Charles
"And I'm happy if you're happy. So... I guess we're always happy together."

*Blushing at the stroking of her cheek, Ling began rubbing Machi's ears in return. She took another bite of the hard cracker, with nearly no crumbs as the hardtack cracked cleanly in half.*

"The only time and distance I need is next to you, all the time."

*Her hand then shifted to scratching the base of Machi's tail. For untold reasons, she loved doing it; and Machi loved receiving it.*

"Does anything even happen here? Or do people just lie around?"
Robert
*She smile grew to full overall, and nodded in agreement. She agreed with it overall as it was. She yipped a little as she felt Ling's hands upon her ears, and her tails wagged happily in the moment.*

"I guess we will always be happiest together then. Seems simple enough overall."

*She said with a small laugh, as she watched Ling gnaw into the hardtack, and she thought for a moment. She stroked Ling's cheek a little more, as she yipped again, leaning her head towards the ear rubs.*

"Good, good. That's all the reassurance I needed to hear."

*She closed her eyes as she felt the attention to her tail, and she yipped a little more, her leg shaking instinctively as always.*

"Uhhh, I guess, people gamble with money down here, sleep, lie around, and the like."

*She said, opening her eyes to think if she remembered anything of importance from her travels, long, long ago. But, nothing was directly coming to mind.*
Charles
*In her head, Ling knew that they would be even happier than they were now. Certainly after when they got off this damned boat. For now though, she laughed along with Machi as she gnawed on the thumbtack, making it an effort to gnaw on it as much as possible like a beaver grinding away at a log.*

*The macen placed her head on Machi's as the two cuddled, now presumably sitting down, and pulled Machi onto her lap.*

"I never understood gambling. It's just playing games and losing money to me. Lying around though, I think I can deal with. Especially with you around."

"When we get to Runra... What do you want to do first?"
Robert
*Suffice to say, Machi didn't truly mind the tender cuddle moment. She also knew things owuld improve once they landed ashore in Runra and she thought of what Ling said. Truly... She wasn't sure what she would do, when they arrived, and she rubbed her chin in quiet thought to think of what to do indeed.*

"I think its just the thought of staking one's hard-earned coin all on the whims of lady luck. The wonderful, possibly euphoric high of winning it all, and more back in a single stroke of luck, I suppose is how they think of it..."

*She said, and wondered more on what she would do. Her twin-tails wagging happily in the moment, and she rubbed her chin in thought.*

"I suppose, we could do find a beautiful blossom field to paint you in, like I planned to do, or maybe... Maybe I'll look into possible contacts my father knew. Maybe try to find a good source of coin for us, since we likely won't leave Runra for some time, given the pains to travel."

*She added, the last part a little tease as her mind wandered, and she tried to imagine what kind of man her father really was, if they found any of his former employers, which she doubted to begin with, but... One has to wonder.*