[EP] aliens control the coffee supply

[st_artliving]

Xavin, for the most part, hadn't actually bothered keeping regular hours at her little coffee nook. She spent some time there most days, how long depending on how many people wanted coffee or how interested she was in whatever books she'd selected for the day.

Today was probably going to be a longer day, if only because she'd had to restock a little from the kitchens. She'd found a little cart to haul things and was currently engaged in putting her supplies away. Milks and whipped cream into the little refrigerator, beans stashed in their cupboard, disposable cups stacked and non-disposable cups cleaned and put away. (Some people liked those, particularly if they didn't intend to leave the library. But it meant that her kitchen time included doing dishes, which was often more fun than drudgery. Especially when she accidentally overdid the soap.)

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Re: Lillith x Xavin

[st_artliving]

Lillith had kissed her before, usually on the cheek, so the gesture wasn't that unusual... except that this kiss had been to Xavin's mouth, and Lillith was smiling at her. Also not unusual, but....

Xavin leaned over to kiss Lillith on the mouth, somewhat less chaste. Lillith was a dear friend, a good and kind soul, and somehow the specter of Karolina had receded enough that wanting to kiss someone didn't feel like some strange species of betrayal. "You are very welcome."

Re: Lillith x Xavin

[st_rangepalette]

Lillith tilted her head, not in time to deepen the kiss, but to study Xavin. It had been some time since she had realized she would like to be closer to Xavin but she did not know yet how much closer or whether Xavin also felt the same.

"May I ask what the customs are amongst Skrull regarding kissing?" she finally asked with that peculiarly Lillith blend of sweetness and directness.

Re: Lillith x Xavin

[st_artliving]

Xavin considered. "Kissing is personal. Occasionally ceremonial, as in wedding ceremonies but not as in respect to a social superior." Humans did things like ring-kissing, that was strange. "We are not dissimilar to Earth customs in most cases, now that I think on it."

Re: Lillith x Xavin

[st_rangepalette]

Although her world was not the same as Earth, she had found that many customs were similar. She touched her fingers to her lips lightly and smiled. "Then may I understand that by returning my kiss as you did you have an interest in me that is more personal than friendship?"

Re: Lillith x Xavin

[st_artliving]

"I.. think so?" Xavin tucked some hair behind her ear, uncertain. "I apologize. I was engaged as a hatchling, and spent most of my life training before joining my fiancée on Earth. And then prison, which was solitary. I like you very much, and I trust you, and you are lovely. And I enjoyed kissing you."

Re: Lillith x Xavin

[st_rangepalette]

"I enjoyed it as well, and care very much for you." Lillith reached over to pat Xavin's hand, and then took it in her own, careful not to scratch her with her claws. "It is all right not to know for sure. We will simply continue as we have been and whatever seems right is what will be."