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Crescentia was extremely gentle when tracing the stripes, so when Faiga's eyes widened she drew back a little out of worry. Had she done something wrong? "Your tribe? Ooh! There's a whole tribe of chocobo breeders?" She clapped her hands together under her chin and seemed to glow. "I'm part of...something like a tribe as well! I'd show off my mark but...uh...that might be awkward...for you." For her? Never. Crescentia would go without a shirt if that meant she could show her family's tattoo with pride! But she was a shameless gypsy so it didn't matter.

"So are all chocobos big like that one?" Crescentia asked before taking a sip of soda.

Guin smiled, watching the exchange and munching happily on her sandwich. "Yup!" She took a big bite out of her sandwich and leaned back against Crescentia, surprising the woman just a little. She hadn't forgotten the children were there but she'd never been cuddled by a child before. Guin grabbed a cookie and held it out for Lysium...even if she wasn't done with her sandwich. They were totally old enough to be rebellious and have their dessert before they finished their lunch! Fighting the system! That's what they would do!

This was quite the crisis.

"That's so interesting." Crescentia smiled. She looked a bit surprised when Faiga suggested her telling him about her family, smiling brightly as she absentmindedly pat at a spot on her chest where her tattoo probably was. Right above her right breast, to be specific.

Where to start? Oh! Duh! The obvious. "Well it's basically a giant family of gypsies!" Her smile grew. "Normally we travel in caravans...or groups, you know? Safety and strength in numbers. That and we make more money since all of us have a forte in something." She shrugged, the coins on her bandana jingling from the motion. Crescentia winked a moment later. "However I have more than one trick I can do, whereas most others in my family have one. I do fortune telling, dancing and a real disappearing act. Like...I vanish here and appear behind that tree." She pointed at the tree in question, finishing her sandwich and eating a couple chips. It was obvious in the way the tone of her voice was beginning to go up a couple notes that she really enjoyed this topic. If she didn't know it'd look weird Crescentia would probably be bouncing up and down where she was sitting, but she actually knew better than to make herself seem like a child. She was twenty! Grown women didn't behave that way.

"All kinds of colors? Oooh! Like purple and stuff?" She doesn't have ADD. I swear.

Guin gave a tiny little gasp when Lysium rubbed the cookie on Shiver and then crumbled it up. Did she not want the cookie? Or was she rebelling too? She'd have to think on this one, taking a big bite out of her sandwich and watching the cookie pieces fall. "Silly." She giggled, petting Shiver with one hand and holding her sandwich in the other. Now she didn't know if she could give the other girl another cookie or not! What if she crumbled up that one too?

"Hm..I guess it could be considered a tribe." She also looked at the tree, eating a couple more chips while she listened to Faiga's request. Crescentia paused, patting herself from chest to even inside her shoes in search of something. "Oh dear...uh...well I didn't think I'd see anybody here so I didn't bring my tarot cards. That's my favorite method." Again she tapped at her chin with a look of deep thought.

Guin had looked away from Lyisum to stare at Crescentia after hearing the exchange...and then she promptly scooted away from the woman to sit closer to her new friend. She was quite curious about what she was doing with the hair and the crumbs, watching the cat circle her. Now she was just confused!

Suddenly Crescentia disappeared in a cloud of purple-ish red smoke, obviously deciding it'd be easier to show off her magic than to go get tarot cards or take the time to find something to do arithmancy on. She didn't have tea leaves or anything, and she didn't know how Faiga would react if she suddenly took his hand to read his palm. She didn't reappear..for now.

"Momma's silly." Guin giggled.

Guin watched with amazement as Lysium made a necklace out of the hair and cookie crumbs. Wow! She didn't seem to be amazed by the disappearance...but she also did live with the gypsy so she'd probably seen it often. "Cooool~" She dropped her sandwich on her lap and took the necklace, being very cautious as she put it over her head to hopefully get it around her neck. Wow! This was amazing!

Crescentia really could've been anywhere. Behind the tree, back at her apartment, in the tree or...

Right beside Faiga on the opposite side she'd been sitting.

The woman held back a giggle as she opened her hand and blew glitter off her palm to fly by the man's face and get his attention. Then she chuckled. "Boo." She figured it be funnier if she only switched sides.

