without fanfare; action&voice

[mongoosegrin]

[GOOD MORNING. guess who's got feet enough to move again! and it only took, what. a week? good times. though Alex hasn't gotten to prowling yet; he's on the angled roof of the Gilded Castle, the story he'd been holed up in; his feet are dangling in Edel's window as he lounges, trying to...egh...enjoy this too-close sunshine

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Action; I DON'T KNOW

[apathycary]

[ ugh.
Alexander.
Why do you make Edel's life so miserable. He is in absolute shock the moment he enters the room, carrying what looks to be a few edible treats for an idiot. He drops them, of course, before storming into the room and acting ever so ridiculous.

Edel is ridiculous. ]

W-W-What are you doing?! Are you crazy?!

HEH

[mongoosegrin]

[hey

hey.

he let him get a night of sleep, didn't he? that's charity. and Alex was so bored okay. and he can practically time the reaction from the point where he hears the door creak - three, two...

a smiling sigh, cloudgazing.]

I recall a discussion like this...

[apathycary]

[ Edel's face right now is that of a child's angry pout. He is thankful at that moment that Alexander isn't looking because, honestly, he doesn't need to see that cocky smile anymore than he needs to see his embarrassing expression. He can only roll his eyes, pick up his bag, and walk over to the window. ]

Whatever, I'm done. Go ahead, get trampled by a rhino or something.

[ And he hands Alexander something. A spoon. ]

Here.

[mongoosegrin]

[he snorts and snickers to himself. a rhino? he doesn't even know what that is and it sounds silly.

there's a delay at 'here' where he's just laying idle, but then sits up and slides to sit closer to the edge. he leans and peers down at what is being offered.]

Ah? What for?

[apathycary]

[ And just like that, he procures a bucket. A bucket of something. Something interesting, familiar, and... cold. It's very cold, but Edel doesn't mind. He normally carries a pair of white gloves on him, this is certainly the perfect time to use them. ]

Here, I figured you might like this. It always makes Lawrence and Nirinel feel better... back home.

[mongoosegrin]

[he squints, because that just looks like a bucket of no real interest.]

I do not know what that is. Or your Lawrences or...[squint. articulate:] Ni-ri-nels. [but even so, he is in action, reaching with his (nearly scourge-free! just the soles) foot and making to snatch the spoon with his toes.]

[apathycary]

[ NOPE SORRY. EDEL PULLS BACK THAT SPOON. Gross, man! With your toes?! ]

Y-You still have capable fingers! Surely you can still use them, can you not?! I- I suppose if you're more used to ...

[ Ugh. that Scourge is disgusting, Alex. Seriously. So unhealthy. ]

... No, please. I'll even feed it to you if that's a better option.

[ And he suddenly seems a little indignant, his face flusters slightly as he speaks of... ] Lawrence is my friend. Nirinel is... a fellow student of magic. She and I live together in the summer months as we study magic.

[mongoosegrin]

[he sighs, fighting that need to roll his eyes at the feeding comment. eugh.

but...MORE SIGH. he obliges, drawing his legs up and shifting out of sight, stretching out on his belly to reach down and pluck at the spoon with his hand dangling down from the roof as Edel explains.

teasing:] You live with a girl?

[apathycary]

Yes? I live with a master teacher and her pupil during vacations. It's for my training to become a magician. Normally, I only keep to myself at my school, but trainings require one on one sessions with an experienced master. Nirinel just happens to be her number one student.

[ As he speaks, he opens the container for him. ]

It's only a temporary solution, I'm sure I'm taking up room in their house what with sleeping in their guest room... but it's better than nothing.

[mongoosegrin]

[blah, blah, blah...Alex listens, but only barely. he doesn't like being reminded that he's buddies with a magic person. how dare his hypocrisy get smashed right in his face!

he watches from on high, setting the spoon on the edge of the roof.]

A bed is a bed. [read: why would you complain about something so silly as a guest room?]

[apathycary]

O-Of course it is! And I'm thankful for it!

[ And he shoves the container IN FRONT OF YOU ALEX. EAT IT. ]

I am... sometimes ashamed of taking her valuable time away with a case like myself. That's all!

[mongoosegrin]

That is stupid. [he says that bluntly, without a shade of jest. because it just sounds stupid to him! but he's distracted from going on by reaching to pick the carton-- he retracts, breaking into a surprised grin.]

Why is it cold?

[apathycary]

...Because it's good to eat cold things from time to time. Alexander, you don't... live in snowy lands, do you? Normally, I mean.

Shaved ice and ice creams are popular in the tropics and in the capitol I was born in. It helps on hot, summer days. They can cool the body down, but eating too fast can cause strange headaches to also occur. Some people describe them as freezing brain syndrome, but it's not dangerous. You feel just a momentary shock of cold to the mind. Very strange, isn't it?

[mongoosegrin]

[he stares

and his eyes start to glaze

so. many. words holy shit.

oh, but then it stops! he stirs into motion, plucking the carton by its lip, extra-tight when he gets a sense of the weight before lifting it up to his level on the roof.]

Ah-- [wait. what was he talking about?] Yes. Of course. [whatever, man.]

[apathycary]

... How is it?
[ Edel isn't going to question if Alexander got all of that. More likely than not, it was always a no. ]

[mongoosegrin]

Ahh? [what? was he supposed to be...oh. well. let him just...get situated here, sitting cross-legged with the carton secured in the middle. he fishes around for the spoon and pokes the surface...then stabs it because cold.

scooping, shoveling...

and then he shoves the spoon in his mouth and bites and flinches, goosebumps racing down his shoulders and neck and arms JEEZ--]

Gnrah--! [toothfreeze 8(

beat.

smacking. loudly.]