[ Quiet a moment as he thinks about it and then offers: ]

If he's anything like you - then he's stubborn and cares enough that he won't stop at anything to help. So my guess is, yeah, he keeps going against her wishes.

I do think there's like some connection? Enough to make us interested in them, like my kid being goth and magick stuff. [ No traits, though, he shakes it off as he finishes mixing and shifts to find the right pan. ]

Not important. How'd he deal with the wasps?

I get it. I mean - even if there's similarities it's not like we're exactly the same, right? Different lives and all that.


[ More importantly. That response makes him raise a brow. Interesting. He stops what he's doing while the pan heats up to lean against the counter and tries not to look amused. ]

I will promise to try not to laugh.

Why would I laugh about that?

Do you have a vision that you think comes after that or not yet?

I was thinking more along the lines of worrying, especially if it was a dangerous forest and there was no one to help him. Most people would panic if they were being chased.

[ He nods though, somewhat relieved as he puts pancake batter on the pan. ]

That's good at least. Was there anything interesting about that one, or...?

[ don't make a worried face, don't make a worri- ]

A dragon, really? You've been holding out on me. [ teasing ] And he has a partner in his treasonous, evil forest fighting mission?


[ that's what he's taking away from this ]

It's a baby, how can it be scary?

[ Thinks about it, ] Well, if he's with him then I'm sure you'll see him again. Traveling magic roads tends to come with at least a party of two.

I'm not going to point out a dog could mean like chihuahua or great dane size and just say fair point. Maybe he likes you.

[ Finishes flipping another pancake that's a thing he's supposed to be doing and then puts it on the plate he'd been gathering - pushes it in front of Gingham. Briefly quiet as he pours more down and asks: ]

Are you going to keep viewing them as you get them?

[ starts making the batch for the rest of unholy as he nods. ]

Yeah, I can see that. [ A beat. ] But I'd like to think it works out for him.

What do you -

[ pause, thinks. squints - ]

- Is this somehow about the engagement to a girl thing? I kind of remember something about that.

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What.

How would that even be le-never mind, she's like the queen. She can do whatever she wants.

[ stops mid flip ]

I hope not that would suck for him.

Get married? I mean the most obvious answer is for love. We literally just watched a movie about how everyone deserves a great one of those. So maybe we hope that's how he gets her.

[ he tries to tease, but there's that more serious lilt to it. like he does want to believe the best for gingham and other gingham. he smiles and shakes his head. ]

You have nothing to thank me for and if there's any other weird parts you wanna talk about - [ waves a hand as if to say, "be my guest" ]