ISLA
"It was a joke," Isla confirms gently, grinning to Ever and turning to watch the merchant at work, if for no other reason than because it's always intriguing to watch someone with a completely different skillset utilise it so easily. "But even if it wasn't, I would never do that to you. The one piece I do touch will do for our sampling." Watching as the aviator removes the pouch from his satchel, Isla takes the opportunity to take the water from her own, offering it to him for a sip.
"Mm, that is a good point. Very astute of you, Mr. Hart," she agrees - A, B and C it is. "I suppose as well, since there will only be three of each sample, you don't have to worry about getting too high into the alphabet." P, Q and R just don't have the same ring to them, she finds.
His fingers drift across her own, and while Ever looks to the ocean, Isla keeps her eyes squarely on his face, content to bask in the ease of the moment - one she never expected, really, to find again. "Hm? Oh, well," she says, considering her own shift, "the molten part of my tiger is actually liquid gold. So I imagine it would... solidify, if I were doused with cold water. I daresay I'd sink quite spectacularly too." Not ideal. But again, also not tested.
"Mm, that is a good point. Very astute of you, Mr. Hart," she agrees - A, B and C it is. "I suppose as well, since there will only be three of each sample, you don't have to worry about getting too high into the alphabet." P, Q and R just don't have the same ring to them, she finds.
His fingers drift across her own, and while Ever looks to the ocean, Isla keeps her eyes squarely on his face, content to bask in the ease of the moment - one she never expected, really, to find again. "Hm? Oh, well," she says, considering her own shift, "the molten part of my tiger is actually liquid gold. So I imagine it would... solidify, if I were doused with cold water. I daresay I'd sink quite spectacularly too." Not ideal. But again, also not tested.
apres moi le deluge
after me comes the flood
after me comes the flood
