Andia: The Revolution

[Leyyuce]

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I figured that I might as well avoid several pages of vague conversation.

"What do you mean, 'virginity'?"

"Blood? I don't understand!"

"Did Aarys hurt herself? She was standing strangely... you were beating her, weren't you? Fiend!"

Etc.

"Don't worry about it, Valentin. She's very happy. You must be able to see that. You couldn't have hurt her all that bad." Peter also reached for another drink.

"Did you... take means to prevent her becoming pregnant?"

[King Acunasti]

"Yeah, of course." Valentin said. "We...erm...'did it' twice tonight. The second time was great. I enjoyed it, and so did she. But I can't help but feel guilty for the first time." He cracked open his new bottle of beer. "I love her."

[Leyyuce]

"That's good," He stated plainly. "Love is required for any relationship to work." Peter gazed longingly toward the massive fire which he and Valentin sat before, momentarily contemplating his comrades' meaningful relationship; after a prolonged period of silence, he spoke once again.

"You haven't considered deserting, have you? I mean the both of you, together."

[King Acunasti]

Valentin shrugged. "We'd have nowhere to go." he said.

With a final sip, Valentin stood and patted Peter on the back. "I think I'll go check on her, mate." he said. "You feelin' drunk at all?"

[Leyyuce]

"Hmm. Just a little bit," Peter noted with an intentionally casual tone of voice, waving a hand as to bid Valentin farewell.

"See you later, Val. Oh, and- by the way- I believe Hremai is going to be very, very upset when she returns. Simply a warning."

[Eltee]

Aarys had fallen asleep in the bathtub.

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[King Acunasti]

"I'm so sick of her sh*t." Valentin said as he walked away from Peter.

He slowly and quietly entered the bathing tent, wondering which tub Aarys was in. "Aarys?" he said aloud.

[JVElEven]

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[King Acunasti]

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There's curtains around the tubs.

[JVElEven]

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Not that.

[King Acunasti]

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Well, Hremai has a lot of stuff for us to put up with.

[Eltee]

"Mm... Wha?" Aarys muttered, waking up. "What? Did I doze off?"

[King Acunasti]

Valentin smiled and approached Aarys' tub. He pushed the curtain's aside and sat on the tub's edge. "Looks like you did, my dear." he said quietly.

[Eltee]

"You know, the cold and the heat sobered me up a little." Aarys said, standing up. She shivered. "Can you grab me a towel?"

[JVElEven]

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That's part of her. Most developed character I've ever made.

I'm actually proyd of being a whiny, grumpy, whooly unpleasant personae.

[King Acunasti]

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Yeah, she's cool.

Valentin threw a towel over Aarys' shoulders in mere moments. "You feeling better?" he asked.

[Eltee]

"A lot better." She replied. "You have a nice conversation with Peter?"

[King Acunasti]

Valentin gently wrapped his arms around Aarys to keep her warmer. "Yeah." he replied. "You have a nice bath?"

[Eltee]

"Yeah, I feel a good deal less crappy." Aarys said, smiling.

[King Acunasti]

"That's good..." Valentin held Aarys' head and softly pressed his lips against hers.

[Eltee]

"Someone could walk in at any moment, and I am soaking wet, naked as the day I was born, and you're kissing me." Aarys said. "Maybe we should head back to the tent."

[King Acunasti]

Valentin sighed. "Come on, Aarys." he chuckled. "You just ruined the fun."

[Eltee]

Aarys kissed him once. "I'll get dressed, give me a sec."

[King Acunasti]

Valentin nodded and let go of her, sitting on the edge of the tub once more. "What should we do when we get back to the tent?" he asked.

[Eltee]

"Sleep, I imagine." Aarys said. "Or talk. Or clean up a little."