NIKI
"Then I will consider my brief shopping trip a success," Niki says with a satisfied smile. "It may shock you to learn that I did not own a startlingly aqua sweater before today. I know - baffling." Tutting at himself, he lifts the cocktail at last to take a healthy sip of it, only to immediately regret the decision. "Gods that is strong," he wheezes, holding it away as if proximity might help at this point.
His smile is easygoing as she starts to apologise, and it's not just because he's trying to control the way his throat and chest are suddenly on fire. "You are queen of a region and your engagement was broadcast across the stars. I did not expect you to be focused on your correspondence," he begins, but as she leans in like she's sharing a secret, Niki has known Flora long enough to know when gossip is incoming, and he widens his eyes appropriately at the news.
"That does sound like potential rain for your various parades," he agrees. "Hopefully you do not lose track of time tonight, though. Everybody is here to celebrate you." Gesturing around at the party, if the potency of the drinks keeps up like this, they might eventually all be here to celebrate anything, but for now it's decidedly Flora.
"The haunted hills have ambience," he protests. "And besides, it was almost the Hollowed Grounds, which is not at all closer to you." He raises his eyebrows at her pointedly, as if to tell her to take the win where she can get it. "And I appreciate it, but I think I am pretty much there with the move. I am hoping to be there well before Deepfrost. Sunjata is helping, believe it or not."
His smile is easygoing as she starts to apologise, and it's not just because he's trying to control the way his throat and chest are suddenly on fire. "You are queen of a region and your engagement was broadcast across the stars. I did not expect you to be focused on your correspondence," he begins, but as she leans in like she's sharing a secret, Niki has known Flora long enough to know when gossip is incoming, and he widens his eyes appropriately at the news.
"That does sound like potential rain for your various parades," he agrees. "Hopefully you do not lose track of time tonight, though. Everybody is here to celebrate you." Gesturing around at the party, if the potency of the drinks keeps up like this, they might eventually all be here to celebrate anything, but for now it's decidedly Flora.
"The haunted hills have ambience," he protests. "And besides, it was almost the Hollowed Grounds, which is not at all closer to you." He raises his eyebrows at her pointedly, as if to tell her to take the win where she can get it. "And I appreciate it, but I think I am pretty much there with the move. I am hoping to be there well before Deepfrost. Sunjata is helping, believe it or not."
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
