They're like that in life, too, more often than not. It's a damned shame.
[ there's a little distaste there, because it rankles him - the idea of nobility in power only. it goes against everything strohl is.
but - the last bit makes him smile a little, and he picks off a piece of cooked meat from the skewer he's working on, and passes it across to her on a fork. ]
Yeah? Too bad, I was going to ask you to do the dishes. [ teasing. ] Here. Try it.
[ though, maybe not that hard... he frowns, a little more thoughtfully, then shakes his head - thankfully, alex has a distracting remark quickly, and it makes him crack a grin. ]
If your vegetables kill it, that's not my fault. [ teasing!! ] What's it like? Where you're from.
[ okay cute, first of all. but she's like. hang on. ] Wait. There are fantasy novels in worlds that are already... fantasy?
[ well it's not like those worlds consider themselves fantasy, alex. THINGS COULD STILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THEIR NORM. she just thinks that's wild though. ]
... Yeah. And I usually run kinda hot to begin with, so it took a while to adjust. [ ok. ]
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[ there's a little distaste there, because it rankles him - the idea of nobility in power only. it goes against everything strohl is.
but - the last bit makes him smile a little, and he picks off a piece of cooked meat from the skewer he's working on, and passes it across to her on a fork. ]
Yeah? Too bad, I was going to ask you to do the dishes. [ teasing. ] Here. Try it.
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[ well it gets complicated but she doesn't need to get into the details. it's different enough, she thinks.
she takes the fork and gives it a try. nods... ]
It's good. Maybe good enough to do the dishes, but we'll see.
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[ though, maybe not that hard... he frowns, a little more thoughtfully, then shakes his head - thankfully, alex has a distracting remark quickly, and it makes him crack a grin. ]
If your vegetables kill it, that's not my fault. [ teasing!! ] What's it like? Where you're from.
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[ and those are often about monarchy. are they accurate? to anything? no. but whatever. ]
Hey, it'd be almost impressive if they did. [ but uhm. shrugs. ] Eh, you know. Kinda hot.
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[ fond... ✨💖 will 💖✨ ]
Hot. Seriously? You were just in hell, and that's what you had to say? Hot?
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[ well it's not like those worlds consider themselves fantasy, alex. THINGS COULD STILL BE DIFFERENT FROM THEIR NORM. she just thinks that's wild though. ]
... Yeah. And I usually run kinda hot to begin with, so it took a while to adjust. [ ok. ]