This time, when she finished off the slice of egg-pie, it was replaced by a cake. A weird sort of cake, but a cake nonetheless. And ice cream. There was no such thing as weird ice cream, she was pretty sure. It was ice cream. She was enormously pleased; she hadn't had ice cream in years. Fond memories of ice cream parlors in the summer, sometimes with Clarke, more often alone, to attract the wrong sort. Either way, she'd gotten ice cream.
"You asked first," she pointed out. "That means it's not stealing." Also, she personally was of the opinion that anyone thought that stealing wasn't the sort of person who knew what it was to have something--even something intangible--taken from you. It wasn't as though you couldn't steal such things. Innocence, trust, childhood, they could all be swiped away. But that felt a lot different than this.
"Would I be doing the same thing again?" she asked curiously. This would be a nice sort of place to come when she needed baths. Especially if this was really all there was to it. It might not be; she was used to the concept of the slow con, but wasn't entirely certain something like him needed to be slow.
He, unlike Ruka, had a very clear understanding of their respective places in the world. Some might find that frustrating, hurtful, or even condescending. Ren just found it to be a relief, in this case. It made things... easier, in some ways. Ruka had been, perhaps, objectively kinder. But she liked the feeling of being useful and not just... to be helped.
"Alright," she agreed gamely. She was finally starting to get comfortably full. She probably could have gorged herself further--she knew she could have, in fact, she was an expert at eating ludicrous amounts without getting ill--but she didn't want to be rude. Ruka had promised her infinite pancakes. Mr. Cernunnos had promised no such thing. "I don't mind if you add things to me," she said, picking her words with careful consideration. "But I would appreciate it if you asked before taking anything away."
She didn't mind playing dress-up, and didn't think it odd he had makeup when he had an entire trunk full of women's dresses. This was clearly a thing he did with some regularity.
"I like rats, and watches and music boxes and other stuff like that," she said, with the tone of suggestion. "You might like music boxes. They're pleasing to the senses. They're hard to find, since people don't have a lot of them and only throw out broken ones, but sometimes I can fix them. I somehow don't think you'd have any problem getting proper ones, though."
"You asked first," she pointed out. "That means it's not stealing." Also, she personally was of the opinion that anyone thought that stealing wasn't the sort of person who knew what it was to have something--even something intangible--taken from you. It wasn't as though you couldn't steal such things. Innocence, trust, childhood, they could all be swiped away. But that felt a lot different than this.
"Would I be doing the same thing again?" she asked curiously. This would be a nice sort of place to come when she needed baths. Especially if this was really all there was to it. It might not be; she was used to the concept of the slow con, but wasn't entirely certain something like him needed to be slow.
He, unlike Ruka, had a very clear understanding of their respective places in the world. Some might find that frustrating, hurtful, or even condescending. Ren just found it to be a relief, in this case. It made things... easier, in some ways. Ruka had been, perhaps, objectively kinder. But she liked the feeling of being useful and not just... to be helped.
"Alright," she agreed gamely. She was finally starting to get comfortably full. She probably could have gorged herself further--she knew she could have, in fact, she was an expert at eating ludicrous amounts without getting ill--but she didn't want to be rude. Ruka had promised her infinite pancakes. Mr. Cernunnos had promised no such thing. "I don't mind if you add things to me," she said, picking her words with careful consideration. "But I would appreciate it if you asked before taking anything away."
She didn't mind playing dress-up, and didn't think it odd he had makeup when he had an entire trunk full of women's dresses. This was clearly a thing he did with some regularity.
"I like rats, and watches and music boxes and other stuff like that," she said, with the tone of suggestion. "You might like music boxes. They're pleasing to the senses. They're hard to find, since people don't have a lot of them and only throw out broken ones, but sometimes I can fix them. I somehow don't think you'd have any problem getting proper ones, though."
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