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Post by opius on Dec 27, 2023 15:07:54 GMT -5
Little by little he was getting tugged into her space. He wasn't... used to being enveloped. Hugs were something he'd just gotten used to- and had learned he quite enjoyed! With that in mind, he tried to shift and put aside that knee-jerk discomfort to actually focus on the feeling.
It was... Warm. Maybe too warm? But the more he thought of it, the more he kind of liked the heat. And the gentle squeezing, the slight cramped sensation. There was certainly a conflict in mind- being held down was never something he liked abiding by. But this was different, somehow. And she was quite soft- he had to admit that the contact was downright pleasant. He let out a puff of a breath he didn't realize he had been holding, and it came out as a sigh.
"Adding color after the image sets...? Hmn..." He shifted. "...If I were to adjust the composition of the paper and create a protective layer above the image- one that could accept paints..." He tilted his head and shifted his weight some. "...That's not unlike grisaille painting. Or unlike enameling either... It would certainly take more work, but the end result might look very interesting."
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Post by CautionCat on Dec 27, 2023 15:17:33 GMT -5
"That would be an interesting side project. A clear coat that still lets the light in to make the change, but able to be painted over." She reached down and grabbed the bunched up blankets on her lower half, and tossed the fabric over him, resting her arm back down atop.
"I have done water colors, I have painted flowers with them. They are quite soothing to paint with." She smiled, and nuzzled into his neck, whiskers tickling his skin. This was cozy! This was so nice! She could do this all day and not have a care.
"Maybe there could be another coat to protect the picture... I do not know of anything clear that keeps light out, however."
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Post by opius on Dec 27, 2023 15:25:17 GMT -5
"Hah-!" He yelped as she nosed into his neck- cold as her nose was, tickly as the whiskers were. The reaction quickly devolved into laughter as he was bundled up. As he settled, he tried to put thought to her suggestion, but found it harder to grasp and hold onto a singular strand of thought. It was warm and he had grown quite relaxed in this weird, cozy little nest.
"Gosh, I don't even... Maybe a material that cures from light, like the silver mix. Or a film applied after the exposure sets in. It wouldn't be hard to apply a," He yawned, "-Lacquer of some kind. Would be trivial for Klinkle I imagine. Maybe even a thin pane of glass- though I don't think we've met a blower since Astor city..."
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Post by CautionCat on Dec 27, 2023 15:30:58 GMT -5
"If we display it, a glass cover would be good. But yes, I do not know of any glass makers... Outside of what you said."
She rubbed his further away arm, her bare palms soft against his skin, moving from his wrist to his shoulder, just enjoying the texture of his skin and arm hair. "What if we make a book to put them in? Little pockets of paper with a cut hole to display the picture. The book would cover them from light, and they would be protected folded in the pages."
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Post by opius on Dec 27, 2023 16:07:29 GMT -5
He closed his eyes and laughed a little as she started petting, working her way to his shoulders. "Well I've already made an album. Though maybe I should make a more robust one with a thicker binder on the outside.
He let out another sigh, feeling the darkness creeping in despite the floating lights. Content, he wasn't yet drifting- but he could feel its approach. How often did he spend his evening staring at the ceiling, searching for patterns, or reading a book by lantern light to wind down? This... Whatever this was seemed to be getting the job done quicker. Or he was simply more tired now than before. It was hard to say...
"That uhm- feels nice." He remarked. "The petting. Oddly enough. Like having my hair brushed, except, yknow, it's not." He laughed briefly, but it was a sleepy chuckle of a thing.
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Post by CautionCat on Dec 27, 2023 16:12:50 GMT -5
"Hair brushed? You hate that." She reached up to ruffle his hair, then ran her fingers through it.
"It is getting long. You might look like Alain soon." Konane snorted, and pulled his hair back gently to show his forehead.
"But maybe if you grow it long and tie it back, it would look good. But I also enjoy how messy it is, now." She ruffled it again, then slid her hand down to cup his cheek, giving his other one a kiss."
