Sohalia
At the boy's suggestion, Soh breathed a laugh that immediately set her cheeks to flaming. It would be interesting, if he ate one too, but she wasn't sure that it would be particularly helpful. As he noted, then they'd probably just sit in increasingly awkward silence, unable to make eye contact and unwilling to make conversation. No, it was probably better this way, even if it meant that Soh was ready to die of embarrassment, even without the blushberry.
She brightened a little at the mention of water and glanced up, meeting Jude's gaze for half a second before fixating on the proffered flask. Forcing herself to reach out and take it, though, was another matter entirely. She hesitantly lifted a hand, slowly reached forward - gods, why did it feel as though everything was happening in slow motion?! - and tentatively took hold of the flask. There now. That wasn't so bad.
Then her fingers brushed his.
She swallowed a yelp of surprise and snatched her hand back, fumbling with the flask as she withdrew. The result was predictable: the flask fell to the forest floor, where it lay forlornly amidst the leaves. Soh, meanwhile, was now a shade of red that was nearing purple. She was unused to physical contact as it was, and the addition of the blushberry just made her shyness in that regard all the worse.
Flushed, trembling, and more embarrassed than ever, Soh snatched up the flask and took a healthy gulp of water, and was relieved when she felt the effects of the berry begin to fade. Thanking all the gods that she'd elected to eat only one, she offered Jude a small smile and held his flask back out to him. "T-thank you," she said, her voice still a bit trembly. It would take a little longer for the berry's effects to fully dissipate, but at least she might be able to hold some semblance of a conversation now.
She brightened a little at the mention of water and glanced up, meeting Jude's gaze for half a second before fixating on the proffered flask. Forcing herself to reach out and take it, though, was another matter entirely. She hesitantly lifted a hand, slowly reached forward - gods, why did it feel as though everything was happening in slow motion?! - and tentatively took hold of the flask. There now. That wasn't so bad.
Then her fingers brushed his.
She swallowed a yelp of surprise and snatched her hand back, fumbling with the flask as she withdrew. The result was predictable: the flask fell to the forest floor, where it lay forlornly amidst the leaves. Soh, meanwhile, was now a shade of red that was nearing purple. She was unused to physical contact as it was, and the addition of the blushberry just made her shyness in that regard all the worse.
Flushed, trembling, and more embarrassed than ever, Soh snatched up the flask and took a healthy gulp of water, and was relieved when she felt the effects of the berry begin to fade. Thanking all the gods that she'd elected to eat only one, she offered Jude a small smile and held his flask back out to him. "T-thank you," she said, her voice still a bit trembly. It would take a little longer for the berry's effects to fully dissipate, but at least she might be able to hold some semblance of a conversation now.
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