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"Ah, hi there! I'm Elle, and this is...Kudzu!" She paused briefly as Lenore wandered into the clearing, giving the pair a nod. Kudzu watched them with wide, pale eyes...one hand reaching forward out of curiosity toward Lenore.

"Also a pleasure. We were just doing some planting! Our last little rose, free at last. Isn't that right, Kudzu?" Bouncing the heavy boy once on her hip, Elle smiled down at the babe. The boy glanced up at the mention of his name, gaze falling a moment later to the miniature rose bush. Levi had bought it for Elle, a few months back...there were no blooms on it yet, but there would be soon!

Nodding in reflex, though he didn't really understand what he was agreeing too, Kudzu shed a few bright green leaves. Lenore had leaves too...didn't she? Only hers looked different! He reached for her feathers again, trusting and silent.

"Are we disturbing you? I don't mean to interrupt.."

Nodding, Elle set Kudzu down so he could play with his gift...mentally noting that the feathers were usually sharp. How odd! Kudzu, however, didn't think twice about it...and pondered the feather a moment longer before turning a smile up to Lenore. Absently, his hand closed upon one of his own fallen leaves, and he offered it up in trade.

"New enough! We've been around for a few months, but I have a house full of other younglings, so...we're not here much." Smiling, Elle bent slightly to ruffle Kudzu's verdant hair...happy he was getting along so well.

"It's amazing, how fast he grows. He always gets enough to eat, but I've noticed that the more I feed him, the bigger he gets! Not in a traditional sense..." Elle patted her midrift idly, laughing. "I mean, all over growth. Is that unusual, I wonder?"

Kudzu burbled, not thinking it unusual at all. People grew as big as conditions would allow, didn't they? Seemed natural to him.

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Mouth opening in response to Lenore's observation, Kudzu lifted a foot for her to look at...and promptly unbalanced himself. Tipping backwards, onto his back, he managed to keep the one foot in the air for her inspection. Half rock indeed! Gorgeous amethyst facest glimmered in the dappled light, winking and shining. He showed her because that's what people usually wanted to see. Kudzu personally thought his hair was more fun.

Rolling a bit to the side, so he could see her better, Kudzu reached again for the wings. He'd never been cut, and didn't know 'sharp'...they were simply so pretty, he wanted to see what they felt like!

Elle didn't notice Kudzu's dangerous reach, too busy nodding. "You know, you might be right! Goodness. I suppose, for his sake, I shouldn't feed him more than normal, or he'll be a giant!"

Shaking her head with a smile, Elle found a place to sit as well. It was so nice here, for being indoors! Every house should have a room like this. "I've always been about this height...ah, I'm about as normal as Kudzu, I suppose! Is being short a detriment?" Asking curiously, not trying to be hurtful, Elle extended her natural empathy a bit to see if she was asking a rude question. It would be a shame to scare their new acquaintances away!

Laughing with Crow, Elle nodded...all too familiar with what she meant. Short didn't mean meek, not by any means!

"Well, if you ever want to give them a real fright, I'm a brew master by trade. It wouldn't be too difficult to whip something up that would really turn the tables, even if just for a few minutes!" She'd used the recipe herself, usually when the cobwebs needed gathered, and the ceiling was just out of reach of her broom. Ah, practical application! "Do you have a trade or hobby you're fond of?" Drawing her knees up against her chest, comfortable in her spot, Elle gave the butterfly a glance and smiled at Lenore before turning her attention back to the conversation with Crow.

Kudzu didn't just glance at the butterfly...he watched Lenore's actions intently, and pushed to his hands and knees. It was beautiful! Starting towards it, wobbling a bit, he reached for the creation with one hand. "Ahhhhbu!" His smile blossomed suddenly, but his hand stopped just short of the shadow as though he didn't wish to harm it. Letting his hand drop again, smile unfading, Kudzu settled at Len's feet with a happy burble.

Elle glanced to the side again at Kudzu's motion, eyes wide. "Oh, I've never really seen him crawl! Lenore, he's quite taken with you! We should discuss your rates for babysitting!" Offering the girl a wink, Elle grinned. He was growing so fast!

"Science? Interesting profession for someone that challenges the basic rules!" Laughing in good nature, Elle leaned forward to watch Crow's eyes change with appreciation. How unique!

She'd heard somewhat of living machines...hadn't the caretakers of one of Kudzu's other friends been so inclined? Nodding, she brightened at the mention of alchemy. "Ah, a lot of what I do is similar...though with natural ingredients instead of compounds! I know nothing of local wars, though...but I have an idea!"

Glancing at Kudzu, who was ignoring her in favor of Lenore and the butterfly, Elle pondered and smiled. "Well, I was serious about the baby sitting, if you were serious about the acceptance! But a trade is alawys good, keeps things in balance!" Smiling as Kudzu went crosseyed trying to stare straight up, Elle reached out to touch the boy's cheek fondly.

"What do you say to dinner? I love to cook, and we love company...all you have to do is say yes! Perhaps we can make it an evening, if you'd like...you invite a pair of friends from here, and I'll do the same? That should make..." doing the math silently, Elle ticked off on her fingers. Two for her and Kudzu, two for Lenore and Crow...and four more all together for the pairs they'd invite! "About eight or ten of us, give or take? I have no problem preparing for that many, and the way to the Villa is linked through Kudzu's room!"

Leaning back, all smiles at the idea of a dinner party, Elle looked from Len to Crow. "What do you think? Sound like fun?" Kudzu nodded, though he wasn't really part of the conversation, and lifted a hand to see if he could feel for the butterfly. Lots of fun!

"Well, heh, it gets the bills paid an' stuff like that," Crow said easily. Infinitely glad Elle didn't think she was a nerd, Crow nodded eagerly at the prospect of dinner. Out of a family of five, not a one could cook outside of microwaving things.

No wonder they were all so leanly built.

"It's up to you, Len...." she said, though there was a begging look on her face. Food! Actual food, for the love of god!

Len nodded fervently.

"I'd like to," she said firmly. Seeing where Kudzu's hand went, she willed the butterfly to flutter its wings at his fingers. She'd found shadows to have the strangest of feelings - like silken, cool smoke. If smoke could have a texture, that is...

Crow had to bite back a cheer. She liked Elle a lot already, and the prospect of food that didn't come by delivery was heaven-sent.

"Julian an' Ethan'd love to come as well," she said. "Any time you could have us over, that'd be great."

Aladon was hesitant at first to let the rabbit touch him, but then thought better of it, ignoring the tickle that his very sensitive ears let him now something was coming for them, and let the hand approach.

“Rose that’s a very beautiful name, one of middles.” She took a little quick look at the stroller bound child.

“Oh well, not from around here either I suppose. I’m a country girl at heart too.” She laughed. “Farm house did you say? You don’t happen to have a cliché green thumb do you?”