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[vitalistic]

[A sound of many birds’ caws and pigs’ snorts can be heard from the device as it turns on. It suddenly focuses on the beach where there are some makeshift constructions of wood and stone, keeping a bunch of little green pigs safe inside.

When-

Caw-caw! as a red bird is hurled towards the construction keeping the pigs safe

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[blastiafreak]

[Sure, Rita's busy working on this new launcher to take those pigs down when she gets the message...But even a cursed Rita can't say no to a request like that (when it's from Estelle).

So she's soon opening up the door of their bedroom--possibly with a few feathers sticking out of her hair--curious about what Estelle has.]

You have something for me?

[She is really, really interested. Rita likes getting presents!]

[vitalistic]

[Hearing Rita enter the room, Estelle smiles as she turns from the window towards the mage. She has been watching everyone has they take down the pigs, part of her honestly wanting in on the fun, but this present most definitely comes first.]

Yes, I do have something for you!

[With a giddy expression, she reaches to the side of their bed where she pulls out a book, with a brown leather cover, bound together by a red ribbon. Obviously handmade, but Estelle made sure it looked nice. The book is closed together by the same red ribbon over the book, tied in a very nice and smooth bow. Inside the book are three works of fiction, that Estelle had copied down into the book just for her.]

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[blastiafreak]

Thanks...So what's it for?

[Since she can't think of any particular reason to be getting a present. Rita smiles back, a hint of a blush on her cheeks from the attention, and takes the book from her. It looks handmade, so it's probably not a textbook; otherwise, she has no idea what it is and wastes no time opening the cover.]

........

[blastiafreak]

[...And she only gets a few paragraphs into Estelle's story before her face is beet red. Is this what Tyr refused to tell her about? She's so horrified--that's all; it's not that she's embarrassed that it's her and Tyr and that she does kind of feel that way--and it takes her a few seconds of silence, then shocked sputtering before she can even speak.]

I...This...Th-this isn't--what is this supposed to be?!

[vitalistic]

Oh, we wrote stories about you and Tyr, and I only felt it right to share them with you…

[She pouts just a bit at Rita’s reaction. It seemed somewhat positive at first, but then seeing her face turn red like that, she wasn’t entirely sure what to make of it. Did she do something wrong? But everyone could see so clearly how much those two cared about each other…]

You aren’t mad at me, are you?

[blastiafreak]

I...

[She can't even entirely process Estelle's question, and just gapes at her for another second.]

But--what did you write them for? [Besides the curse...Although Rita's sure it had to just be a curse. Nobody would write about her and Tyr like this for any other reason, right?]

[vitalistic]

Well, I admit to feeling the need to write a story involving you two. However, even after I wrote it and the curse wore off, something felt right about it.

[She’s being completely honest as her pout melts into a small smile. There’s just something right about these stories to her, about how her and Tyr have this special connection with one another. Essentially, she just wants them both to be happy, and they would look like they would be so happy together.]

[blastiafreak]

["Right"...Rita's face flushes even more now.]

W-what do you mean by that?

[vitalistic]

Well, the way you two act around each other. I know that you consider each other ‘best friends’, but I honestly have never seen you so close to anyone before…

[Estelle looks down at her hands that are clasped against her stomach, a soft expression appearing on her face as she smiles.]

And when you were gone, anyone could tell he really missed you.

[blastiafreak]

[She glances down--and then to the side, so she's not reading from the book again--and automatically tries to deny that there's anything more to it.]

W-well, that's only normal...I mean, I missed you when you were gone, s-so it's not like that means there's anything else between us...

[Totally not obvious denial...]

[vitalistic]

He seemed so sad, and almost lost when you were gone, like he had realized something the moment you disappeared. It was… very bittersweet.

[Her smiles almost turns melancholic just remembering this past month. Remembering how she was helping to support him at times brings back how hard it was for her… that she felt alone during that time if only because if she asked for support, she’d be a burden - because they needed her support more then she needed theirs. At least that’s what she kept telling herself.

But everything is okay now. Somehow with Rita's return, she found a shoulder to lean on again.]

[blastiafreak]

Well...Th-that's because we're friends...

[And nothing more...Even if Rita's sort of aware that her friendship with Tyr doesn't feel quite the same, admitting to herself or anyone else that it's more than that isn't something she's prepared to do.]

[vitalistic]

But Rita, I have never seen you so close to someone… I mean, I know we’re really close friends, but there’s just a bond between you two that seems… special, for lack of a better word.

[Sorry Rita, she’s a very observant individual, and she’s studied your and Tyr’s relationship and reactions to each other pretty much inside and out.]

And I'm off to sleep now~ Good night!

[blastiafreak]

[She forgets how observant Estelle is...and Rita simply has no idea what to do besides keep trying to protest, even as the blush on her face deepens.]

That's just...It's because we've been here for a while, and...we went through a lot, so...

[...She does sort of get the feeling she's just digging her own hole deeper, though.]

Hope you had a good night's sleep! o/

[vitalistic]

And what kind of things did you go through together?

[Between Estelle’s curiosity and ability to observe others, yep, Rita is digging quite a nice hole for herself. And also, Rita can thank Tyr for making her a little more curious about this than she should be!]

Thanks! :3 And I hope you did, too! ♥

[blastiafreak]

[Rita's eyes widen a little and she bites her lip. Embarrassment aside, some of the things she did...She doesn't want Estelle to have to know about them.]

You know--the curses, and everything that goes on here.