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[ephemerous]

All messenger birds/private conversations/amulet communications may be directed to Nahyuta here!

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[divinable]

[ okay. good. time to shove the pleasantries out the window. ]

Now, have you decided to inform me of father's status?

[ephemerous]

[oh holy mother why]

No, Rayfa. As I have said, it is for Father to tell you, not I.

[divinable]

[ she grits her teeth, her anger slowly revealing itself when the door in nahyuta's room slams shut on its own. ]

What is it that is being kept from me this time?!

[ now she's whining. this is just incredibly unfair and she thought they were done with secrets?!?! it's too early for another surprise when her birthday was just last week, too! ]

[ephemerous]

[Nahyuta winces as the door suddenly slams shut.]

Please compose yourself. It is only for a day -- surely you can wait that long.

[divinable]

[ he will seriously need to calm her down now. ]

And if he leaves this realm during that time - what am I to do?!

[ephemerous]

[In contrast to how riled up she's getting, Nahyuta's expression softens. Is she really that worried about Dhurke, even after being parted from him for just a day? It's actually kind of sweet. There are few people in her life that Rayfa is willing to show that kind of attachment to.]

Rayfa. [Without so much as asking, he takes her amulet from where she keeps it hidden, and places it into her palm.]

As long as he responds to this, you will know he is here.

[divinable]

[ if nahyuta has nothing to worry about, then it should be okay, right? she can't help but feel worried anyway, especially when there's so much to catch up on. maya has made her especially paranoid about things, too. she tries not to think about it too much, but the negative thoughts of people leaving her behind always creep up on her when she isn't doing anything.

she turns a few moments later and starts a telepathic conversation with dhurke. when he responds, there is nothing but relief in her. ]

He is still here.

[ she places her amulet back under her dress where it can't be seen then faces nahyuta, head lowered. ]

I apologise for raising my voice at you.

[ephemerous]

[Nahyuta waits quietly for her to finish the conversation, and when he does, he places a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.]

You see? There is no need to worry. Simply because Father has to be away from you for a while doesn't mean he will never return.

[And there is no use in worrying about any of their eventual disappearances when they're all still here together now. At least, that's what Nahyuta believes. To her apology, he shakes his head.]

It is understandable you would be frustrated, but I promise he would not leave you without good cause.

[divinable]

[ she puffs her cheek at nahyuta's promise, then holds out her pinky finger. ]

Then you must swear it. [ because she's obviously seen tv shows before where people make pinky promises :T ] If you break this promise, then you will have to cut your finger off.

[ephemerous]

[He's seen Maya do this before, so he's a little less puzzled by it this time. He holds up the pinky finger of his tattooed hand, but first--]

There is no need to threaten me into keeping a promise, Your Benevolence. I am sincere.

[divinable]

It is not a threat.

[ does this guy not see how serious she looks???? ]

It is how a promise works.

[ephemerous]

Coercing me with the promise of physical mutilation is, by many people, considered to be threatening.

[He says it with such a pleasant smile too!! But he's not going to take it too seriously, so he takes her pinky finger in his.]

I promise.

[divinable]

You had better stay true to your word, Braid Head.

[ she doesn't sound as indignant anymore, more sulky than anything. ]

It would be a pity if you cannot use all of your ten fingers anymore.

[ephemerous]

I'm sure it will not come to that.

[Still smiling, he lets go of her finger.]

It's getting late. Can I interest you in some tea before you go to sleep?

[divinable]

[ it takes rayfa a while to respond as she contemplates whether or not she wants tea with nahyuta. ]

I suppose some tea will do me some good.

[ephemerous]

I will prepare some, then.

[He moves past her to head into the kitchen, asking as he does so--]

Do you like peppermint tea, perhaps? Or passion flower?

[divinable]

[ she just dumps her things on his bed and follows him down. :)!! what a good sister. ]

I have not tried peppermint tea. Does it taste like peppers?

[ephemerous]

[Don't yell at him later when you forget where you left your stuff, Rayfa...]

No, it is simply a variety of mint. Any comparison to peppers is purely figurative.

[To prove he's not trying to trick her, when he gets to the kitchen he takes out the jar of tea leaves and passes them to her. The smell alone should give an idea of what the taste is like.]

[divinable]

[ she does what she wants!!

and she takes the jar and sniffs at it. what a cool smell! ]

I wish to try this.

[ephemerous]

Very well. You should know it also has a number of health benefits, and as it is a herbal tea, it will not hinder your sleep.

[And probably much better for you in general than a pumpkin spice latte...??? In any case, since she seems to be satisfied, he starts to boil the water for making the tea.]

[divinable]

[ she should probably sit down, but instead, she watches the tea boil. ]

I have never made tea before.

[ephemerous]

For most varieties of tea, it is a very simple process. The art is in knowing how long to let the leaves steep for with each variety, and at what temperature, before they are ideal to drink. Would you like me to show you?

[Please give Nahyuta an excuse to tl;dr on something he knows about. It's one of his favourite things to do.]

[divinable]

...

[ he seems excited. maybe she shouldn't be the same?! ]

I-- I would like that, please.

[ephemerous]

[What follows is an unnecessarily indepth tutorial on how to make tea. He starts with explaining one should put the water in the teapot once it's boiled, and the tea leaves in a strainer inside the teapot. But with herbal tea, this should be done only after the water has been given some time to cool down, in order to keep the flavour of the leaves. Then it should be left to steep according to the strength and taste preference... He goes on like this for a while, and also outlines the differences between herbal teas and ordinary green teas and black teas, which have caffeine and aren't suitable before sleeping.

At the end of this tl;dr, the tea leaves have steeped sufficiently to be served, so he looks at Rayfa.]

Would you like to pour a cup for both of us? Make sure you hold the lid so that it does not slip. You can also add honey or lemon if you should like to sweeten yours.

[Hopefully that wasn't an information overload??? (Yes it was.)]

[divinable]

[ what a horribly detailed explanation. thankfully, she's so used to working with nahyuta that him rambling like this is almost normal. ]

That is easy enough to do.

[ so she takes the pot and pours the tea on their cups! she's very careful and methodological when she does it, making sure nothing spills. she stops pouring into when the tea has reached about 3/4's of the cup. ]

Is this enough?