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⠀⠀⠀After a short half-chuckle, her gaze narrows somewhat.⠀⠀❛ ⠀Your concern is noted... although I would hesitate to voice it to the next lady. Some sacrifices are worth making for good fashion, you see.⠀ ❜ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀“Well— if you say so. The last thing I’d wanna see is a pretty lady falling over from a heat stroke— I’d have no choice but to swoop her off her feet and get her into the shade, ya know?”

⠀⠀⠀❛ ⠀How fortunate that you're so tall.⠀ ❜ ⠀SHE ⠀taps her foot idly as he takes his sweet time, tilting her head just enough for her hat to angle out of his way ( but not so far that the 'decorative' blades weren't a sneeze away from his jawline ). ⠀❛ ⠀I shall pardon you. This time.⠀ ❜ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀"So, another party? Hmm..." He's not sure if he'll go, but— maybe a quick stop by will do? ... Oh right, the noble girl— "Sorry about that, little lady— glad you're so understanding. ... You thinking about going there? Seems to be more fitting for you, less for me."

He's been trying also some new food to replenish energy. Like this hot dog, too much condiments on it.

⠀⠀⠀⠀"— Giving hot dogs a try? I wasn't sure about them at first... but they grew on me real quick. But— I definitely haven't added that much stuff before."

      ❛   Don't worry, give it a day. It comes around again.  ❜   

⠀⠀⠀⠀"You're really nonchalant about the weather, Master. ... Hmm, then again— you're kinda casual about a lot of stuff. ... Any exceptions to that? Y'know, besides life-or-death situations."

⠀⠀⠀❛ ⠀A garden party, hm... ?⠀ ❜ ⠀SHE ⠀inspects the posters plastered throughout the ward, overlapping one another as if providing an added layer of promised excitement. ⠀❛ ⠀It's been quite some time since I've attended one of those... I have a feeling this will be far more entertaining. I suppose an escort isn't necessary...⠀ ❜ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀"Pardon me for a sec—" The Rider, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, took the chance to lean in and skim over the details of the very same poster. He had seen a few of these around town, but didn't think to actually give them a closer look. But thanks to the musings of the stranger, that roused enough interest to want more details. "Hmm..."

❝ Huh. So that's not the usual around here? Given we're on what looks like a tropical island, I assumed that'd be the state of it. ❞

⠀⠀⠀⠀"Well— I guess you can say this place usually plays by the rules, but... Every now and then, the weather or whatever feels like playin' tricks of some kind."

⠀⠀⠀SHE ⠀would've done a double-take, but she didn't even have time to do that. And a Fairy's reflexes aren't exactly known for being dull, even if their eyes had lost so much of their original potency. Not to be outdone, Cnoc smells an opportunity. ⠀❛ ⠀Do that again. Bring back some hot chocolate while you're at it !⠀ ❜ ⠀

⠀⠀With a lid tightly secured, another dash allows him to reach the Fairy in no time flat with the requested drink. That sprint should have helped mix up the liquid and powder even more. "Careful— freshly hot."

⠀⠀⠀❛ ⠀Nearly December, and it didn't occur to you to at least try some layers ?⠀ ❜ ⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀"Already ahead of you—" Was that a sudden gust of wind? Looked like he blinked out of sight for a moment— only now the layers question seems to have been fixed. "There we go— much better."

      ❛   It's nice to see them from the front like this. Do they like pets ? … Can they talk ? This one looks like he has something to say.   ❜   

⠀⠀⠀⠀… Hm, nothing. … Is he trying to play a joke?

and there she goes, plucking the egg from the rider's hands to lift to her ear and shake. " Oh? Doesn't sound like there's anything in there, though? Maybe you got a dud."

⠀⠀⠀⠀"What t— hey! Don't go messin' with that, you'll piss it off!" That's just conjecture and speculation on his end— he still has no clue what'll come out of it. But surely it'll remember this offense and mark the Assassin as an enemy for life... right? "If that thing cracks open and hates you for life, don't go looking at me for help."