Tal nodded cautiously at the invitation to informality, but since there was the possibility of getting kicked out once Ronin saw the package he didn't reply just yet. Not until the other man relaxed enough to laugh did the courier dare to ease up a little and give the commander a sheepish grin. "Yeah? Glad to do it, s-s-sssRonin," he corrected himself with only a little stutter. Nearly as smoothly as a snake!
He didn't say that he was just as glad to have the suggestive flowers out of easy sight, but he breathed a little sigh of relief when Ronin shifted the vase away from the danger zone. Shuffling over, Tal peered into the biscuit batter bowl on his way to the sink to wash his hands.
At least two of his sisters would spontaneously appear and hit him with wooden spoons if he didn't do that first, he was absolutely certain.
"My dad was the same," he admitted a little wistfully to Ronin's earlier comment as he scrubbed under his nails. "Was yours military, too?"
He didn't say that he was just as glad to have the suggestive flowers out of easy sight, but he breathed a little sigh of relief when Ronin shifted the vase away from the danger zone. Shuffling over, Tal peered into the biscuit batter bowl on his way to the sink to wash his hands.
At least two of his sisters would spontaneously appear and hit him with wooden spoons if he didn't do that first, he was absolutely certain.
"My dad was the same," he admitted a little wistfully to Ronin's earlier comment as he scrubbed under his nails. "Was yours military, too?"
