Glenn
"Guess so, yeah!" They shrugged. "Nothing good can last forever. And, hey- the grounds not all that bad."

Nicole watched expectantly as Cerul bit into his pancakes, and gave a satisfied smile when she seemed pleased enough with them.

"See! Not that bad!" Nicole clapped their hands together. "Where I'm from, we don't really have ovens- you can't make much of a fire in the oceans I'm from, haha! You could warm stuff over thermal vents, but not much else. This whole baking thing though, whoo!" Nicole seemed awfully pleased over the existance of what seemed so menial.

"Say, Cerul. Where are *You* From? Hows the family, eh?"
George
❥───────────────────── 🦚 Cerul 🦚 


◈ **"Yes, the ground has what we need to survive, and then some."** He spoke after swallowing.

꧁~ The bird made another small slice and dipped it gingerly into the syrup, not drowning it like Nicole did but still enjoying it for its wholeness. She opened her eye for a moment and saw Nicole watching. This prompted him to gently set down the fork and make a soft scoff.

◈ **"Okay so they're... Passable..."** Cerul made a quick glance back at Nicole, her eyes darted back immediately though, retreating. **"The ocean sounds nice, do other 'mon live down there or is it just you?"**

꧁~ Cerul immediately perked up at the chance to talk a bit about herself, that embarrassed fluster washing away.

◈ **"Only one if the best places there is on this continent~! I'm from Neone, but I travel around as apart of what I do. My parents send me in smaller jobs, distribute technology to holes in the wall, bring back whatever I can to them."** That confident smile returned to her beak. **"The family is... Fine. They're family, what else can you ask of them? Food, shelter, education."**

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❥───────────────────── 💎 Aetris 💎
Glenn
"Only me and an entire kingdom!" Nicole laughed. In a weird way, they were happy to see Cerul as clueless about the sea as they were about the land. They had that in common, you know?

"I was supposed to be the heir to the throne, back there. But one thing lead to another and I'm not a big fan of the guillotine- don't imagine you are either?- and now I'm *Cruising~*" Nicole made a wave motion with their hand. "Goin' from place to place- see what sticks, yeah?" They hummed, seemingly pleased with just about anything Cerul said or did.

"Is it, now? I've ought to visit, sometime!" Nicole thought about the quality of the pancakes from such an allegedly esteemed place. Pricey, but dare they say, worth such a cost? The curiosity was killing them.

'Sounds like you've got a good thingy going for yourself. You takin' lots of breaks? Makin' sure you're not workin, eh, *Tooooo* Hard?" Nicole said it in a joking tone, but still meant the sentiment. No use in working hard when *Not* Working hard got you, ultimately, the same result.