The Town Park

*Fef glares at Eridan

)(er name is Nepeta, -Eridan. Maybe you s)(ould use it.

hey if you look at the list a things i COULD be callin her im practically payin her a compliment

*Noticing the glare, he realizes she probably won't appreciate that answer and he capitulates*

yeah ok ill just call her nep if thats alright

*Feferi smirks

T)(at's not up to me. Now!

*Fef waves for Nep to come over. Nepta reluctantly trudges over, muttering under her breath

I want bot)(of you to apologize to eac)( ot)(er! T)(en I want you to )(ug and make up!

*Nepeta starts to complain but Feferi silences her with a glance

You first, -Eridan.

*Eridan seems reluctant*

do wwe havve to hug
i mean
im still kind of bleedin ovver here
dont wwanna ruin her coat obvviously

*Oh glubbin jegus Fef is scary when she wants to be*

wwhoa alright alright wwere goin to havve a hug like the pallest of palls a guy could evver ask for fuck

*He turns to Nepeta*

wwell here goes
nep im sorry i pulled you off fef earlier i obvviously didnt havve the full picture there
though i already apologized for that so maybe thats kind of redundant
uh anywway
sorry for hittin you in the face too an i guess for lettin you coax me into a fight in the first place
ok fuck that just sounds like im puttin the blame on you
wwhat im sayin is regardless a blame on either party i definitely could havve responded in a lot of wways that wwere less terrible in general
an i guess

*He puts his hands in his pockets and looks at a pebble*

i should apologize to you as wwell for the trouble i made fef go trough
since you do seem to care about her a lot
so
sorry

*Nepeta sighs

:33 < im sorry fur clawing you and saying hurtful things and being a huge jerk
:33 < thanks fur apologizing

*Nepeta reluctantly extends her arms for a hug

yeah you too

*Eridan, successfully fighting the urge to roll his eyes, reaches out in kind and the two embrace
He takes care not to let anything touch his injury*

im uh
somewwhat less sorry about bleedin on your shoes if im honest

*Nepeta smirks and then winks

:33 < mess with the cat and you get the claws

*Feferi smiles happily, glad that the two are not killing one another

*Eridan raises an eyebrow*

wwell mess wwith the

*He pauses, then frowns*

shark i guess
or maybe stingray

ok nevver mind ill let you havve that one

Now t)(at we're not all trying to murder one anot)(er, )(ow about we go find t)(e ot)(ers and explain to t)(em )(ow Nepeta isn't dead before t)(ey all do somet)(ing really stupid?

*Nep nods in agreement. It was nice having absolutely no responsibilities or concerns for a day, but letting everyone be sad for too long would be mean

:33 < we should purrobably head to the mansion befur they do something really dumb

*Fef smirks and nods. The Felt weren't exactly the smartest group she'd ever encountered. She figured Gamzee could probably beat them in a challenge of wits.

fine by me

*He didn't exactly know the leprechauns very well but he'd expected Nep to go see Equius first. He didn't seem all that stable frankly.
But hey if Nep isn't concerned it's probably alright*

*Fef and Nep both dash off with surprising speed towards the mansion

K-E-EP UP --ERIDAN!!!

HEY NO FAIR IM INJURED REMEMBER

girls i swwear to god

*He decides to suck it up and run after them anyway, trailing behind a good few meters*

*Yggdrasil walks into view in the park, speaking with Eridan

-and after I helped her defeat the two queens, Harlem was indebted to me. She insisted on giving me a reward, but I wanted nothing she could provide.

*Eridan nods in understanding*

obvviously if you wwere lookin for payment youd havve asked up front
though i guess she could havve just offered out a courtesy rare as it is these days

*He stops, taking in the environment once more (and giving a quick look of contempt to a specific shadow-casting tree) before turning back to Ygg*

wwell this is the park

*Ygg smiles

I see. Thank you for guiding me, I greatly appreciate it, darling.

*Yggdrasil takes in the scenery, seemingly lost in thought

youre more than wwelcome

*He hesitates for a moment, pushing his index fingers together and blushing slightly*

though you knoww im not ACTUALLY all that busy today

*Ygg raised an eyebrow

Someone like you would always be busy. I would rather not get in your way.

*Eridan shakes his head*

not a lot a people in this city got money to wwaste on a boat kit
its a dyin business an im probably gonna shut it dowwn after the talk wwe had because youre right an i can do better than this
so yeah
youre free to get in my wway wwhenever an for howw long it damn wwell pleases you

*Ygg claps her hands together

Excellent! If you don't mind guiding me further, I'd love to get something sweet to eat.

*Eridan's eyes light up. It's been a while since someone was actually enthusiastic about spending time with him.
He tries to keep his face neutral though. Gotta stay cool*

wwell i knoww just the place
one a the pluses a this city is that its been blessed wwith the greatest ice cream parlor in this solar system at least

*He gives a slight bow and offers her his arm*

if i may

*Yggdrasil giggles and takes his arm

Lead on, good sir.