The intrepid explorer returns! [End]

[Shinigami]

There was a slightly confused moment there. "Uhm. Sweetness? Do Kahmden flowers require particularly unique treatment?" She knew that Yarrow flowers tended to drug or make ill whoever it was that smelled their aroma, and so it was best to have a Yarrow-blooded gardener if one wanted to have those blooms, but others...? Then again, it wasn't like she knew all that much about gardening, so maybe Kahmden plants were special enough that a gardener had to stand on his head and turn widdershins three times while laughing like a little kid in order to make them grow. At dawn. While facing east.

Sighing, she let her Vessatha go with a forlorn look on her face, but then perked up again as her hands were taken and they headed through the shelves. "Only wherever it might be that you wish to go. All I want to do is to spend time with you, after so very long away from you." She leaned over to nuzzle at her cheeks, pressing kisses there.

[Greenie]

Vessatha laughed somewhat sardonically. "Of course they do. We're tough cookies, we grow tough flowers. Most varieties are grow-able, but you managed to pick one of the more rare varieties. It requires some certain fertilizer.. or was it no water? I don't remember. It was something bizarre. My mom always killed all of hers." She reminisced, trying not to become nostalgic. It almost made her want to kill some off just for the memories.. but she doubted Quinn would understand.

The ferret laughed at her comment. "Indecisive as usual," She said with a laugh, then lead her off to the kitchens. She left Quinn at the door to quickly rummage through the cabinets, then filled a rather large vase with water and dropped the bouquet into it. Vess pondered leaving them in the kitchens - they were almost too pretty to lock up in her rooms - but decided against it. Should any of her children find out whom they were from, they would probably eat them for the heck of it. So she took the vase and cradled it against her chest, then rejoined Quinn. "Where to? You decide."

[Shinigami]

"Which sorts would you like me to get for you?" Ever-loyal, she was ready to do whatever it was that was requested in order to satisfy her dearest obsession. Take care of her, and pamper her, and give her whatever it was that she desired, even if she asked for the moon from the sky. Quinn would figure out a way to get it, or at least to get something that her Vessatha would accept as a suitable substitution.

At the question, her dark eyes sparkled with thought, and a pleased smile curled her muzzle. "Let's go back to our room to drop that off, so that it can stay safe where you can have it to yourself. And then..." She thought it over once more, and then nodded. Yes, that sounded like a good idea. "And then let's go to the Capital, and I'll take you to dinner, and a show!" She was practically purring, eyes half-lidded. "I'll take you to the restaurant I first took you to..."

[Greenie]

Vessatha wrinkled her nose, and shrugged. "Whatever you'd like. I really don't know the flowers that well.. I just know my mom was good at killing them." She made a face, knowing Quinn would want a more specific answer. "We can go find that club guy and see what he knows, maybe he has some suggestions. I really have no preference..." She trailed off, then led Quinn out of the room as a diversion method and headed off for her rooms to set the flowers down.

She pondered Quinn's suggestion, but gave her a queer look at the mention of the restaurant they had started off at. "If I remember correctly, you drugged me and got me pregnant at that restaurant.." She smirked slyly. "What, exactly, is going to happen if you take me there again? I have no wish to be pregnant again!" Vessa stated, then lightly pinched Quinn's palm for emphasis. "Why don't we just stay home and order fancy food in? There's plenty of places around here that have no problem delivering obscure foods at obscure hours for the Court."

[Shinigami]

"Oh, that's a wonderful idea! He'll surely know, and then he'll be able to tell me what to get for you. Ooh! Or! Maybe he's already got some seeds, and will be able to start some growing for you right away! I wonder if we can get a windowbox outside your bedroom window, so that whenever you wake up you can have the smell waft in with the morning breeze?" It was a great idea! And she'd see those beautiful flowers every morning upon waking up, and remember that it was Quinn who had given them to her, or at least Quinn who had come up with the idea. And wouldn't that be wonderful?

Of course, being led out of the room by her gemstone was a rather effective distraction, and she proceeded to drop the whole thing in favor of making doe-eyes at Vessatha. "It's been so long since we've been together," she murmured. "I don't know why I stayed away so long. I need to come home more often." For as much as she liked wandering, the Court of Spades was Home with a capital H, as opposed to the various residences that she had in other guises.

Blushing, she ducked her head when Vessie pointed out the actions of their last (and first) visit to that particular restaurant. "Well...yes, but that wasn't what I meant..." Oh dear, maybe that hadn't been the right thing to offer. "I just thought that you might like to not have to cook, and you could be pampered and taken care of, and they have very good food?" Quinn tried an appeasing, hopeful little grin. Nooo, she didn't intend to drug her Vessatha ever again, it was just that she'd been so stubborn, and the fact that she'd ended up pregnant had been purely accidental. "Oh! That's a very good idea! Much better than going out, because we can be comfortable with each other, without anybody watching." Leaning in, she nuzzled him again. "I wish that I'd thought of that. It's much better."

