i can't help it if i want to kiss you in the rain, so
Flora’s brows lift immediately at Melita’s enthusiasm for the idea, her grin stretching wider as the Honeybee builds the fantasy into something suspiciously close to a business model. "Oooh, yes," she hums with bright approval, clearly delighted by the escalation before her gaze slides back toward Kaisel just in time to catch his theatrical and literal gasp. The look she gives him is deeply amused, though she lifts one finger in a small warning gesture as he lights up at the thought. "Not so fast, hot shot," she says sweetly, the words landing with mock authority. "First you’ve gotta be shot out of a cannon to prove your merch is worth buying."
When Melita immediately sides with her in the philosophical disaster Kaisel has stumbled into, Flora’s expression turns positively smug, her grin flashing brightly toward the Honeybee in silent solidarity before she slowly pivots back toward him. His continued defense earns a dramatic scoff, her hand flying to her chest in exaggerated offense as though he’s just committed a crime of profound emotional betrayal. "Oh," she breathes, eyes widening with theatrical shock. "Oh, so I’m not enough for you now?"
Her gaze sharpens into a playful accusation as she steps closer, clearly winding herself up for the performance. "All of that I love you more than anything was just a lie then, huh? Because you’d love someone else?" She tsks under her breath with a small shake of her head, as if deeply disappointed in the moral failings of the man standing in front of her. "Wow, Kai."
Then, with the air of someone who has been grievously wronged and will absolutely survive it with dignity intact, Flora lifts her chin haughtily and turns on her heel. Without another word she begins marching back toward the distant shapes of the Sugartide and Firecracker where they sit moored along the unstable edge of Apopo, boots crunching across the volcanic ground as though she has every intention of leaving Kaisel behind to reflect on his crimes against romantic devotion. The set of her shoulders remains stiffly righteous for several steps before a small, unmistakably amused smile begins tugging at the corner of her mouth, the performance only barely contained as she continues her dramatically offended retreat.
~FIN
When Melita immediately sides with her in the philosophical disaster Kaisel has stumbled into, Flora’s expression turns positively smug, her grin flashing brightly toward the Honeybee in silent solidarity before she slowly pivots back toward him. His continued defense earns a dramatic scoff, her hand flying to her chest in exaggerated offense as though he’s just committed a crime of profound emotional betrayal. "Oh," she breathes, eyes widening with theatrical shock. "Oh, so I’m not enough for you now?"
Her gaze sharpens into a playful accusation as she steps closer, clearly winding herself up for the performance. "All of that I love you more than anything was just a lie then, huh? Because you’d love someone else?" She tsks under her breath with a small shake of her head, as if deeply disappointed in the moral failings of the man standing in front of her. "Wow, Kai."
Then, with the air of someone who has been grievously wronged and will absolutely survive it with dignity intact, Flora lifts her chin haughtily and turns on her heel. Without another word she begins marching back toward the distant shapes of the Sugartide and Firecracker where they sit moored along the unstable edge of Apopo, boots crunching across the volcanic ground as though she has every intention of leaving Kaisel behind to reflect on his crimes against romantic devotion. The set of her shoulders remains stiffly righteous for several steps before a small, unmistakably amused smile begins tugging at the corner of her mouth, the performance only barely contained as she continues her dramatically offended retreat.
~FIN
