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Liondog Dad grumbled indignantly at having her hands so deep into his mane and being called soft, but just headed inside with them.

"Oh? Thank you for going to the extra effort then. I would have eaten whatever you decided to make," Yuudai chuckled, looking over the table and the silverware. "It all looks so fancy. Please forgive me if there's any tablemanners I forget," he mentioned aside to her before taking his seat.

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Aanya let out a little happy gasp when the lusus tilted his shaggy head forward for her to pet him, burying her hand in his thick fur. “Ooh~ Merci~” She giggled before leading them in. “You are so soft~” 

She looked up at Yuudai, smiling warmly. “Mother is …somewhere in here~. I hope you’re hungry! I’ve made some soup from the east, though I’m not certain the flavor is right?” 

She lead him into the dining room where the table had been shortened to accommodate just two guests. The settings were made of silver and the cups were crystal. Old ancestral pieces. “They are not my own ancestors…They came with the hive~” Aanya mentioned as she gestured to the table. “Please sit~! I will serve you.”  

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Yuudai smiled at Aanya when she answered the door, patting Liondog Dad lightly on the head. He had brushed him and fluffed his mane before they came over, wanting him to look nice for Aanya. The lusus sniffed her hand and begrudgingly tilted his head forward some to allow her to pet him.

"Yes, is he, and go ahead. He seems to have warmed up to you already," he told her as he came inside, his lusus waiting to do the same patiently so Aanya could pet him first. 

Dinner with the Dead => Closed Rp

The loud knock made her jump a little, used to most of her hive guest just floating in through the walls, but she smiled and hurried to answer. “Coming ~” She opened the large heavy front door with a little bit of a struggle and held up her sight cage with a wide grin. “Mr. Yuudai~ You are right on time! Please come in~” 

She tilted her sight cage downward to look at Yuudai’s lusus. “Goodness me~! Is this your father? Un chien adorable~! May I pat him?” She ask politely, holding out her tiny hand for lion dog father to sniff. 

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Yuudai had asked his moirail to braid his hair for him, wanting to look nice for the visit. He even took the time to iron his shirt and jacket before he left, a little hopeful that Aanya would notice he was a little more cleaned up than usual. He still remembered where her hive was, remembering from the first time they had met. It was hard to forget the distinctive hive.

The trip through town felt a little longer than usual but he found he was right on time as he came up the walkway and to the door of the hive, knocking somewhat loudly in case she was further back in the large hive.

Dinner with the Dead => Closed Rp

Aanya had taken special care with her hair and makeup tonight. Taking a flat iron to her curls had turned her springy bob cut into a mid length elegant silken curtain of ebony locks. She pinned back the bangs some so that they still covered her eyes and scars but weren’t hanging limply in her face, using some of her more ornate pins but not overdoing it. The goal was nice but casual. Nothing to make a big scene but enough effort to let it be known she was interested. 

As she finished her lip liner,  an oceanic looking blue green, she stared long and hard at herself, holding up her sight cage. “Ebonie….Do you think it’s too much? I don’t want to make a fool of myself…” She sighed softly. Ebonie’s presence in the back of her mind let off soothing waves of aura. Telling her to be calm and it would be alright. 

She smiled and nodded. “You’re right. It’s going to be okay.”

Dinner consisted of miso soup that she’d made herself and hayashi raisu stew that had been ordered premade from a restaurant in town and reheated in her kitchen. The dishes were strange to her, and she wasn’t sure the soup was even tasting like it was meant to, but she had wanted to attempt some of the foods from Yuudai’s homeland. For dessert she’d made something much more familiar to her, bichon au citron puffs. Checking on those again she dipped her finger in the left over filling and tasted it, giggling slightly at the sweetness. 

Everything seemed to be ready for her guest. 

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Yuudai was surprised at the gesture but leaned over carefully to accept the bite from the fork, easing back into his seat afterward. "Mm. It is very good. And yes, that works for me. Perhaps I could bring my Father as well if you'd like to meet him. He's well behaved around other lusii. He just gets a little smart with them sometimes," he chuckled, thinking fondly of the lion dog.

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She giggled again, tiny pointed ears wiggling with mirth. “You say that now~ I’ll ask again after you’ve tried to eat it~ There’s a reason I don’t have any quads~” She teased playfully before having a bit of her own cake. “ooh~ it’s very good today~ You must try it~” She prompted, cutting a bite with her fork and offering it over, hand cupped under it to catch crumbs. 

"How about two days from now? Would that work? You could meet my mother then. She’s sure to be roosting in the hive." 

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"That sounds lovely. Your garden was beautiful last time I saw it, but I'm sure with spring coming it is even more so."

