I saw a piece of heaven
Her head full of images of burly pirates stomping around some secret hideout surrounded by green-eyed women and piles of treasure, it took her a moment to process the explanation. When it registered, Seren's vision shattered like so much glass, replaced by completely different ones, and the blush that had been absent from her cheeks for a while now returned in full force. Yet for all that embarrassment, a wrinkle of confusion lingered between her eyebrows. "Why would people do that, though?" she had to ask, genuinely puzzled by the notion. "Isn't... eh... sex, something you do with people you love, to have babies? I know you said it's fun, but..." It was still difficult for her to grasp how casually Maeve talked about it. In Seren's mind that kind of intimacy seemed very private, an act on the verge of something sacred. "It creates life," she tried to elaborate. "Should it really be so..." spinning her free hand in search for words, she found none that seemed appropriate, "... so casual?" It was not the meaning she had strived for, but would have to do.
Handing over the stone, Seren beamed softly in quiet delight. The prospect of going on a whale hunt with Maeve was exciting, just as the notion of having her at Seren's back was reassuring. "I'd love to take you," she nodded, quietly adding it to her list of things to do. "And thank you. I don't think time really matters much when it comes to friendship. I like you, Maeve. If you ever need someone to be there for you, count on me."
Brushing her hands off, the starchild stood and stretched the ache from her limbs. Having found what she came here for, she knew she ought to start thinking about returning to the barracks. So she lingered, reluctant to part ways just yet.
Handing over the stone, Seren beamed softly in quiet delight. The prospect of going on a whale hunt with Maeve was exciting, just as the notion of having her at Seren's back was reassuring. "I'd love to take you," she nodded, quietly adding it to her list of things to do. "And thank you. I don't think time really matters much when it comes to friendship. I like you, Maeve. If you ever need someone to be there for you, count on me."
Brushing her hands off, the starchild stood and stretched the ache from her limbs. Having found what she came here for, she knew she ought to start thinking about returning to the barracks. So she lingered, reluctant to part ways just yet.
Waiting, impatient, for me
Seren
