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Amiable chat II (Original link) Author:Phrenic_entropy Kana smiled warmly over her cup of tea, humor in her twinkling blue eyes. Ursa returned the gesture with an elegant smirk, and then stood (a willowy, fluid sort of motion) and glided over to the stove. “More tea, Kana?” On cue, the teapot whistled its assent, and Ursa hefted it carefully, easily by its handle. “I would love some,” The darker woman rejoined, and sucked down the remnants of her current cup gracelessly. Kana smiled broadly at the comically disgusted look on Ursa’s face as she held out the mug, and then turned with a wide grin to find her seat again as her host at last accepted the dish and set it aside to for refilling. In the space where conversation usually belonged, both ladies were mutually silent as they instead listened to their children getting along --impossibly well-- in the backyard. “Dumb-dumb!” “Brat!” “Smelly BOY!” “Stupid GIRL!” Finally, after several seconds, Ursa returned to the table with two steaming mugs of Kana’s favourite tea (lavender –because it smelled cold-sweet, like the air of her childhood home), and the smile on her face was large, amiable, and oh-so-transparent. “So…” She began, and Kana clicked her tongue. “Don’t even think about it. I’m the mother of the bride.” “But—“ “I get to plan the wedding, Ursa.” |