"Yay!" Guin clapped, giggling brightly. But now what would she give Lysium? She couldn't make jewelry out of hair and cookie crumbs!

Crescentia smiled and sat down properly, reaching across in front of Faiga to get her unfinished drink. "Garçons sont si mignons." She took a big sip from her drink, thinking about her answer for Faiga's question without sounding like one of those rude magicians who just don't want there to be a threat to their business. An idea seemed to finally come to her after a little while, reaching out to brush hair out of the man's face and leaning in with half lidded eyes and a lazy smirk. "It's not like learning to kiss, I was born with this ability." Her expression did eventually change to a sweet smile and not the lazy look she'd given just to see his reaction. "Although I've been told I'm a natural at that as well!"

Guin blinked and stared at the two adults now that Crescentia was leaning in so close to Faiga's face. Huh? What was going on? The little girl turned to Lysium with a very confused look on her face.

Guin really did love the necklace! She would wear it as often as she could as long as it didn't get ruined! Hopefully it wouldn't. Crescentia probably wasn't the surprising one in this situation...but Guin was still confused. Why were their faces so close? It was like that mommy and daddy she'd seen kissing on tv.

...Waaaaaaait a second. Crescentia and Faiga were a mommy and a daddy...although he wasn't her daddy and she wasn't Lysium's mommy so that must not count.

Crescentia giggled softly at the look on Faiga's face, petting his cheek for a moment with the back of her hand. She too just sat there, smiling softly. How sweet, most men would probably take advantage of a woman sitting so close to them like this. The gypsy brushed some hair back behind her ear with her free hand, rubbing her nose against his in an eskimo kiss when Lysium suddenly snorted and spoke.

Oh my! She'd almost forgotten! "Yes, adults are very silly sometimes." She grinned and hugged the man. "You just earned yourself so many respect points." She murmured, letting him go to put away any empty chip bags or soda cans and other trash.

"Now let's go to your farm!" Guin smiled and nodded in agreement with her mother, eating one more cookie before the bag was put into the basket with the other things. "You've got me all excited now!"

Crescentia would be glad to help him figure out women if she knew about this desire to understand them! She glanced back over her shoulder to check on the children, smiling and waving a few fingers to Guin. Guin was still staring at her, a smile breaking through her confusion as she waved back and pointed at the necklace. "From Lys'um!" Guin said proudly, still pointing at it. Crescentia blinked and bent over to get a better look at the necklace, gasping when she realized it was just made out of cookie crumbs and hair!

"That's so cool!" She smiled at Lysium and stood back up, turning back to Faiga with a look of surprise. This time the surprise was for the offer to ride the Chocobo standing and waiting already. She looked at the big yellow bird for a moment and then back at Faiga with an almost worried look on her face. "Can it hold all our weight?" But Faiga was already climbing on with Lysium and Shiver and giving her permission to climb on. What a time to be self-conscious about her weight.

The gypsy picked up Guin and the basket, walking up to the Chocobo and pausing there. Would it really be okay? She stood there, cautious, for a few moments before she finally climbed onto the bird the same way she saw Faiga to it. She sat Guin between her legs with the basket, wrapping her arms around Faiga from behind him. "Lessgo!" Guin cheered, clapping her hands gleefully. Crescentia nodded in agreement, putting her head on Faiga's shoulder.

"If you say so, Faiga..." The gypsy murmured, blinking and watching the chocobo's head lift. Oh dear...hold onto something? Faiga wouldn't just say that to be funny, right? He obviously meant it. Pah! Why was Crescentia so worried? She was a proud gypsy! Fearless! Witty! Graceful! Thinking OHGODTHISISFAST and clinging tightly to the man in front of her.

She and Guinevere watched everything go by them faster than any horse Crescentia had ever ridden, the gypsy kept her head propped up on Faiga's shoulder. When the ranch came into sight a big grin spread across the woman's face, leaning in close to Faiga's face like she had before and giggling. "Wasn't expecting it to be that fast. I was hoping I could keep holding on to you a bit longer!" She teased, leaning back a little when Guin started complaining that her mother's chest was invading the personal space of her head. Oops.