He took a bite of his scone as she spoke, perking a brow at her comment.

"I'm sure your cooking is fine. I'd love to come over some time and have some of it."

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She tittered quietly at the pat and turned back to him. “You should give yourself more credit then, Mr. Yuudai. As I greatly enjoy your company and would love to have it again in a more private location~ You could come see my garden again~ I believe the blue roses are in bloom~” 

She picked up her spoon and stirred her tea as she spoke, something to keep her hands busy. “I could cook for you~? Though I’m not very good….~” 

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Yuudai saw her slight embarrassment, hoping she hadn't been too bothered at his teasing but assuming she hadn't been since she was smiling so easily again.

"Then accept my apology for not thinking of it more. I try not to assume a lovely young lady like yourself would enjoy my company as much as I enjoy yours," he told her, giving her other hand a light pat.

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Her mouth dropped open a little at Yuudai commenting on the quickness of her invitation, about to apologize if it had been unlady like or too forward, but she closed it again just as quick as a bashful smile overtook her features and she turned her face away.

 Hiding her wide smile behind her hand again her ears wiggled slightly. “Perhaps you should have….though I would accept it late if you are so inclined.” She teased. 

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Yuudai chuckled at the compliment, cheeks tinting a little blue as well. "My, well when you say it like that it's no surprise you were so quick to offer to take me out to dinner. I hadn't realize I had made much of an impression on you at all though." He took a bite of his scone as he thought about it.

"I did have such a nice time with you last time though. Perhaps I should have thought more about it."

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His returned teasing provoked a deeper teal flush to spread over Aanya’s cheeks and ears. “Oh my~ Well is it terribly wicked for me to hope for something else to be said from a handsome troll such as yourself~?” She quipped back with another giggle. 

"Maybe I was hoping you were going to tell me I’d been on your mind while you were away~?" The flirting was shameless and a little uncharacteristic for Aanya but her time spent around Certez hadn’t left her without influence. 

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"I'll tell him I saw you if he comes pestering me again," he told her, leaving it at that. He hadn't really meant for it to be bad or good news for her. Just for her to know in case she hadn't seen him and didn't know what had happened. He smiled at her giggling, taking a drink of his tea.

"Was there something else you were hoping for me to say?" he asked her jokingly.

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"Oh dear….~" Aanya frowned slightly at the idea of her ghostly friend as an undead. "That’s most unfortunate…..~ I had hoped he had passed on through limbo and not somthing like this….~" She sighed softly and accepted her tea and cake from the waitress. 

"For a spirit to come back as an undead is terrible terrible luck~" She shook her head again and shrugged. "I suppose it is out of my hands now of course~ I hope he’ll come to me or one of my profession when he’s ready to find peace~" 

She took a careful sip of her tea and added two sugars too it. “Though listen to me prattling on~ Thank you very much for telling me you saw him~ Even if it’s far from what I expected you to tell me~” She giggled, putting a hand over her mouth politely. 

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Yuudai accepted the picture and captchalogued it again. "He is very well.He lives with his quadrants near here," he explained to her, furrowing his brows some. "I almost didn't quite make the connection. But he's certainly the same person. But flesh and blood now. Still dead though."

He thought about Aanya's interest in the dead and decided against telling her that he was probably a bad omen. "Anyway, I just thought you would like to know, since it sounds like perhaps you haven't seen him since. Whatever happened to bring him back." 

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Aanya accepted the picture and held it in front of her sight cage for a moment before laughing a bit at it. “Oh goodness~! Yes I remember this~!” 

She offered it back to him with a curious smile. “You’ve seen Certez~? I thought you couldn’t see the dead Mr. Yuudai~? Is he well~?” 

She had almost forgotten the wild and unruly ghost had ever lived with her. Though his humor and company had been very much missed by her. 

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"I'm sure you've had your reasons. Sometimes a little privacy and time at home can do you some good," he assured her as he thought before his ears popped back up again. "Oh!"

He searched through his sylladex, getting out the obscene drawing that had been thrown at him last time he had visited her, pointing to the wild haired troll in it.

"Your ghost. I've seen him. I think... He certainly behaves this way and has horns like that."

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Her ears perked again at his statement, blushing a slight tint of teal. “Either way I find it flattering you thought enough of me for such things~ Even if it had been a very long time since we last say one another~” 

She toyed with the napkin on her side of the table slightly while she waited to see if yuudai remembered. “It’s probably a bit of my own fault though~ …I’ve been a bit of a shut in lately~” 

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Yuudai grinned at her offer and the sight of her little fanged smile, giving a small nod. "Dinner sounds lovely." He gave the hostess his order and their menus then rested his hands on the table. 

