or tries to
	Soaring_Dream	"Why would we want that?" She smiles wider
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	looks down, even redder. She knows, she's too young to have learned about this. Even the Lover said so. S-Still </////<. "A-A-A-A-Ah n-n-n-n-n-n-nothing"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Well, maybe you could get some water. The desert can dry you out faster than you realize, and sweets can dehydrate you more." River's tone is sympathetic.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"S-Should I-I g-get some?" softly
	Soaring_Dream	"It would be healthy, yes. I should drink more myself."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	nods solemnly.
	Soaring_Dream	"Even exalts can get dehyrated."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	smiles at both, though still blushing, gives each a hug, before running off, leaving hte two older ones alone.
	Soaring_Dream	raises an eyebrow "Now I wonder what her issue was?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	shrugs, glancing to ascertain whether that button that vanished earlier is still there, "Kids can be perceptive sometimes, she was embarassed."
	Soaring_Dream	"Whatever for?" The button is gone again.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Oh, who knows?" He smiles, "It's a mystery."
	Soaring_Dream	"I shall never quite understand children." She smiles back "So, how went your hunt?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Uneventfully, we smelled each other at the same time. My right pectoral fin was melted down to the bone, and some of the scales were nearly eaten through, but I managed to crush it in my coils without much worse."
	Soaring_Dream	"Oh dear...that sounds like it terribly hurt. Do you need treatment?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"I might. Just to be sure, right? I need those hands to keep everyone safe." He extends his singed right hand, the skin discolored from where the trirant's acidic drool had melted through what was, in spirit form, a fin.
	Soaring_Dream	nods and takes a vial of water from her bench "It looks like it needs cleaning to help get rid of the last of the acid."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Should I sit down?" And, with a wry smile, "...It isn't going to sting like the medicine you applied after Trouel cracked three of my ribs, right?"
	Soaring_Dream	"It is water. Is the big bad fish afraid of a little water?" She pulls a stool out for him.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Of course he isn't! He's not scared of much at all." He sits down, elbow propped on his knee, watching her as she moves.
	Soaring_Dream	nods and gently washes the hand. River is pretty sure she was wearing pants a second ago, rather than a pencil skirt. "This should help. Getting the acid out of the wound will help you heal."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	nods, taking the opportunity to subtly loosen the front of his tunic, pushing the sides a bit further apart near the collarbone and upper chest, "It sure feels better. How soon will I be able to punch with it?"
	Soaring_Dream	"Hmm...unless there was damage to your chest, you should be able to in no longer than a day. Likely less. Still, I would need more information to be completely sure." Her shirt has become a halter top at some point.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Some of its venom may have splattered there. It's easy to lose track of wounds in the heat of battle. You're right, though, I'd feel safer if you checked." He tugs the tunic loose, so that it hangs open in front, silver markings gleaming beneath.
	Soaring_Dream	nods "Hmm...she runs her hands along it, taking longer than she really should. "It looks right...though I'll need to be sure. Did you swallow any of it?" The skirt looks shorter now. Very in fashion in Blessed Ilse though.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	River does have a fondness for the way ladies of the Realm dress. He considers the question, a smile crinkling the edges of his concerned mien, slipping an arm around her shoulders to support her, "I don't know, I did tear open its throat with my teeth."
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	Soaring_Dream	nods "Very bad, very bad." She stands up, looking down at him. She DEFINETLY wasn't wearing a bikini top before, even if it is in her usual red and white. "That shall need to be treated...though I shall need to work out how. I cannot promice it will be easy." Her voice is sultry with promice.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	meets her gaze with a sharky, suggestive grin of his own, "You have my full cooperation...perhaps some way of soothing the affected area?" The tunic slides down over his shoulders, dropping to the floor, "How ever will I be able to thank you?"
	Soaring_Dream	nods "I shall have to think...long and hard...about how. But I'm sure we can work out something." She licks her lips as she steps towards him with an exaggerated shake to her hips.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Long and hard, huh? That brings an idea to mind." He grins, kicking the stool away and standing up, heat smouldering in his eyes as he wraps his arms around her waist, practically lifting her up as he leans down to kiss her.
	Soaring_Dream	smiles as she looks into his eyes "Yes...certain things do come to mind." She raises her arms around his neck as she leans up to kiss him.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"Mister Rivers! Miss Dream! H...." the pale girl goes paler...and then, the color of blood, as if her Caste Mark exploded over her face.
	Soaring_Dream	looks over at Shoat, her own face going as red as her hair as she pulls the coat she was still wearing closed.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	Shoat's voice goes high, almost squeaking. "A-A-A-A-Ah! S-SORRYSORRYSORRYSORRYSORRYSORRYSORRYSORRYSORRY!" Shoat's voice is high, rapid fire, she's trying to back up but instead all she does is bump aginast the door frame, eeeping and jumping a good half dozen feet into the air.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	's head snaps towards Shoat, instinctively putting himself between Dream and her, although...the wings make it difficult to hide her. He doesn't redden much, but looks as sheepish as can be.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Oh by Luna...we didn't lock the door." He groans, smacking his forehead with the heel of his hand.
	Soaring_Dream	has closed her coat by this point, blushing "I...didn't think of it..."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"Sorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorrysorry" it's like a mantra the girl is repeating as she averts her eyes
	Soaring_Dream	is as red as a Dragonblooded as her thigh high boots return to normal size and her skirt very quickly gains a lot of volume. "It's ok Shoat....I mean...I'm sorry..."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Hey, Shoat, uh. It's...it's alright, we just...er. You'll understand when you're older."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"It's a normal thing that happens between grown-ups." He hugs Dream a little closer to his chest, "Nothing to be ashamed of, but it's nothing for you to be worrying about either, right? We're sorry for shocking you."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	looks down. "Y-you a-and M-M-Mister R-R-Rivers..." her voice squeaks out, "W-were g-g-g-going t-t-to be h-h-having s-s-sex..." bluuuush.
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	"I-I-I-I k-know w-w-what t-that is..." down and to the side
	Soaring_Dream	"...alright, she understands now...that's worrying in saveral ways." Her top explodes into cloth as it returns to her normal shirt.
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	nods, looking uneasy, "Well...better we just be honest then, right?"
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	nods. "I-I-I k-k-k-kind o-o-of k-kn-knew..." she stutters out.
	Soaring_Dream	"...do I want to ask how?"
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	winces and shakes his head quickly.
	Soaring_Dream	shakes herself free of River, floating towards Shoat
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	shakes her head quickly and looks down
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	Mirroring Rivers even though she doesn't see him really
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	scoops up and fixes his tunic, before heading over to Shoat.
	Soaring_Dream	puts her arms around Shoat "Are you alright? I'm so sorry."
	Shoat_of_the_Mire	nods a little. 'I-I-I-I'm g-g-g-g-going t-t-t-to p-pra-pract-practice....p-practice s-scythe....s-s-sorry" squirming out of the hug as, apologetic, she races from the room
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Aw, Shoat, you didn't do anything to apologize for." River calls after her, a worried frown on his face.
	Soaring_Dream	"...we should probebly follow her. She doesn't seem alright."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"I'm not sure that's what she wants. She's embarrassed, and when you're embarrassed being dragged back over why doesn't always help."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"It might be some bigger issue, but if it is, it's not something she'll want to talk about now. I'm hoping there's no bigger issue."
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	Soaring_Dream	nods "There is. There was something in her eyes...a much deeper hurt."
	Soaring_Dream	frowns "I will need to talk to her later. Someone needs to answer for that hurt."
	Infinite_River_Tycoon	"Just so long as it doesn't scare her."