Kel: *is too bewildered by being in AIM to be indignant**looks around* Where am I?

Healer: *waves* The IM clearing. I have been here before a few times.

Kel: *saunters over to Healer* I see... It's quiet in here.

Healer: *smiles* Well, it is only us here. *pauses* And the humans, of course.

Kel: Well if the humans are here I'm surprised it's not louder? But anyway, *nuzzles her lightly* How have you been?

Healer: *nuzzles back* Alright. Yourself? *not mentioning she's stopped going home*

Kel: I've been alright as well. Not a lot happens while Kary is too busy for Namiah with her poor excuse for a life.

Healer: *snorts* I wish that were the case at our house. Something is always happening, especially if Emerald is too busy to check in regularly.

Kel: I'm sorry. *bumps her head with his lightly* You know you're always welcome at The Ditch; Kary leaves the door unlocked.

Healer: *smiles* At least it will be quieter than The Tree.

Kel: Is your day waxing or waining?

Healer: *blinks* Meaning?

Kel: Um, are you just getting up or going to bed?

Healer: *smiles* I have been up for a few hours.

Kel: Ah. *looks up* It's a clear night... Would you like to go star gazing?

Healer: Very much so.

Kel: *smiles* Shall we go find a nice hillside to lie back on?

Healer: *smiles back* With few trees.

Kel: Trees? Wouldn't they obstruct the view?

Healer: *giggles* Hence why there should be few.

Kel: Oooh. I thought you said 'a few tree.' *blushes slightly* My bad. Shall we depart?

Healer: *giggles, kisses his cheek* Do lets.

Kel: *chuckles and gets up, then does a little sort of bow* Ladies first?

Healer: *grins* Very well, my dear sir. *sets off in random direction*

Kel: *follows her* Lead the way, m'lady. <3

Healer: *walks for a bit until she comes to a mediumish hill with a single tree at the summit* Hmm, how does this rate?

Kel: You have a wonderful sense of direction. It's almost as lovely as you.

Healer: *smiles* Sweet of you to think so. *walks up near the top of the hill and lies down a bit away from the tree for an unimpeded view of the sky* Lovely night.

Kel: *walks down a little past Healer and lies on his back in a funny pose like a dog sleeping with its legs in the air**has his head near hers* Are you familiar with constellations?

Healer: *shrugs* Not these . . . *points at Orion* Except for The Hunter.

Kel: *looks to where she points* Orion?

Healer: *nods* The Hunter.

Kel: *squints at points at a small, close grouping of stars* I think those are called the Seven Sisters...

Healer: The Pleiades? *has listened to Emy babble about star legends, but as Emy can only point to Orion and Taurus . . . XD*

Kel: I'm not sure? I'n trying to find the Big Dipper...

Healer: Well, it looks like this . . . *rough sketches on the ground* And it takes up about a third of the sky.

Kel: *looks at her drawing* I know what it looks like, I'm trying to figure out which stars make it up.

Healer: *shrugs* Well, can you see Polaris?

Kel: ...I'm not sure which one it is, so... no?

Healer: Hmm. *looks at the sky*

Kel: *is nodding off a little*

Healer: *flicks Kel's ear*

Kel: *jumps a little* Hmm? What? What'd I miss? *looks around*

Healer: *tries to stifle giggles* The world ended.

Kel: *smirks* Yet it seems my love for you persisted.

Healer: *flicks his ear again* Of course. I am here, am I not?

Kel: *laughs* Cut that out. *reaches over and tickles her side*

Healer: *grins triumphantly*  Not ticklish.  *tickles back*  Can you say the same?

Kel: *stifles snickering* I may be ticklish but I can resist! Besides, I bet you just haven't been tickled in the right place. >3 *tries tickling her ears*
Healer: *ears twitch slightly*  Or I am just not ticklish.  *tickles Kel's ears*

Kel: My ears aren't ticklish. *tries tickling her neck*

Healer: Hmm?  *tickles his paws*

Kel: *wiggles his toes* That doesn't tickle, but it feels weird. What about this? *leans over and kisses her*

Healer: *kisses back for a moment, the pulls back and says teasingly*  Squid.

Kel: *chuckles* Squid?

Healer: *nods, mock solemn*  Squid.

Kel: *mock philosophically nods back* Ah, squid. Some sort of deeper meaning behind said cephalopod?

Healer: *smiles, taps his nose*

Kel: *grinning widely* Just what are you up to?

Healer: Why would I be up to something?

Kel: You're being so playful? Not that it's not nice, but... well I'm still confused about the squid thing, is all. *laughs*

Healer: *snickers*  Well, if you think about the circumstances, I am sure it will come to you.

Kel: *is being slow again* I'm afraid I'm being slow again...

Healer: *smiles mischievously*  How good do you think cephalopods are at kissing?

Kel: *horribly confused* ...They have beaks? Are you saying I'm a bad kisser?

Healer: *looks mock stunned*  Would I say that?  . . .  *breaks her composure, giggles* Straight out, anyway?

Kel: Well then, maybe if I'm a bad kisser that means we should practice more? *looks at her with a raised eyebrow*

Healer: *smirks*  Practice makes perfect.

Kel: So they say... *leans in and kisses her again, trying a slightly different angle this time*

Healer: *kisses back*  Mmm, much better.  *kisses again*

Kel: *grins into the kiss*

{End of February 6}