"You are so sleepy... Usually you fidget more. Was it really a tiring day for you?"
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Post by opius on Dec 27, 2023 16:18:46 GMT -5
"Well, yeah, the bristles aren't very nice- I mean when you use your fingers. The nails are," He yawned again and leaned his head into her palm. "-Nice..."
"Long hair, huh... I don't know. I wouldn't want to look too much like him. He did say it's dangerous after all." He shrugged, lazily opening one eye to glance at her just as she leaned in to plant a kiss. He grinned slightly, scrunching his nose.
"...It must have been." He shrugged again. "That, or... pillows and talk are good for the wind-down. I feel like I didn't know how tired I was until you bundled me up, and now it's all just there."
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Post by CautionCat on Dec 27, 2023 16:28:26 GMT -5
"The nest is a success, then." She giggled, and hugged him close to her, softness enveloping his side. "Mmn, I am also quite sleepy, but a part of me wants to talk more. What is it you have said... Wired but tired?"
She went back to petting his hair, nails dragging lightly on his scalp. She enjoyed it, his hair was soft. "I am comfy, and happy that you are comfy. If you like me petting your hair, you would like petting my fur. I am very soft, I did a lot of brushing earlier. It felt nice."
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Post by opius on Dec 27, 2023 18:05:21 GMT -5
"Muh huh..." He murmured, half drifting off as she went about petting his scalp. Several seconds later he opened one eye again and glanced at her. "Oh. Wait, that's an invitation, isn't it..." And so he shifted and reached about to try and brush the back of his hand against her shoulder. It didn't go as well as he imagined, and some time later he shifted, wiggled, and turned to face her slightly- getting a better angle. The movement did wake him up slightly, but as he started petting the ruff of her neck he could feel himself falling back into the oppressive lethargy of too many pillows.
"Yeah, tired. Wired. If you'd like to talk more, I can try and keep up. I'm honestly not sure where to go, what to do... There's just so much that needs to happen next, and picking the right step to focus on is as daunting as planning for it."
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Post by CautionCat on Dec 27, 2023 19:53:19 GMT -5
"Mmmn..." Konane smiled at his sleepy pets, but she enjoyed the attention. She continued to twirl his hair, and pet his scalp, while her mind meandered to various different thoughts.
"We need to be ready for an ambush or something... all the big heads in the same place... I would not be surprised if they tried something." She sighed, watching his face as they laid facing one another. "They know we can kill gods. Imagine that... I went from a skittish runaway to... fighting beings with great power. I feel like I am crazy. Like this is a dream, and I am just... waiting to wake up back home, all back to normal."
Her hand went from his head, to behind his neck, slipping her arm in back of him. "I still do not know why I stay. I could have left at any time. But... I just... feel like I belong, helping. I never really thought much about my life, not really about my future. And here I am, falling in love and killing gods."
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Post by opius on Dec 27, 2023 21:01:46 GMT -5
He laughed. "The world's up and gone crazy, hasn't it." Closing his eyes while he pet her neck, he let his thoughts wander.
"Food for thought for tomorrow I suppose... How to prevent an ambush, what to do if someone unexpected arrives at the meeting. For now it's just... Nice to pretend that we're just traveling. Being tourists."
He laughed. "To think, if they hadn't invaded Samara I'd be traveling as a journeyman half way to Skyhammer by now. And you and Klinkle... Well, who knows where you'd be now?"
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Post by CautionCat on Dec 28, 2023 8:59:52 GMT -5
"Probably back in Otori, unwillingly. With how quickly that hunter found us... I do not think things would be good for us. Hopefully they do not have anything else up their sleeves to find us." She frowned some, and hugged him closer to her, nuzzling her face against the top of his head.
"Ouwah! I do not want to think of that. I want to think of this- holding you in a pile of pillows, and talking until we fall asleep." Konane huffed, and snorted.
"But it is something I wonder about. What date would have been if things were different. I do not think Klinkle and myself would have got very far without Valor Compay."
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