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@SnarkyFlier ❝Severa, truly..?❞
She's forced to stifle a giggle in the wake of haughty, expectant brandishing of her digits.
She makes a show of haphazardly jutting her head about as she closes the distance, until:
❝..There. Or does the very tip of your nose border on chaste?❞
@SnarkyFlier Hmhm. ♫
I take after Father in this regard, evidently. If there is something you would ask of me, you'll have to be just a touch more direct.
@SnarkyFlier ❝. .Oh, Severa. .❞
There's a telling flitting of her hues in bemusement when she's presented with a (partial) cake, until the context follows. Evidently, she'd forgotten.
She sheepishly accepts, of course, and gestures to a vacant table.
❝T--there, and thank you. So..?❞
❝. . . .❞
Abruptly, Lucina's cloak is brought wide as she steps from around the bend to stand squarely before @SnarkyFlier.
The way she splays her arms before her was inviting: Though less in the sense of seeking an embrace, so much as inviting her to do her worst.
@TacticianRobin Robin, thank you.
There is something of a rumor involving a ledger that keeps account of such occasions.
Father never would reveal whether it were you or Frederick who maintained such a thing.
@AskrsLight So I see. You are affable yet— which is something I can scarcely claim to be in the wake of discourse.
It's an admirable trait; but it begs the question. What good could the Shepherds of tomorrow have had to say about me?
@AskrsLight You recall as much—?
..It’s humbling, but I should thank you to reserve such pleasantries. Failing that father is unavailable, namely. Ahem.
I trust that you have been in good spirits beside.
❛By my recollection of the past, the Shepherd's camp should be set approximately..?
..Evidently not. That their whereabouts have diverged from history is equal parts vexing and reassuring.❜
'Oh, that's right. Today is..' 🎂
('Hm. Well, I was never the sort to indulge. Not since I was a girl, at least. I'd sooner prefer to pass the day in peace.')
@OverlordGrima 'ENOUGH!'
'The very idea that you perceive your actions as empathy is sickening to the core.'