twenty. ✝

[marredgoldfinch]

[his hair's down, hiding his face again, and he's covered from neck to ankle in all black again. Nathaniel's buried in golden strands, mewling. it seems he's embarrassed]

I must apologize for my behavior while I was - ah - female. I was brash and uncouth, and having breasts was no excuse.

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[celestial_okami]

It is fine, I was not lying when I said I wished to help you. I will be there shortly. [She nods, her wet hair hiding her flushed cheeks.]

[marredgoldfinch]

But the way I acted... so lustful, so uninhibited...

[he'd blush if he had the blood to]

... thank you, m'goddess.

[celestial_okami]

I do not think that many of us who were changed could help our behaviours. Even I was not unaffected, and believed myself to be truly male the entire time. It is unsettling to know that even I was not unaffected by this, but I am not upset with you.

You are welcome, Asher.

[marredgoldfinch]

You are most gracious, Amaterasu...

[celestial_okami]

I just hope that you and the others are doing well.

[marredgoldfinch]

I am well enough.

[offers a smile]

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[celestial_okami]

That's good. [She steps out of the rain and shakes her head, flinging the water from her hair.]

Ah, my apologies if I got water everywhere. I keep forgetting I should not do that...

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[marredgoldfinch]

[laughs softly, wiping a drop from his cheek. he still felt so carefree around her, relaxed kind of like he did with Axel]

I won't melt, Ammy.

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[celestial_okami]

I should hope not!

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[marredgoldfinch]

[gestures for her to come in, patting the bed beside him]

Just don't throw matches at me, and we should be fine.

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[celestial_okami]

Matches? [Another thing she was unfamiliar with, but she came in, sitting beside him and smoothing out her kimono.]

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[marredgoldfinch]

Little sticks that create fire.

[leans into her before he knows what he's doing]

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[celestial_okami]

How do they do that? [She doesn't seem to notice, she's trying to figure out how matches work.]

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[marredgoldfinch]

They have tips that if you drag them over a solid surface, it creates a spark, and thus, fire.

[oh hi, petting your kimono now]

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[celestial_okami]

Hmm, so it is like a flint, then? [She puzzles over this, but her tail is starting to wag at the petting.]

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[marredgoldfinch]

Yes!

[he's pleased he didn't botch that completely, that she understood. his hand moves to her tail without a thought, stroking the fur]