OMG VD!

[cavedwellers]

[Gosh you guys, there must be a holiday on! One of the bigger, more well-lit caves has been decked out for a PARTY, with heart-shaped BALLOONS and also red and white STREAMERS decking the stalactites and shit. There are BUCKETS filled with LITTLE CANDY HEARTS, and there is a FOUNTAIN featuring a rosy-cheeked CUPID who is PEEING PINK LEMONADE into a basin. Also ther are CUPS in case you couldn't tell the LEMONADE was for DRINKING.

Also, everything is HEAVILY SPIKED WITH APHRODISIACS. Eating or drinking the party favors will make you want to MAKE OUT with anyone who gets IN STRIKING DISTANCE. Have fun with that!]

Comments

[lifestudies]

[she is smiling! that means this is a time when we are supposed to smile at each other.]

That does sound accurate.

[ice_and_steel]

[now that she is not immediately engaged in....activities, she is somewhat sticky and uncomfortable, and not quite sure why; she sits to the side with knees drawn up to her chin]

Your training in this arena appears to have been more extensive than mine.

[lifestudies]

Mmm, I suppose that's possible. It was all theoretical until today, though.

[ice_and_steel]

I see. ....No one really bothered to give me theoretical training. It's not considered necessary for a commanding officer.

[lifestudies]

Oh, I certainly didn't receive formal instruction. But once I took on a mission where I was expected to interact with people outside of my own division, I started learning things from their conversation.

...And once I got to look at one of my senpai's novels on the subject. I'm still not sure why he left it where I could get to it.

[ice_and_steel]

People forget that those around them have eyes to see, I think. Certainly my Emperor--former Emperor--forgot that those he forged to be weapons could turn against him as well.

Most of my, erm, limited education on the subject comes from overhearing my soldiers talk. I was fairly sure they were exaggerating.

[lifestudies]

And now? Do you still think so?

[ice_and_steel]

Hmm. Well, I still think they were exaggerating about their personal prowess.

[awkwardly] it is an enjoyable activity, however. I can see why they were invested in spending so much time pursuing it.