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Who: Summoner and Feferi
When: 2/16, afternoon
Where: the forest
Status: closed

Like many of her friends the past few days, Feferi has a lot on her mind, and even if going for a walk isn't the most proactive of approaches, it feels good. Getting out of the block, letting her feet take her where they will. She's tempted to take a swim around the island, but wants to be around in case anything happens. But nothing's going to happen! Not anything worse, anyway.

She hopes.

The forest seems like a nice alternative to taking a swim, and she's had luck here before. Without the slightest idea of where she's going and only a vague recollection of where she's been, she kicks up her feet in a slow amble. With the racket she makes, she almost meanders right on by. But as her ears pick up another noise, her fins twitch and she stops, trying to hear better. She can't tell what it is, but it sounds strange and interesting and it piques her curiosity enough that she veers off the trail she's been blazing and into a different direction altogether, seeking out the source.

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He purses his lips, straightening his back a little as he looks at her. He's still not really used to being around her, it's in a way, both confusing and frustrating. Because here is the Alternian Empress to be. But... she's so different from what Summoner knows of The Condesce, so he's not quite sure how to react yet. Her being forward is kind of refreshing though. So many people here seem to talk around things and be discreet. It's kind of nice to just have someone be forthright.

"Uh... Right, sorry. It's not like I meant ya t'see or anything..."

"No, it's okay."

How exactly do you comfort a drunken adult troll though? She's at a bit of a loss, though that's not about to stop her. The first thing, she decides, is to confiscate that bottle of his. It won't due to have him getting even more drunk! She thinks? Maybe? She has no idea, but she still leans over him to try and curl her fingers around the bottle and pull it away from him.

"Here, you should give me that and tell me what's bothering you!"

Whoa what? Taking his bottle? He's going to just purse his lips in a pouted from and strengthen his grip on it. No kid is going to take his alcohol, for various reasons.

"I don't think I should be given' ya nothin'. Especially not this," again with his frown before jerking the bottle away. He glances at it for a moment and sighs, moving to check if the cap is on tight before putting it away in his sylladex.

"But I can at least put it away. Probably shouldn't drink 'round you anyway."

"I don't want it! Ew!" She rolls her eyes but sits back once he puts it a way, seemingly satisfied that it's gone and he won't be downing any more of it-- at least not in her presence. That's comfort enough for her. "So are you going to tell me what's wrong now?"

If he thinks he's going to get away with this, she's prepared to show him otherwise.

You'll get a slight glare for that, but it dissolves quickly, Lysunder's shoulders shrugging as he leans back against the tree. He stares at her for a long moment, listening to her, as if through water, he's still pretty trashed, with or without the bottle in hand, but he can make out what she's saying and her concern. Another shrug, moving his hands up behind his neck and head.

"I was drinkin'."

Huffing in exasperation, it's starting to seem like it might be an undertaking just to get anything out of him. Oh no, Summoner, you vague answers are not going to deter her! If anything, it spurs her on, and nothing, if not persistent.

"Yes, but why? If you were thirsty there are plenty of other not so gross and not at all intoxicating things to drink!"

He thrives off vague and subtle answers when it comes to true feelings, Feferi, you might just have to deal with this. Not only that, but she's a child, he really shouldn't get into something like this with her. This is his problem, or was, since it's not actually a problem anymore because he fixed it.

"Because I like the taste and the feel afterwards." A shrug, his expression rather calm as he looks at her, still finding it so odd to be in her presence.

"Oh yeah? If it's so great, why wouldn't you want me to have any, huh?"

She knows the answer to that question, of course, not that she would have wanted any, had she managed to procure the bottle from him. She really just wanted to get it away from, and knows perfectly well the answer to her question. And the more she feels like her real question is being dodge, the more she wants to pry.

Without giving him a chance to respond, she shakes her head, to dismiss the question entirely. "I just want to help, you know."

He wouldn't have responded, if she had given him the time, but he could admit he was a little slow right now. The alcohol gave him quite a lag as he listened to her, and Lysunder was getting more and more tired as the time passed. But he probably wouldn't fall asleep, he's always done well to stay awake. Blacking out was different, but staying awake he could manage.

"There's nothin' to help with, trust me."

"If you're sure..."

It sure does sound like she's giving up, but her body language says otherwise. She's still seated heavily on the ground and she's not making any move to get up.

"Maybe we could talk about something else!" An innocent suggestion, of course. No ulterior motives. "Who were you yelling at, anyway?"

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"Oh, uh." A side glance. He doesn't think-- quick commune sweep-- yeah, squirrel's gone now. A smile as his gaze moves back to Feferi.

"A little friend of mine. But uh, he ran off. I'm not the best company right now, as you might have guessed."

"That's too bad! I would have liked to meet him." If she has any idea that the 'friend' is an animal (of course, she doesn't) she certainly doesn't let on. She pauses, but adds, after a beat, "But for all it's worth, I don't think you're bad company at all! Maybe you could use a bath, but that's about it!"

"I'll, take a bath later. Sometime. Right now I'm just gonna sit."

He's really not sure why Feferi is staying there to keep him company, he knows that, even if he's good company normally, he's not right now... It'd be better if she swam off and spent time with her friends. Summoner would only prove to be a drag at this moment in time. Even he knows that.

Why does Feferi ever do anything? Because she can, mostly. Because it interests her. And he interests her, and whatever's got this older troll acting funny interests her. She's vaguely aware that perhaps his problems are above her head. Maybe there's nothing that she can do for him. But she's not going to completely discount the possibility.

"Then I'm going to sit too!"

Finally moving from her kneeling position, she comes to sit side by side with him. It takes some maneuvering of her mane of hair but she manages to throw it all over her shoulders and gets comfortable, half leaning against the tree, and half against him.

"Uh... okay?"

What ...does he say to that? It's not like he can yell at her to leave, he likes her there, Summoner is a social butterfly. He enjoys the company of others and he likes nymph trolls a lot too. But it's still a little awkward with how drunk he is, so he looks a little off put when she sits down, slightly leaning away from her before just accepting it and laying his head back on the tree.

"If uh... that's really what you are wanting to be doing at this current time... I guess. But I'm really not the best company right now, just so that is a thing you know."