Hotaru
The transformation leaves the resulting human form not only shorter than anticipated, but much blonder. The only visible sign of the Valkyrie's surprise is the too-quick blink of her eyes, the riot of ensuing thoughts and feelings appropriately hidden away.
"Perhaps not, but would you care for a pickup line anyway?" Reaching out, she plucks a web off Isla's shoulder and smiles serenely. "Shame to waste them once they've been prepped, right?" From within, as the employees set about opening the shop, one of them returns to the doorway with a smile and a bashful wave to gain their shared attention. "Thank you for helping. You're welcome to some tea on the house if you're staying."
Hotaru may not have prepped this particular pickup, but it's practically serendipitous, and the impish curl of her mouth is practically unstoppable. "I normally prefer my tea with two sugars, but if you'll accompany me I'll have all the sweetness I need." Accompanied with an elegant twist of her wrist that the former Duchess will surely recognize, Hotaru tilts her head towards the teahouse. "How was that one?"
"Perhaps not, but would you care for a pickup line anyway?" Reaching out, she plucks a web off Isla's shoulder and smiles serenely. "Shame to waste them once they've been prepped, right?" From within, as the employees set about opening the shop, one of them returns to the doorway with a smile and a bashful wave to gain their shared attention. "Thank you for helping. You're welcome to some tea on the house if you're staying."
Hotaru may not have prepped this particular pickup, but it's practically serendipitous, and the impish curl of her mouth is practically unstoppable. "I normally prefer my tea with two sugars, but if you'll accompany me I'll have all the sweetness I need." Accompanied with an elegant twist of her wrist that the former Duchess will surely recognize, Hotaru tilts her head towards the teahouse. "How was that one?"
come what may
she would be wild, untrammeled, free
she would be wild, untrammeled, free