[Greenie]

Vessatha laughingly listened to her mate's babble, not really taking any of it in. Quinn would do what Quinn wanted to do, and she would probably enjoy watching the process more than the actual outcome. She liked flowers, she liked Kahmden flowers, and she liked Quinn getting her Kahmden flowers. It was a win-win situation.

She gave Quinn a raised eyebrow look, and nodded in agreement. "You stay away too long." She remarked quietly, averting her eyes down to the floating flowers. She suddenly grinned. "Remember what you brought back from Yarrow a few months ago? They're waiting in the closet for you." She bit her lower lip to keep from laughing - Quinn had brought her an elaborate bra/panty combination that shook in odd places and rattled in others. She refused to wear it as it jingled far too much, but was interested to see Quinn in it. If nothing else, it would be entertaining.

Vessa rolled her eyes. "Sure you didn't. I should root out your family and make sure they're not serial rapists. Who knows what kind of genes I let you pass on!" She said teasingly, bumping her hip against Quinn's. When she acquiesced to Vessatha's idea of staying home, she smiled. "I don't feel like traveling to the city, anyways. I'd fall asleep before we got there."

[Shinigami]

Quinn came close enough to wrap her arms gently around Quinn's shoulders, nuzzling close against her neck. "I'll be home more now. I'll spend more time with you. I promise." For once she sounded uncommonly serious, voice soft and loving, but not in the near-smothering way she tended to speak when saying such loving things. And then she grinned at the reminder of the outfit, giving the ferret a quick hug before dancing away, bells jingling merrily. "You kept it? You kept it, for me? Oh, my pretty one, thank you!" Leaning close, she brushed a kiss over her nose. "I would still like to see you wear it at some point, my dearest. You would look absolutely delightful." She knew Vessatha would never wear it, though. It was still fun to tease her.

She bumped back, laughing. It wasn't like her beauty could ever actually do that; if nothing else, Quinn didn't know who her parents were, much less her extended family, so how could Vessatha know? "Much better then," she agreed. "Do you want any specific sort of food tonight? I can go order it while you get settled." They'd come to a stop outside of their suite (well, usually just Vessie's suite, because Quinn wasn't always there), and she waited, ears perked.

[Greenie]

Vessie nestled into the nuzzling and was taken aback by Quinn's serious tone. She pulled away a few inches and placed her hand gently on the otter's face, searching for any hint of humor or amusement like she'd normally see. All she found was genuine sincerity, and it took her a moment to absorb it. By the time she'd processed, Quinn had transitioned back into her normal self, complete with a bouncy hug and a ramble concerning the jingly underoos. She laughed slightly, still grasping the newfound subtle side of her mate. "I'm never wearing that. Never. I wouldn't even put that on if I was drugged and smashed."

At the mention of food, her stomach came awake. She wasn't sure if she'd eaten lunch or not - Mia had gotten the habit from her, she supposed - and any food sounded good. "I'm just hungry. Treat me to something regional and exotic you found on your travels?" She requested with a head tilt. If anyone knew strange food, it was Quinn.

[Shinigami]

That just made her leer. "I've gotten you to do all sorts of interesting things before. I'm pretty sure convincing you to wear that outfit for me wouln't be the most difficult thing I've ever done." She didn't mean it, though. The actions with her dear obsession had been a one-time thing only (well, one-time in the case that it only took one time to get her to give in and get together with her), and she wasn't at all inclined to repeat them. Well, not right now, without any sort of actual need to do so. However, it made a useful tease, especially since her platinum-plated diamond had brought it up in the first place!

"Hmmm, exotic..." She pondered for a few seconds, and then her eyes lit up. "I know just the thing! Now-" Leaning in, Quinn kissed Vessie quickly, if thoroughly, and then stepped away. "Go sit down, and I'll go get someone to retrieve the order for us. It'll be a surprise!"

[Greenie]

Vessa snorted. "To the contrary, I never do anything I don't want to do. Except that one time. You're only allowed one exception to my rules, you know," She said, leering right back. "I don't wear things that jingle, wiggle, rattle, roll, shine, leer, wink or otherwise attract attention to my busom or bottom. I'm perfectly fine being flat!" She said with a humph, then stuck her tongue out briefly.

She tilted her head, about to ask which region they were about to owe their evening to, but she was silenced and absorbed by the sudden kiss. She leaned into it and then-- Quinn was gone. Vessatha nearly fell over, but caught herself and clung to her flower vase with a frown. Now there was the typical Quinn. She unlocked her door, muttering under her breath about unreliable kissers leaving her to go get food. She plopped the vase down on her desk, then paused to admire it. They really were nice flowers.

Vessatha curled into one of the armchairs in her entrance way with a smile.