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“E-Estelle-!! What’re you doing here-!!”

The hug definitely took the mage by surprise, stammering out her words as she almost drops the handful of books she’d been deciding between outside the storefront. It’d been a while since she’d been to visit the other girl, and while they’d met a few weeks ago under different circumstances, Rita hadn’t been to Halure in quite some time.

Admittedly, she had also been intending to surprise the other with a gift before they met up, but it was difficult to choose exactly which tale the other would prefer... And it seemed she had found her before she had made the final choice.

“Aren’t you supposed to be back at your house? We weren’t going to meet till lunchtime...!”

“Why would they want to beat Mister? Mister did not seem creepy, Mister seemed nice. What kind of creepy things does Mister do?” 

“And, um. Please forgive Lyra, if Lyra is wrong, but Miss really does sound like, Miss is worried about Mister. Because, if a woman beats Mister, Mister would be the one hurt…” 

“You really haven’t been around him long enough, huh? Though that’s probably a good thing...”

Bingo!

“So ya admit ya smell? If ya don’t wash, yer just pillin up ta dirt and making yer self all gross an’ crusty, nano ja. Maybe yer afraid of water like Repede! Is that why ya don’t seafood! It reminds ya taking a bath.”

“Has anyone every told you you’re a really mouthy brat-! There’s nothing wrong with a little dirt you know!! Baths are a luxury that isn’t important if you don’t need it, so why don’t you stick your fishy nose into other people’s business and not mine!”

“Not everyone has to like seafood-!!”

(congrats to you both!!)

//i’m trying my best to get back into being active again, so sorry in advance if i seem rusty! My husband is a dork loser and his motivation keeps me going, and its nice to be writing Rita actively again

“What’s so bad ‘bout that?” She lived on a ship and ate mostly oden. “Not that ya can talk, Miss Shower Skipper.”

“There’s no use showering every day when you’re just going to get dirty again-! Besides, Raven smells way worse than me anyways-!! At least i know when to wash my clothes-!!!”

“Well duh, nano ja. Oden is a seafood dish.” It was still yummy.

“Hey Rita daaaaaarl’n~ aren’t you hungry? Patty made some Oden ta share! Fish for everyone~!!!”

“But fish is yummy, Rita-nee~ Would ya like some oden ta soothe yer worries?”

“Huh..? What’s this for?”

It wasn’t too odd for the princess to do these sorts of things, and it wasn’t the first time she’d been on the receiving end of one of her gifts. It was sweet, really, as much as the girl refused to admit it... Estelle seemed to put a lot of care into such crafts that made it practically impossible to reject them.

Though a flower crown was a first...

Delicately the mage reaches up to touch the colourful gift, flinching as she pressed a little too hard and felt the soft petals crumble under her fingertips. She didn’t want to break it, but she can’t help the fluster that spreads across her cheeks at the thought that she’d made something so delicate and most likely very pretty for her...

“Wrong person? Like a mean, or rude person? Then, it would be good, if Mister does not get into trouble, with one. Miss is nice, to make sure Mister does not get into trouble.” 

“Miss must know Mister very well. Is Miss worried for Mister?”

“Well yeah, rude’s one way to put it... But don’t get the wrong idea, i’m not worried about that weirdo at all-!”

“Well, now, darl’n..! I ain’t about ta argue with that! We both know ol’ Raven’s made himself a pretty clear liar, but that don’t mean you gotta take after his bad example, huh?”

“…Rita, darl’n. I weren’t nowhere near you. We both know that.”