#@tobithechimp

Darius pressed closer to Tobi and smiled.

“I like this kind of dancing, It feels so,,, sensual and intimate,” he whispered in Tobi’s ear.

Zoya smiled and sat next to Juliana.

“That was fun! I enjoyed dancing with you - you move so beautifully,” she said.

Back under the shelter, Reuben smiled as he remembered how his people had discovered yeast.

“It was Una, our best cook, who found the recipe and tried it successfully for the first time,” the orangutan explained to Cookie. “When we first made bread, it wad flat, similar to  yours. We found the recipes for fluffy bread later, but every time we tried to bake it, something was always off. And then Una found this recipe here, and it worked.”

Darius gave Tobi an even more flirtatious smile as Tobi ate, and shivered in pleasure at having his head rubbed. He leaned in closer to Tobi.

Zoya smiled at Cookie and Juliana.

“It’s an admirable skill, to grow things and make dishes and drinks from them. How do you make a bitter thing sweet? I am very curious.”

Reuben moved closer, very interested as plants, both medicines and foodstuffs were of supreme interest to him.

“I sometimes use honey to sweeten things when I make drinks – it’s hard to get, but well worth the effort. Is that what you use?” he asked Juliana and Cookie.

Zoya gave another gentle smile.

 “I too think we would all fit well together,” she said. “We seem to have many values in common, and also very similar goals.”

 Cory came back over to his mother’s side and gave a little chuff of amusement.

 “And my uncle likes you. I can tell!” he said proudly to the leader of the chimps.

 “Don’t be cheeky, Cory,” Zoya scolded, but Darius did not seem to mind his nephew’s bluntness in the least. He was preoccupied by how handsome and strong the more muscular Tobi was, also intrigued by the bodily differences between them.