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Llujah studied the famous statue as Vali punched in the number on the guide. He listened intently as the pleasant voice rang out again. "This is a replica of the famous Venus de Milo, created thousands of years ago in Greece. When it was discovered, the statues arms were missing. This remains as one of the biggest mysteries in art history..." As the voice resonated in the headphones, Llu looked to Vali and chuckled at his question.

"Yes, they really are. I've always worn skirts... even when I still was living in the Facility." Llu's features hardened slightly. He didn't remember much before the time when he met Belinda, but he knew that his style then was much as it was now. He shrugged. "I guess dressing like this is just habit now." A chuckle escaped from his lips. "Another thing I'll say is that, for some, cross-dressing is very hard to pull off. Most women don't have too much trouble, but for guys... you kind of need the right build." He grabbed his right arm and rubbed it. Indeed, he had a skinny enough build.

Llujah glanced over to Vali and peered at his friend's arms. They were quite unlike his own arms. While he had a skinny, almost fair, build, Vali was much more muscular and masculine. He didn't have much of a waist, either... Llu chuckled, feeling a bit embarrassed. "No, I don't think you'd pass for a woman very well. You're too..." He hesitated, then laughed. "You're too buff!"

His grin quickly disappeared under a bright blush that covered Llu's freckled cheeks. For some reason, Vali's remark made his flustered. "Uh... um, t-thank you." He took another glance at the Venus de Milo, then tugged at his headphones. "S-so, shall we continue?"

It was an odd sensation, having Vali's hand on Llu's shoulder. It felt rather cold, like Vali was made out of some type of metal. Llu tried not to flinch away at the suddenness of the gesture, but after a moment, he almost welcomed it. He gave a smile to his friend. "I'm all right, thanks. It's just that..." Llu paused. How to explain...? "Well, when I dress as a girl, people tend to think that I actually am a girl, and when they find out I'm a guy, it makes it awkward for them, I guess." He chuckled to himself. He was making no sense. "I suppose that hearing you say that I look good as a woman when you know I'm a guy... I suppose that makes me happy to hear that!"

Llu did not notice Vali's tail and it's attempt to reach out to touch his hip-wings. Blissfully ignorant, he fluttered his wings unconsciously. His dual-colored eyes looked up at Vali. "I don't really know where we should go..." He looked around, scanning for something that would catch his eye. Past a small crowd of people was a second hall filled with paintings. Llu pointed in the hall's direction. "Why don't we head over that way?"

Llujah let out a small sigh and chuckled a bit. Vali did not feel awkward around him... That was a huge relief for Llu. He certainly did not want anyone to feel uncomfortable around him. That was the last thing he wanted. Confirming that Vali was happy with him made Llu happy as well. While he was around other people, it almost made Llu feel ashamed to dress as a woman, but this was not the case now. He felt free to be himself. Another small blush crept onto Llu's face as Vali complimented him looking nice as a woman. "Thanks, Vali."

Llu took Vali's hand unexpectedly. It startled him for a split moment, but troubled him no longer. He held on rather happily as he rushed with his friend to secretly join the group and listen for a minute.

Llujah smiled mischievously at Vali as they slipped, unnoticed, into the group. His hand felt squeezed by his friend's, but he did not take much notice of it. Instead, he also tightened his grip on the metallic hand. His own hand felt sweaty, and Llu had a strong urge to wipe it off, but that would require him to let go of his friend's hand. Llu did not want that.

Llu quietly listened to the tour guide as she explained the origins of a particular painting the group was seeing. It was rather interesting to hear for the first few minutes, but it soon became boring, particularly when the group began to ask menial questions. The Greed spawn glanced over to the painting that Vali was looking at, still keeping the tour guide's voice in his mind. Soon, the group began to move down the hall. Llu looked up at his friend. "Should we follow them?"