in these wild, wild woods

Giggling behind her cup to see Remi inconvenienced by her retaliation, Vai takes a sobering sip of tea as if to rid herself of her buoyancy. The conversation to come certainly isn't the humorous sort, and she nods gentle confirmation that yes, Sunjata and Nate were on a break. Reaching out to take his hand, she gives it a gentle and understanding squeeze. Late she might have been to the party when it came to the situation between Remi and Ronin, she can still appreciate how fresh the emotions must be for the alchemist. And of course, she knows it is precious little to do with what happened between Sunjata and Remi, but he isn't to realise that. Not at first, anyway. And as the stream of beautiful outrage leaves his lips, her eyes widen considerably, and she's smiling despite herself. "Mmhmm," she emphasises, particularly at the term idiota, though the fact that Ronin wouldn't be happy has her puzzles. "Why?" she wonders. "Also... I had no idea you knew the travelling tongue. You've kept that a secret for a long time." vervain well i'll rest my eyes and i'll let the earth breathe