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[hearthwarming]

Is it strange to be excited to meet someone here? Hah. Thanks for letting me know, Arthur. Look at you - you must have a way with tieflings!

[inklongdry]

I don't think it's strange in the least. I myself would be pleased to meet another viera.

I'm happy to point the two of you towards one another.

[hearthwarming]

Ah! That's so nice of you! [ so 'viera' is what he is! ] If I somehow manage to meet another viera here before you do, I'll be sure to introduce them to you, as well.

[inklongdry]

I appreciate it. We are rather easy to spot.

[ He flicks an ear at her. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ she sees that ear flick, and without really thinking just goes: ]

Ah, they look so soft...

[inklongdry]

[ Ori....... ]

My ears, you mean?

[hearthwarming]

Yes— Ah, sorry. It's a bit rude of me to say out loud, isn't it?

[ she imagines it must be like when people talk about her horns. ]

I... I don't think I've ever come across anyone like a viera where I'm from, though I wouldn't be surprised if a similar race existed and I just hadn't come across them yet.

[inklongdry]

[ An amused snort. ]

I am not offended. 'Tis not the first time I've heard such a thing, and likely not the last.

Viera are typically reclusive, preferring to live in secluded forests or jungles. They very rarely venture from their homes, and once they do, they are often not welcomed back.

[hearthwarming]

Oh...

So if you're an adventurer, then that means you've left home? Do you... Ever miss it?

[inklongdry]

Ah, I'm a second-generation city viera, so 'twas my mother that made that sojourn, not me. Apart from her, I've never known what it was like to live among others of my kind, but I don't think I'm missing out on much, from what I've heard.

[hearthwarming]

Oh... Wow! I feel like it must have taken a lot of courage from your mother to leave her home like that. She must be a remarkable woman!

[inklongdry]

She is truly the most remarkable person I know.

[ It's clear that Arthur loves his mom SO MUCH. ]

[hearthwarming]

[ oh... that's so endearing! ]

I believe it! After all, she has you as her son.

[inklongdry]

Flatterer.

[hearthwarming]

[ She chuckles. ]

But in all seriousness - it sounds as if you're quite close with your mother, and I think that's wonderful.

[inklongdry]

Ah, thank you. She raised me on her own for many years, so we are indeed quite close.

[hearthwarming]

[ there's something a little bittersweet about the smile she gives him. ]

...You said you were an adventurer back home, weren't you? Do you ever get to visit her in between your jobs?

[inklongdry]

As often as I can, when I'm in the area. What of your own family? Do you see them?

[hearthwarming]

How nice...

Ah, I'm afraid my family's a bit... Complicated. Maybe too much for when we're trying to play games...!

[ not that they've actually even touched the board games... ]

[inklongdry]

We've yet to play a single game. But if you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. I won't pry.

[hearthwarming]

... I don't suppose there's hard liquor somewhere in this spooky place, is there...?

[inklongdry]

Um... I have no idea. Is it truly that bad?

[hearthwarming]

Well... I guess not, or at least not anymore? I've had a few decades to process it all, at this point...

[inklongdry]

A few decades? Are tieflings particularly long-lived?

[hearthwarming]

That would depend on your definition of long-lived. Tieflings have a similar life span to humans, so we get around to... Say, a hundred or so?

But... [ she clasps her hands together in her lap. ] The magic that I use causes me to age more slowly.