"Ah. I feel like there has been something I wanted to tell you if I saw you again..." He frowned some, long ears pulling back as he thought.

"I wonder what it possibly could have been. It's been a long time."

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Her ears perked at the mention of sweets. “Oh Mr. Yuudai~ You are too kind~ But if you’re intent on treating me you must let me return the favor another time~”  She insisted with a playful smile, showing off her petite fangs. 

"I do enjoy their strawberry pound cake~ " 

She placed her order with their hostess and looked back at Yuudai. “Perhaps….dinner~? My treat~?” 

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"Oh~ I’m sorry to hear that~" She frowned a little tilting her head some at the pat to Yuudai’s leg, ears wiggling at the sound. "But happy to know I might see you around~?" 

She thought about it for a while. “Let us…get seated first~? Just so we can be comfortable~?” 

She stayed close to his side until it was their turn to be seated, picking a table by the water surrounded by deep red roses. They were her favorite. Once she was comfortable in her seat, sight cage set on the table and pointed at Yuudai. “I think I will have white tea today~ What about yourself~?” She chirped, not wanting to bring up her own issues just yet. 

Yuudai nodded and made a little small talk when she said to wait, not minding her being so close to his side. He wondered if the crowd made her uncomfortable as well fro her to stay so close. But he smiled again to her as they sat down, a little cautious as he sat down since the decorative chairs looked much less sturdy than they actually were.

"I think I want the citrus green tea. I've been wanting to have it again," he answered, glancing over the menu. "Perhaps a blueberry scone too. Would you like any sweets? I can pay, for your tea too."

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"For a little while at least. I hurt my knee on my last excursion and the hospitrolls told me to be easy on it until it has had time to heal," he told her, giving his leg a little pat.

 "Which means no hiking yet. I'm sorry to hear things haven't been so well for you though," he added with a small frown. "Is it anything you'd want to discuss or...?"

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She nodded eagerly and eased into the line with him. 

"I would love that~ It would give us a chance to catch up~" 

She eased up and gently clasp the blue blood’s arm so she wouldn’t have to awkwardly hold up the sight cage. 

"I’ve been….~" 

She trailed off a moment to think about a good way to say how she’d been without just glossing it over. It wasn’t often she had a chance to talk about her life with a friend. 

"Better~" She finally decided on with a determined little smile. "But I am keeping a stiff upper lip~ I’m so happy to hear you’ve been in town~ Will you be around for long~?" 

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"I've been well. I've been exploring, and staying with my moirail here in town when I'm not away," he told her with a smile. "Would you like to join me for tea? If you sit at my table, you won't have to wait at the back of the line," he offered to her, gesturing for her to join him in line if that was what she wanted.

"And how have you been?"

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Aanya perked up, smoothing down the front of her dress and smiling prettily for her companion. It had been a long time since she’d seen him. Perigees in fact. 

"Oh yes~ That was my intention anyways~ It seems quite crowded though~" 

She eased up close to the large blue blood into the space everyone seemed to be leaving around him.  

"It has been so long since I’ve seen you~ How have you been~? " 

She hoped her dress was long enough to hide the cuts on her knees and bruises from the attack so that Yuudai couldn’t see them. 

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The crowds were always a bit of a problem for Yuudai. Not because they were hard to navigate; no, people tended to move out of his way without much prompting. But the large blueblood always felt that he was more in the way than everyone else, hence how close he held his arms and how straight he stood while waiting in line, hoping the small bit of extra space around him made some difference.

In his fretting over the tight space in front of the gardens, he was surprised to hear his name, turning to look around then finally seeing the young woman. "Oh! Aanya, how nice to see you again. Are you here for the teahouse as well?"

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Aanya had been in her hive since the incident with the jade bloods at market. Though she had been saved through the kindness of a stranger, the violence had shaken her up quite a bit and she’d remained in bed for several days, healing up and regaining her nerve. 

Then she’d tended her garden a while, mended a few of her dresses, all the little busy things she could do around hive she did. Things to keep her hands moving. Things to get her mind off of what had happened the last time she’d gone out. And when she ran out of things to do at hive, she put on her makeup, got dressed, gathered her nerve and went out. 

Determined to have a good time she headed for one of her favorite tea houses, one of the ones with a rose garden where you could be seated near fountains and blooming flora. On her way there, sight cage held tightly in one hand today, she spotted a large familiar figure through the crowd, waiting in the line for the tea house with the other trolls. 

"….Mr. Yuudai~?"

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((How many troll blogs does one person need? A lot apparently. Anyway I lost the email to my kink rp blog so these two get their own sideblog. You guys should go ask them some questions or just pester them. ))