NIKI
"Well that is a relief," Niki says, and though his tone is all dry amusement, he absolutely would have fallen victim to his own politeness and suffered a rainbow of different liquors despite his preferences. "And I will have to take that into account next time. If I still find myself in a wretched state without drinking my weight in simple syrup, I will know who to blame."
The humour sits easy between them now in a way it hadn't managed to earlier, Niki sliding a few more pancakes onto the plates and grabbing a fork for himself once the last of them have been set out to cook. "Stirring was an integral part of the process," he objects, imperiously waving a bite of pancake at Sunjata before trying it for himself. His smile is as pleasantly surprised as it is knowing, and he settles against the counter to enjoy the rest of their breakfast.
It will be some time before he approaches the door to find the pathway out cleared, but when he does and he finally sees Sunjata out, it will be with the lingering sense of something easy but unfinished in the demigod's wake.
All the more reason, then, to see him again.
~FIN
The humour sits easy between them now in a way it hadn't managed to earlier, Niki sliding a few more pancakes onto the plates and grabbing a fork for himself once the last of them have been set out to cook. "Stirring was an integral part of the process," he objects, imperiously waving a bite of pancake at Sunjata before trying it for himself. His smile is as pleasantly surprised as it is knowing, and he settles against the counter to enjoy the rest of their breakfast.
It will be some time before he approaches the door to find the pathway out cleared, but when he does and he finally sees Sunjata out, it will be with the lingering sense of something easy but unfinished in the demigod's wake.
All the more reason, then, to see him again.
~FIN
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
