Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-31049256-20170802162903/@comment-28358106-20170812022330

(S9/Lil) "Yep.  Several." Lucida pinches her lower lip, her eyes rolling skyward. "Lemme think...Cosette was, when they first started working together. She's an Arachne, the chief surgeon at the hospital he directs.  They eventually got over it and they're friends now, but he can't stand being tied up now.  Not that I would ever  understand who would actually LIKE that sort of thing..." she rolls her eyes. "Anyway, there was her, and then Sophie the Kraken, but she's actually really sweet and just kinda lonely. And then there was Ruby, who has a stick so far up her behind it's grafted to her spine.  There was that Oni that harassed him all day one weekend, 'till Mama knocked her block off.  Then there was that Demon." Her face grows dark. "I don't like her."

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Antoinette sighs. "Honestly, Lilrava! Why would you do such a---"

"Because she's a trained Assassin, Antoinette. And she was concerned.  She just followed her instinct." Thomas cuts Antoinette off, not harshly, but firmly. Thomas moves across the tent and kneels beside Lilrava, putting his hand on her upper back. Antoinette closes her mouth and averts her eyes, shifting where she stands. It's clear she regrets what she said.

Thomas leans in close to Lilrava, speaking in a quiet, yet deadpan voice. "You haven't tossed your cookies yet. You're getting better at this." His eyes sparkle with humor as he begins gently patting her back.