[PQ+] Death valley high

Hotaru

Talyson is a familiar companion in work efforts such as this, and Hotaru grins as he comes to her aid, the rhythm they strike a natural and time-tested one. Though she is far from lacking in brawn, it's nice to utilize less of it as she instead cracks down on the specificity of measurements while the sun arcs slow and hot overhead. By the time they've used up the available daylight, even Hotaru feels a little drained - and a lot grateful for the speed with which Sunjata whisks them back home. 

When they arrive the next day Hotaru's pleasant expression is half-strength, already growing petulant over the project encroaching on her time with her beloved (and the sad news that she is yet again out of her favorite pastries). Hadama taking the spot on Sunjata's team only spoils the apples in the barrel faster, and her pout is a little too sharp to be good-natured when he bows his head apologetically toward her. "Spoilsport," she huffs quietly, though it's in a lighthearted enough tone that she doesn't try to conceal it. Though she still reels Sunjata back by the hem of his shirt to kiss him slow to build up the necessary tolerance it will take to get through another day of labor. 

Pulling away, she flags down Talyson as she walks back to their last work site. "Looks like it's you and me again goggles - oh hey, care to share?" She eyes his coffee as if she hadn't treated herself to a lovely espresso in her own home, content to be a pest whether he concedes or not. Retrieving the necessary tools, she sets about marking where the stair framing will connect, and starts hammering them to hold their new vertical shape. 

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Ru joins team one!

She doesn't care about your words
or how you'll try and save her