RhyNbolo

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

Taking his hand in her own, she started leading him towards the trading post. She chuckled, ”Perhaps we can start off with mahjong.” As they drew nearer to the post, she gave his hand a squeeze.

She looked around at the building. The closer they got, the more closed it looked. Her face fell slightly. She walked through the yard, looking at the scattered junk everywhere. ”Goodness, they do seem to have a little bit of everything here, don’t they?” She looked back at Rhaq’a, smiling sweetly.

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

Rhy choked on her tea, sputtering for a moment, her hands waving around in front of her face as she choked, then burst out laughing. When she regained control of herself, she got up, walked over to Rhaq’a, and wrapped her arms around him. Resting her chin on his head, she shook her head, ”You sweet summer child.”

After petting him for a few moments, she returned to her seat, wiping up some of the spit-out tea from the table. ”I’m certain that we will find something to enjoy.” She smirked, her own tea finished. She waggled her brows in the direction of the shop, ”Shall we then?”

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

Rhy tapped her chin with her fist thoughtfully, pondering the question. To give herself time, she took another sip. “Well… Aside from a steady supply of medicine for several towns along the frontlines with Garlemald, something fun. Maybe something that we could enjoy together; I’ve been looking all over for activities that we could do as a couple.”

She picked up her mug once more, her ice-blue eyes staring at him over the rim, thoughts swirling behind them. Rhaq’a’s own ideas were merely the tip of the iceberg.

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

Hearing the voice of her mate drawing near, she straightened up, opening her eyes with a small sigh and scooting her glasses up her nose. She gratefully accepted the mug, giving it a sniff. It smelled quite a bit sweeter than what she normally liked, but hey, tea was tea. She smiled, taking a sip, catching her eyes with his.

She followed them to the building he was staring at; it certainly seemed to be quite trading post, and a fairly new one at that. Crates waiting to be unpacked could be seen poking out behind the building, bearing labels from all across Eorzea and the Far East. Her brows rose slightly as she drank, "It certainly does. Seems that they get stock from all over as well. Once we finish, shall we check it out?"

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

Squeezing his arm in her own in response to his question, she smiled over at the man of similar height, "Because you're cute when you're flustered!" She settled herself into one of the chairs with a small groan, looking out over the sea. As much as she loved the little stream behind her home in the Lavender Beds, it certainly couldn't hold a candle to this. She closed her eyes, leaning her head back over the chair top.

Still staring closed-eyed off into space, she nodded, "Your going inside sounds far preferable to my going inside. Tea, Shroud leaves, hot. Please and thank you." The woman buried her fingers in her loosely-braided hair, gently kneading at her scalp. Goodness, she hated how easily she tired recently. Tea would help; caffeine always helped after all.

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

Falling in line alongside Rhaq'a as he began moving, she nodded, "I should hope that there would be enough in a place so well-known for its tea. I'll be sure to tug you into one when I find one that calls out to me." She chuckled lightly at his reaction, "You're entirely too much fun to make uncomfortable, did you know that?"

She continued to smile as they walked, thoroughly enjoying the evening. Looking around, she drank in all the sights of Shirogane; she had rarely traveled to the Far East, choosing to focus much of her effort in Gyr Abania with the disruptions there. Coming here was always a treat. After several minutes of silent walking, she spied a tea shop near what looked to be a sizable trading outfit. She tugged Rhaq'a's arm towards it, settling down at a small table out front.

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

The Miqo’te perked at the mention of her reservations; she had nearly forgotten! Remembering, she nodded, ”I do indeed! It’s at the main inn back in Kugane. It’s at…” She pulled out and consulted a small watch from her satchel, ”Well, in about two hours. Which gives us plenty of time to find a nice teahouse.”

She shook her head at the mention of smoke, ”So long as we could find one that’s not smokey. It always makes me cough something awful. And I was under the impression that I was trying to avoid being in pain?” She fluttered her eyelids. She was pretty sure he liked that. She wasn’t entirely sure, but it usually flustered him, and she found that amusing. She loved seeing him flustered. And if all went well, he’d be plenty flustered back at the inn. Their hot springs were famed for their privacy, after all.

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

Having mostly struck out at this vendor, Rhy nodded, ”I suppose I am. There are a few interesting things here. I can always come back later, though.” She raised her voice slightly so that the shopkeep could clearly hear, Perhaps when the pricing gets a tad more reasonable, eh?” Getting a dirty look, she quickly made her way outside.

Breathing deep of the fresh air outside the shop, she stretched her arms high above her head, ”Ahhhhhhh… It’s gorgeous out here. Although even still, I wouldn’t say no to some relief.” She scanned around, looking to see if there were any tea shops around. Tea was, without a doubt, her greatest weakness. She nearly always had a kettle ready at home, and a steaming mug was usually next to her favorite reading chair. Rhaq’a knew he could mix any medication into tea and she would drink it. No matter how foul-smelling it was originally. And being in the Far East, she was intent on sampling as much as she could.

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

A sigh of distaste escaped the Miqo’te’s lips as her mate bought the horrifying-smelling herbs, then offered them to her. She stared flatly at him, then at the herbs, then back at him, ”Truly? If they don’t, I reserve the right to make your tea with this until we run out.” She rubbed her belly lightly, trying not to show the mild discomfort that Rhaq’a clearly had noticed. She caught the shopkeep’s eye, nodding. ”Very well, if it will help. I would appreciate it…”

She busied herself searching around the shop further. She was constantly amazed at the kindness that Rhaq’a showed towards her. Had someone told her five years before that she would willingly live with a male, or that she would deeply love one, she would have laughed and told them they were insane. But here she was. And here he was. And goodness, how glad she was to have him. She glanced over, seeing him doing much the same, looking through the herbs on offer. A small grin spread on her face, followed by a small blush as she quickly looked away, busying herself once again.

Hello Kitty Eorzea Adventure

A pout came over her face as she huffed at her mate, ”Excuse me sir, I’ll have you know that I always find something useful. Even if it isn’t always in the strictest sense. Everything is useful to someone, somewhere.” She reached up, bopping him on the nose with an outstretched finger, ”Bad boy.” She immediate clutched his arm, wrapping her arms around it and holding it tight. ”But my bad boy!”

As they strode through Shirogane, she stopped occasionally at various shops. At first it was mostly sampling desserts, but then the shops started getting increasingly esoteric. She stopped at one small shop, browsing their herbal remedies. Waving her mate over, she picked up a pinch of some herbs, ”I’ve never seen some of these before…” Giving it a tentative sniff, she retched, dropping it back in the bin, ”Eurgh! By the Twelve, I’d hope that’s curative. It’ll put someone out of their misery either way.”