Rainblade-Ryalors Private The Bilge In The Bucket Completed The Belle of the Bilge

[Mina Rose Brewer]

Mina Rose's eyes sparkled as she leaned in, the distance between them closing. Whatever perfume she was wearing, appropriately enough, smelled faintly of roses, mixing pleasantly with the earthiness of her own scent. "Well," she breathed, her voice low and sultry in a way that, based on the prudishness of her upbringing, could only have been inherited from her mother, "I 'eard that ladies in the city wear all sorts o' excitin' things under their dresses 'ese days. I came 'ere wiv'out much in th' way o' clothes, an' I 'aven't the coin ta purchase more yet, so, I suppose gettin' me a few such garments woul' be a mighty kind gesture from a noble todd." She made a show of examining her claws for dirt as she remarked, "Course, I'd have ta try 'em on there an' then ta make sure 'ey fit. Only the courteous thing ta do, after all."

 

[Kaii Nashirou]

Kaii was fortunate to be of sharp mind even when in scenario like this where most todds would just follow their natural instincts. Her closeness and scent were really affecting him. Kaii didn't use much cologne or perfume. His usual work would make them redundant so he only put those on occasion. He was however keeping himself clean and as such his own scent was fully his, slightly herbal and equal parts musty, yet in no way was it unclean.

"And I thought you said it wasn't feeling right to have a todd buy you things..." He gently chuckled and finally made the body to body contact with her as she was now gently snug against him. "Though I will not mind at all getting you something. Just please remember I am not as rich as I look." He chuckled and brushed her arm delicately. "Yet I am interested to see my speculations manifested..."

 

[Mina Rose Brewer]

Mina Rose batted her eyelashes at her soon-to-be suitor. "Well," she mused, "I suppose 'at, before ya go shopping fer any such garment fer me, it migh' behoove ya ta have my measurements. I ain't so good at takin' 'em myself, so I could allus use an extra paw or two."

She paused, looking in his eyes, hesitation replacing boldness. "Is this too much?" she inquired, the sultry tones gone. "I jus'... Wiv' Geremy, I 'ad ta be pretty forward abou' gettin' what I wanted, an' I guess I see a bit o' the same in ya. Yer a gentletodd through an' through, I know, an' ya ain' the type ta take advantage of a gal." She shrugged lightly. "Truth is, I don' need ya buyin' me frilly underoos. I jus' wanted an excuse fer m'self ta do some things my Ma wouldn' approve of, when I feel ready anyway." She looked him in the eye with a smile as she added, "If ya don' wanna do nothin' like that wiv' me, if ya wanna do things proper-like, well, I can try 'at too."

 

[Kaii Nashirou]

Kaii smiled at her hesitation genuinely. For extreme complexities of his mind, he had surprisingly simple view on this matter. "Could I enjoy courting you the way most books describe and how the etiquette speaks? I could. Would I enjoy the primal way that all beasts have encoded in their minds? I sure would too. Ultimately, you wish to explore it things and so do I" He paused and gently took her paw. "I care not as much about what is proper in the eyes of society here. More I care for what you and I find proper. I am indeed slow on some matters. But If I hear you say you wish to experiment with things? I can do nothing but approve of it and take part when you are ready."

He was speaking truth. The thing with most nobles as Kaii had learnt was that their facade usually ended when more base instincts stepped in. Kaii was different, he spend most of his life firmly in control. Now he was happy to experiment and let his needs to take rein, even if it was still sprinkled with the way Kaii just was.

 

[Mina Rose Brewer]

Mina Rose was looking at him a bit oddly; perhaps it was something in his tone, or the way he'd phrased it. She took his paw in hers, lowering and softening her voice. "Ya don' have ta do nothin' ya don' wanna," she told him gently. "I know e'ryone says 'at males only want one thing, bu' I've seen enough ta know tha' can't be true. 'Sides, I've also allus heard it said that femmes aren' supposed ta want 'at sorta thing, bu' I do, an' I've heard enough ta say that plenty o' other femmes do too. So, both seem silly ta me."

She squeezed his paw as she reminded him, "Jus' 'cause I wanna don' mean ya have ta, okay? If ya wanna wait, or jus' don' wanna at all, well, that's summat I'll respect an' abide by, no matter what."

 

[Kaii Nashirou]

Now it was Kaii who wasn't sure if he said something weird or wrong. It happened to him and he knew it. His momentary confusion turned into determination to explain his mind and assure Mina what he truly had meant. "Mina, I like to try things. I like to see and check if something is to my tastes or not. I wish to try simply because I like trying out new stuff. If I won't like it, I will just not do it again"

That feeling that he was still making a mistake was rising within now. Impeccable timing for it to return as he needed clarity of mind. "You did say you too are not sure what you want. Me neither. So going into it together makes more sense."

 

[Mina Rose Brewer]

Mina's anxiety turned to relief at his clarification. "Alrigh'," she confirmed. "I jus' didn' wanna be the reason ya did summat ya didn' wanna do." She looked him in the eye as she remarked, "I don' rightly know wha' I want from us, bu' I know I don' wantcha ever hatin' me. E'en if we don' work out, I'd like ta call ya a friend."

 

[Kaii Nashirou]

Kaii nodded and squeezed her paw he still held. "I think it goes both ways. For sure it will be easier considering how... affected we are by each other. But all in all, I doubt you could do something I would hate you for. I don't really do that 'hate' thing much. Very cumbersome." He liked how level-headed Mina was turning out to be. Sure, she was emotional, but so was Kaii at times. However she did really show that his instincts were right and led him to a very promising prospect. One he would enjoy maybe staying with.

For now he had one last thing to do he moved slightly and decided to more hold her reassuringly. "I have high hopes for this... dear."

 

[Mina Rose Brewer]

Mina Rose shifted into his embrace, daring to let her head rest on his shoulder for a moment. She breathed in deeply, his scent filling her senses, and she decided she liked the way he smelled. Geremy had always smelled deeply of smoke, something that obscured his natural scent; there was a hint of that about Kaii, but mostly it was all him. She closed her eyes, basking in the feeling of being cared for again.

"Where's that lazy excuse for a waitress gone?!!"

Mina Rose's eyes snapped open, panic flooding them. "Oh 'Gates 'Gates 'Gates," she exclaimed, rushing to get out of her seat and straighten her apron. "I'm so sorry," she apologized to Kaii, hurrying to grab her notepad up off the table. "I'm workin' a double t'night, bu' can I see ya t'morrow mornin'?" Of course, if she got fired in the next ten minutes, she'd have a lot more time on her paws, but she wasn't going to assume the worst quite yet.

 

[Kaii Nashirou]

Just before she left, Kaii managed to politely grab her paw and place a delicate, gentlebeastly nuzzle on it. "Farewell Mina. I am glad I could see you even for this moment. Tomorrow, you can find me at The Market in the morning." He stated before letting her go so she could return to her work.

And as she departed Kaii stood up, taking the bottle he paid for with still quite a lot of sake and moving to return back to his ruined home. His step was lighter and for the rest of the day, Kaii was ever so slightly smiling.

He was in love.