[earlier days, pt. 2]

[forewarned_is]

Kali wakes to sunlight on her closed eyelids. She stretches luxuriously without opening them, taking a moment to savor the pleasant lingering ache of last night's exertions -- both the battle, and what came almost immediately after.

That was, she has to admit, pretty unexpected. But there's some satisfaction -- all right, a lot of satisfaction

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[changeinasnap]

"Good morning, my sweet."

That's from her other side, sounding unconcerned and -- dare we say it? -- rather smug.

Maybe it's because of the handiwork that went into the creation of their (very nice) tent. Likely? It's for another reason entirely.

[forewarned_is]

She whips around in the direction of the voice, and lunges.

It's a little harder to sound smug with a forearm pressing down across your windpipe.

Very sweetly: "Where are we?"

[changeinasnap]

"Hrk."

In arm-against-your-windpipe-ese, that might mean, why, a nice beach with a great view on an uninhabited island, of course! Isn't it lovely?

Alternately, it could mean, please stop choking me. It's a difficult language with many subtleties.

[forewarned_is]

"Hmm?" she inquires brightly.

(Not so much with the subtleties.)

And, after a pause, eases up on the pressure on his neck.