Continuing post #51

[blackshadow]

[ Continued from here. ]

[ It is. ;_; And with rabbit ears! ]

[ Nope, that's too embarrassing. ] Come on, you're not much of a cat if you don't eat fish or meow...

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[blackshadow]

[ Thusia is cuddling. B) ]

[ ...it has been a long time, hasn't it... He shrugs. ] We have other things we can do--I haven't bothered teaching you how to use a staff yet, either.

[negativegate]

[Hee, it definitely is. X)]

[Rita's pretty sure it has...And now she blinks curiously.] Huh? Were you thinking of doing that?

[blackshadow]

[ Death? Nature?? Nah, it's cuddling time. ]

[ This conversation has just reminded Tyr that he wants to spar with Ted... ] I don't think you'd be bad at using one... [ But he wasn't really. ]

[negativegate]

[Huff who cares about all that other stuff when they're busy cuddling?

[They'll have to find Ted a stick...Rita imagines it for a moment, then shrugs.] I don't know...It's not as good for magic as my sash, and I'm pretty good with a whip...

[blackshadow]

[ Everything else can go away!! ]

[ Has to be another blacksmith... That answer is good enough for him. ] If you say so...

...Actually, I haven't see you use your whip that much. [ And he's curious. ]

[negativegate]

[And give them their cuddle time!!]

[Somewhere around here...] Well, it's just a backup. I'd much rather use my magic if I'm gonna fight anything. [And it's not like her magic would ever be disabled or anything!]

[blackshadow]

[ They need it to recover!! ]

[ Sob, another thing for Tyr to find... ] Still, I haven't seen your practice with it, either... [ Totally not. That's silly. ]

[negativegate]

[Yeah! Gotta revitalize! :<]

[Somehow he'll manage it-!] I don't really need to. [Of course not!]

[blackshadow]

[ So they can keep going!! ]

[ Needs a map-! ] You'll fall out of practice saying that... [ Her magic is always with her!! ]

[negativegate]

[That's right-!]

[He needs to recruit a cartographer!] There's no way I'd fall out of practice when it comes to artes. [Just like her blastia~!]

[blackshadow]

[ Where can he find one!? ] What about using it normally? [ Which never leaves her neck~ ]

[negativegate]

[If only there was a walkthrough-!] All I have to do is swing it. Besides, artes are more efficient. [She'd never even think of taking it off~]

[blackshadow]

[ Where's his Poly guide!? :'( ] I guess... It just seems sort of careless... [ Not for anyone~♥ ]

[negativegate]

[He could get Toph's!] As long as I have my magic to rely on, it's nothing to worry about. [Nobody at aaall~]

[blackshadow]

[ ...But it's Toph's! ] ...That's true... Hopefully you'll never have to fight without it.

[negativegate]

[And she put a lot of work into it...right?!] Of course I won't. I take very good care of my blastia, you know.

[blackshadow]

[ It was Toph-quality! ] I know--I don't think I could forget that.

[negativegate]

[Which is very different from top-quality...] Then unless all the mana suddenly vanishes or something, there's nothing to worry about.

[blackshadow]

[ Regardless of what Toph says! Rita should knock on wood after saying things like that... But Tyr thinks that's pretty ridiculous. ] I get it, I get it... I just worry some times anyway...

[negativegate]

[Yeeeep...And Rita doesn't think she's tempting fate or anything...] Well...I worry about you too, you know.

[blackshadow]

[ Not like fate exists anyhow... That makes him a little concerned. ] Is something wrong?

[negativegate]

[That would just be silly! Rita looks up at him, and waves her hand a bit--she didn't mean to make him concerned.] No, it's not that. Just, you know, when there's curses... [And his state at the beginning of the month really worried her--when she came back and Katara had left...]

[blackshadow]

[ Having Rita back helped him become more hopeful--and he's still hopeful that Katara will come back. (Though he can't imagine her being completely happy with the way his relationship with Rita has gone...)

But he's not thinking of that. He's thinking more about the curses and everything that's happened with them... He looks down at her, still a little worried. Especially since there's nothing he can do to relieve that worry for her. ] We just need to be as careful as we can... —I promise I will.

[negativegate]

[Rita's just going to try not to think about either of them leaving again. It's not like there'd be anything they could do about it, anyway...

Rita doesn't fret about him all the time, at least--mostly just when the more dangerous curses are happening. She nods back and replies with a resolute tone.] I know. It'll be fine.

[blackshadow]

[ They'd just be lonely...

He feels better that she has confidence still--he doesn't know what he'd do if Rita started having doubts. ] That's right. [ ...And feeling a little sappy, he leans over to give her a kiss. ]