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They were a ways from home, bundled up like snowmen as they made their way through town. He hated winter, this would bet he second one that he were faced with since his rebirth in Gaia. Nova was struggling with her first, hiding in her blankets and babytalking at him, sounding rather annoyed with something. It was either the weather, the lack of bugs due to the weather, or maybe something else that would become apparent soon enough. Stopping at a coffee shop wasn't high up on the list of things he had to do amongst his errands but Nova saw the places, and the decorative butterflies that adorned the windows as the decorations it would seem hadn't been completely changed over to Halloween, and she wanted to go!

He gave in after a moments worth of small, gloved hands tugging at his hair. This was just a taste of things to come, watch him be a pushover of a parent just like his own mother was... Giving a nod he juggled her so that she was leaning against the smooth side of his claw so he could reach forward with his normal hand to push the door open. It was a welcome change, the warmth inside enveloping them as they closed the door against the cold, "Much better." He murmured, looking around before heading over to the counter to see what there was to be had, something... something. Ah-ha!

"I'd like a couple of those please, and a small juice for her, and..." What for him? He wasn't the biggest fan of coffee unless half of it was masked with milk. Something about the taste any other way the scorpion wasn't a fan off, so he ordered it that way. After getting their drinks and the sugar cookies for Nova, who'd pulled her head out of her hood to look around, turned to look for a table to sit at.

While he was a bit oblivious to the others in the place Nova seem to be looking around as if sensing something familiar about.

Lucien was able to balance everything, the little one was nestled in the crook of his claw arm against his chest saftely, in his hand was their order, and when he saw... Vin wasn't it? motioning towards them he lifted his tail to flick the end of it back and forth in a sort of wave, best he could do with his arms full, "Ahh, hello there." He greeted the pair of them, walking over to join them at their table gladdened by the invited. While he wasn't normally so social he decided that these two were different then just regular, every day people one because he'd met them before and two because Arranos was like Nova.

After settling into a set with the little Iridae sitting happily in his lap he turned to Vin, "Thank you." He said, giving him a nod, "How have the two of you been?" He asked, turning back to the stuff on hand so that he could move the cookies into reach of Nova and reached into his pocket to draw out a sippy cup.

Him getting things situated seemed like such a production... He had to hold the cup with one hand and popped it open with his teeth since he lacked a second good hand, it was then set on the table, out of the Nova's reach for the moment as he got the bottle of juice. It was opened in the same manner as the cup was, juice was poured into the cup, then the lid replaced before it was give over to Nova. He wouldn't ever ask for help one could tell that, not just out of stubborness but because he had spent his entire life doing things for himself with one hand, he was quite used to it.

Ahhh... but to have a second hand, an odd dream but one he dreamed of often.

After she was able to get a sip of her juice Nova was off to inspecting everything around her, nothing seemed to catch her interest for long though, fluttering about from place to place like a bee between flowers. That was until her blues eyes landed on Arranos... and went wide, "KYA!" She pointed at the colorful boy with her cookie, looking up at her father in awe, that boy... he was all... he looked pretty like a butterfly did!

"Aside from the weather cooling down I am doing quite well, thank you." He said, the cold never really did well in the way that it affected him. He got a bit groggy and sleepy, didn't want to go outside. Today though was special as he had things to do. Otherwise they would have stayed at home. He looked down at Nova and decided that she must be doing just as well as he was since she was smiling happily. Then again it could also be the cookies?

Lucien turned his eyes to the blue skinned boy, the color making him think of Aylana once more, "I was told that she is an 'Insect Guardian'." He explained to Arranos.

Nova understood those words and after giving a smile to Arranos she fluttered the wings that she had on her head, the wings giving a little sound almost like a hum. She then settled back against her father to munch on her cookie and babbled at the blue boy, as if asking questions of him though it were hard to tell what she wanted to know since she could speak no proper language yet. One could only guess.

In her eyes though she saw him as familiar and colorful, a butterfly it had to be!

Lucien watched the way that Vin interacted with Arranos, wondering if that was how it would be with him and Nova when the girl started to talk. That would make things a lot more interesting. Helpful too, then he would know what it was that she wanted since at times it was hard to translate motions of hands and baby talk.

"Actually... We have lots of swarms already, the cool weather has chased a good deal of them off though that doesn't mean she doesn't have several of them waiting for her at home." He said, looking down at the girl. It was almost odd to watch the way the bugs changed from doing normal bug things to being almost reverant when Nova was around.

"Her name is Nova." Lucien told the boy.

Nova gave the blue boy a smile and a wave her her hand to greet him then stuffed the rest of the cookie she held in her hand into her mouth. She chewed on it while watching the boy once again. He was shiny. Lucien didn't seem to notice the way that she was starring or he would try to get her attention on something else. It seemed easy normally, her attention would normally flutter around between everything that was in a room. So rarely did something catch her attention and hold.

Unfortunately for Arranos he seemed to be one of those rare things.

Nova gave a happy, giggling sound upon hearing her name from the lips of the gem boy. Everything she had been doing was no longer important as she started to squirm, hands held out towards Arranos, "Ah! Ah!" Trying to get his attention to turn from his colorings to her, she wanted him to play! Even if her games were a little limited at the moment.

Lucien looked down at her, watching her as she squirmed about, "Yeah, she does make things a lot more interesting." He said, it was nice to have her about if a little odd since he wasn't the most accomplished father.

He hoped though that he would learn the skills needed since she was the first of his children, his girlfriend was also expecting after all. He meant to do good at it.

He watched the interactions between Vin and Arranos and it made him curious about when Nova started talking, would she be as curious as Lucien had been when he was young? He wondered...

"Ahhh!" Was the responce to his words, while she would have responded with his name if it were possible for now she could only give him smiles and waves. She then looked over at the crayon that was held out to her, taking it in her grasp and looked it over. Oooo, so pretty! So brightly colored! She gave a squeal and waved her arms happily and promptly the crayon found its way into her mouth...

"Nova!" Lucien squeaked reaching up to take hold of the crayon and drew it from her mouth, "No, they are for color, like what Arranos was doing." He explained to her. He was glad to see that the color had come out intacted and she hadn't been able to chew on it before he was able to get it back.

"Ahhh, maybe she thought it was something good to eat because of its color." Lucien guessed, he wasn't exactly sure though Vin may be right too, maybe she was hungry for more then just a couple of cookies and some juice?

"Maybe I should get her home and get her some real food to eat, more filling then snacks." Better then her trying to eat random art supplies that was for sure.

Nova gave a sound of complaint as her crayon was taken away, only for a moment before she forgot about it and turned back to Arranos, giving him a smile. He was nice, she liked him she decided. Didn't take much to please a little one though did it? Mostly somone paying her attention and/or giving her gifts. He had done both thusly he was nice!