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Standing in front of her dresser in nothing but her birthday suit, Lavendulan all but leaped for the towel that had been strewn upon the bed upon realizing that the signature she had felt appearing inside her home did not belong to Wolframite. “I’M NOT DECENT!” she shouted in a panic while haphazardly wrapping the soft, yet still damp, swath of cloth around her torso.

Holy hell... Embarrassed by the awkwardness of the situation, she pressed her palm against her chest and drew in a deep breath to calm her racing heart. Of all the people who could have suddenly appeared, Tinaksite was somewhere near the middle or bottom of the shortlist she would have expected to come to visit unannounced.

Then again, the ginger-haired captain was still friends with Wolframite which meant she was welcome to stop by despite the fact that she had neither seen nor spoken to Tinaksite since he got shot last year. Talk about feeling vulnerable and exposed, whatever, they were both girls.

Laven crossed the room in a few steps and opened the door. "Hello Tina. Wolframite's not here right now, is there something you need me to tell him?"

Lavendulan's features softened and rather than asking Tinaksite to wait while she got some actual clothes on, she opened the door and let the Captian in. However, instead of standing there in nothing but a towel, she did power up into her uniform as opposed to fussing around in the closet for something comfortable to wear around the house.

For as much as she wanted to smile as she motioned for Tina to come sit down, it was difficult; especially as she watched the Captians' expression shift from excited to uncertain to worried or concerned. The inner turmoile was real for both of them but at least it was a bit easier for Laven to rein them in. "I remember seeing those candies at the Star Festival. I thought about buying some but then it started raining and I had to leave."

Her lips pulled tight into a rueful smile. "I was alone at the festival, so I'm not sure if Wolframite went on his own an got them for you. Seems strange that he didn't give them to you directly." She never knew him to be sly or sneaky like that.

"Have you eaten any yet?" She asked in an attempt to divert the conversation to something a little less awkward. "They looked tasty," Laven added.

"Tina, wait." She reached out to hold onto Tinaksite's wrist to keep her from teleporting away again.

"I wasn't trying to make you feel unwelcome." A part of her felt obligated to address the white elephant suffocating the room and apologize for what happened almost a year ago. However, her youma nature stood firm and refused to admit her feelings were wrong. Instead Lavendulan had to settle on an internal compromise between going with her more natural response to just let it go and move on and pointing the accusatory finger again.

"Wolframite is still busy working, I think." Honestly, she really wasn't sure what he was up to recently other than paper, paper, and more paper. "I was going to go back to the Star Festival since I wasn't really able to see much last time. Glamour really limits my ability to do much in a day." She sighed. "It makes me feel like Cinderella every time I go out," Except there was no prince and she was often alone.

"If you can give me a few minutes to change into something more appropriate, would you like to go to the Festival with me?"

A pang of guilt caused her heart to studder when Laven realized that Tinaksite wasn't aware of her promotion. Here she had assumed that Wolframite had told her on one of their patrols; seemed he had left the surprise for her to tell.

"Thank you," she replied in a tone that was devoid of any joy or excitement. "It was an experience I'm not sure I want to go through again." Forever a captian didn't sound so bad since she now had the ability to come and go as she pleased. "I can tell you about it later if you wish."

"I just need a few minutes to change." She walked with Tina to the living room and made sure she was ok before retreating back into her room and powering down back into the blue cotton plush towel.

It took only a moment to pull on a set of undergarments, a pair of capris and a tanktop with lace around the neck line. From her nightstand she grabbed a ponytail and quickly threw her hair up in a messy bun then slid her feet into a pair of flipflops and proceeded out into the room where she had left Tina waiting. "Ok, I'm ready when you are." She paused and thought for a moment. "Wait, let me grab a waterbottle."

Quickly she shuffled into the kitchen and grabbed two cold waterbottles from the fridge and shut the door before returning to the living room one last time. "Ok, now I'm ready." She stated after handing one of the drinks to Tina.