Andia: The Revolution

[King Acunasti]

"Don't be embarrassed." Valentin said. "It's just...us."

[Eltee]

"I'm not embarrassed. I'm... Apprehensive. There's a difference." Aarys said.

[King Acunasti]

"Apprehensive about what?"

[Eltee]

"You know." Aarys said, nudging Valentin. She giggled.

[King Acunasti]

"Nothing bad is going to happen." Valentin reasurred. "We're just experimenting."

[Eltee]

"Heheh. I know." Aarys said. "Excitement and fear, what do you fall call that? Apprehension. Although, fear is a bit of a strong word. Ah! What is taking the officers so long?"

[King Acunasti]

"I don't know. But I think you should sit on my lap and kiss me while we wait." Valentin said.

[Eltee]

Aarys complied, sitting on his lap, but not kissing him straight away. "Val? Why we set out, do you think you could teach me too be less of a crappy driver?"

[King Acunasti]

"You kiddin' me?" Valentin laughed. "You're looking at the best driver in Andia. Of course I'll teach you, gorgeous."

[Eltee]

"Great. I think I almost tore the tranny out if the last truck."

[King Acunasti]

Valentin nodded. "I think so too. You climb like a monkey...but you also drive like a monkey. Nobody wants to drive like a monkey."

[Eltee]

"I think even a monkey would be scared of my driving." Aarys laughed.

[King Acunasti]

"Oh, trust me, if you were driving with our son or daughter and I in the back seats, you'd blow the whole family up." Valentin laughed.

[Eltee]

"Exactly. I need to get my act in gear before we have kids."

[King Acunasti]

"You sure do." Valentin said. "I'll teach ya. You don't have to worry."

[Eltee]

"Okay, thanks. Maybe I can try to teach you how to read...?"

[King Acunasti]

"That would be awesome." Valentin responded. "Purely awesome."

[Eltee]

"Great. We can start when we get a bit of free time." Aarys said.

[King Acunasti]

"I need to start excercising again too." Valentin said. "For the past couple of weeks, all I've done is fool around with you." He grinned. "Not that that's a bad thing."

[Eltee]

"I think that that might be better exercise than pumping weights." Aarys noted, grinning.

[Leyyuce]

"Well..." Peter had not received a proper query in regard to his past in several years, and so took a moment to organize and mentally summarize his personal story.

"I'm sure that you're aware of the villages that exist outside of Empire City, correct? They aren't entirely free from the tyranny of the ICA, yet some semblance of freedom is attainable within." Peter paused, drawing and lighting a cigarette as he often did when speaking at length.

"I was born and raised in such a village, by two parents, blessedly. I was fairly arrogant in my youngest years- until recently, actually, I remained a bit full of myself. I made a substantial mistake, however, and was banished from the village."

[Kerr]

"Wow." said Gladro taking a moment to let the information seep in, he didn't dare ask what happened that resulted in getting banished. "Well hopefully when we save the world the people of your village will let you go back." said Gladro hopeful that his comrade would find happiness in his future.

[King Acunasti]

"Well, for normal couples, it's not." Valentin said. "But with us...yeah, I suppose it is."

[Leyyuce]

"No, that isn't fathomable." Peter stated confidently, placing himself against a nearby tree's trunk in adoption of a more comfortable stance.

"People were killed due to my actions. They died violent deaths. There's really no sense in even considering the possibility of return." Peter laughed a short, grim laugh, taking a long drag upon his cigarette. Densely buried emotion was clear in his eyes.

"I used to believe that I was right about everything- that I was a natural leader. I was gravely mistaken, of course. I let others make the decisions now- my own are too dangerous."

[Kerr]

"Well, saving the world is still a worthy cause. Hope we all live long enough to see it happen." said Gladro with a glum look on his face. He closed the book, put it in his coat pocket and shut his coat pocket. He hoped he wouldn't lose this copy.