Comfort Food

[shurikenfemale]

Characters: Cissnei, Reno, Tseng
Progress: In Progress
Summary: Reno and Tseng get back to Turks HQ in Lindblum and arrive to quite a tasty surprise
Location: Turks HQ, Lindblum
Date: December 6th, 1804
Warnings: Fluff, will be added as necessary

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[turks_reno]

He had to admit to feeling better when the airship landed. Still raw, but manageable now. Capable of being easily slipped behind his typical mask without threats of said mask cracking at the edges.

Thanks to Tseng. And the time spent away from the rest of the world, just focusing on the betrayal he felt, the guilt and the anger.

But he was better now, evidenced by the call of "Honey, we're HOME!" as he cracked the door to the manor open and headed for the dining room - making sure that Tseng was no more than a few steps behind him. "She said she wanted to see us when she called earlier..." he insisted with a frown, heading toward the dining room.

But even Reno was surprised at the spread in front of them when he entered. Alcohol, and real food from Wutai. Not some improvised dish, but the real thing. Noodles, soups, carefully prepared vegetables in sauces that smelled so good that even from a distance, Reno's stomach was demanding attention. And of course, the whiskey had NOT gone unnoticed

[nogoodpeople]

Much like Reno, Tseng was also feeling distinctly better after they'd landed. Not that one would be necessarily able to tell, since his own mask was far less expressive than Reno's but the simple fact that it was properly in place now had to say to at least say something.

True, it likely would have been even if it hadn't been for the time they'd spent getting their frustrations out, but it would have been... fragile. More prone to slipping, and that would have lent a very different feel to the meeting, and one he might not truly have enjoyed.

"I can't claim to be surprised," Tseng answered. She'd been worried about Rufus, so it was only logical that she might want to see them, for one reason or another.

What he hadn't been expected was what he found waiting for them in the dining room. He almost didn't need his eyes to tell him what was there - the scents were enough. The scents of his childhood, and he let his eyes slide just for just a moment as he took a deep breath in. Unexpected, oh yes, but very much welcome, even

[shurikenfemale]

Cissnei was overwhelmed with how exhausted and worn they both looked. Rufus really had helped them out, hadn't they? She couldn't understand, she couldn't even pretend to understand. but she knew the feeling of loss all too well. Her parents and relatives? All gone since before she could write properly. But she put the thought out of her mind and concentrated on right now.

"Well are you to going to just stand there? It's going to get cold." She walked over to them and, in a manner that even she recognized as unusual for her to do, hugged them. Cissnei was so happy and relieved they were back safe. These were her family and she'd be lost without them. "I'm glad you two are back."

[turks_reno]

"Glad to be back," he insisted as he hugged Cissnei back. Exhausted and worn? Yes, he likely looked as much. Emotional upheavals had that sort of effect on people, didn't they? But as drained as he and Tseng both were, they were both lighter for their troubles.

The guilt was less than it had been. The betrayal did not weigh as heavily as it once did.

Of course, being shooed toward the table had him laughing, and he headed for the chairs, plopping into one and waiting for his companions to do the same so they could dig in. It smelled amazing, too. He'd had food from Tseng's homeland once in a blue moon - Tseng had brought some in on occasion (much to the delight of his Turklings), and sometimes it was just fun to go somewhere else - somewhere with food that was different than what they were used to