#- hehe

@infernal-ism asked: i said i would help you. i didn't say i would be nice to you while i'm helping you. ( it's unfortunate to be stuck with Beltu right off the bat ).

Her smile remained even though she couldn't quite tell whether keeping her composure in such a way made things better or worse when it came to her companion's mood. Alice had mastered the ability of being pleasant in the face of adversity and insult throughout her life, so much so that it'd become her armor.

Still, his declaration nearly had her chuckling, which she promptly held back in order to not seem like she was challenging him in any way. She just found it almost endearing that he would take the time to point out that he was going to be mean while helping.

His answer snapped her out of the nail filing trance and back into reality. She'd only joined the club recently, but witnessing his numbers and the ease with which he brought in more clients into his fold made that estimate quite reasonable. The offer, however... That did make her pause, even though the notion of a discount had her lips tipping into a little smile.

"No, thanks. Not really my thing." Another pause, her head tilting slightly to the side. Despite literally being the smaller host in the roster, Alice never wore heels. She carefully curated her image to be androgynous while working, but definitely wore outfits that had more of a masculine cut in order to fit the princely persona she projected.

@jaxxmulti​ asked: [ AID ]  for the taller muse to pick up the shorter one to lift them over something ( stairs,  while hiking, a large puddle etc.  ). / from jade while hiking? [ smol & tol ]

     Granted, it’s not a problem any of their actual students would have. And if she’d been in her own academy, this type of outdoors, physical activity centered class would have been accompanied by a change in uniform. However, as it stands, when they are tasked to head out into the forest to learn and practice how to personally procure items for the potions they’ll be making on the latter half of their lesson, Alice finds herself at a certain disadvantage. 

So far, she’s had no problem that some extra caution wouldn’t fix, but she can see a bigger obstacle up ahead. The next area stands significantly higher, and lacks a sloping path or any type of differing levels that she could use as stepping stones. Well, all the male students can jump the height just by using a little bit more of power. But she is also significantly shorter than most students, and attempting to go over the hurdle in any way while wearing a skirt wouldn’t be the most appropriate of choices. Therefore, Alice waits by the sidelines until everyone has had a chance to do so first, pointedly ignoring the way everyone’s questioning stares turn into understanding before they look away.

The fact that she’s wasting time that could have been used to find more ingredients is steadily fouling her mood, which is why she fails to immediately turn around when a presence sidles up a little too close for comfort. The polite and helpful sounding offer for assistance with an undercurrent of amusement hiding just beneath the surface lets her know it’s someone she’s familiar with, at least. “Oh, it’s fi-ahh!” Before she can even properly respond, Jade has already lifted her up and effortlessly brought both of them up to the higher level, plonking her back down on the path as if it was nothing.