Inbox

[othellovonryan]

"Yello yello, you're conversing with Donatello, inventor extraordinaire. Leave a message after the beep and I'll be with you soon enough."

Username: Bootyyyshaker9000

Comments

[bluediligence]

The dairy ruin is easy enough. Just be nice to the animals and stay on the right side of the fence; they're guarded by lizard ... dog, things.

[ Shhhhhhhe ... pauses, because okay, okay, okay ]

[ Scoots away to retrieve the neatly wrapped bundle: black silk with purple ribbons, setting it down in front of him. It's pretty sizeable, and it's clearly got some weight to it. ]

Right. Okay. Here it is.

[othellovonryan]

Lizard dog things?

[He will sit up so she can scoot.]

...you made this?

[He will take the bundle to start unwrapping it.]

[bluediligence]

Livestock guardians. Big teeth.

[ DEEP BREATH. ]

Y-Yeah. Let me know what you think ...

[ As he unwraps it, it becomes clear that it's a quilt. Purple, of course, in shades she knows he likes, and satin, of course, because it's Donnie. The border has a pretty pattern of snekwolves, turtles, and pigeons, painstakingly hand-stitched. And the quilt squares themselves …

Each and every one of them has circuitry patterns, all different, all carefully researched and replicated — they're actual, legitimate patterns that he can follow and make sense of; that he'll probably recognise. Some are more complicated than others, but all of them have love and attention poured into every single detail. She's gone all out with this; spent hours and hours and hours working to make it the best it could possibly be. On one of the inside corners, she's stitched, "For Donnie, with love ♥" underlined with an itty bitty stylized feather.

And it's weighted. She knows his preferences by now, just by being around him so often, and she chose one that he tends to favour most often as far as she can tell. ]

[ She waits, hands clasped tight in her lap, and hopes that he likes it. ]

[othellovonryan]

[BAKING SUPPLIES is the one I was thinking of. Three ruins it is.]

[He unwraps it and unfurls it. Looking down at it. Hand tracing over it.]

[Staring.]




[Chirp.]

You have put me in the position of I absolutely want this in my nest, but also I don't want to make it messy.

[bluediligence]

[ That's a good sign? That's a good sign. It sounds like a good sign, he wouldn't want it in his nest if he didn't like it, right, and that chirp was positive, she knows it was - ]

It's washable, but -

Maybe not that washable, yeah.

... You like it?

[othellovonryan]

Maybe it would be okay if I keep it tied up as a pillow, the pillows are usually fine.

I love it.

[bluediligence]

[ WIGGLES IN PLACE ]

[ chirp ]

[ he likes it he likes it he likes it he said he loves it yessssssss ]

Usually fine. Maybe you could ... if I give you one of my other blankets, too, one of the non-weighted ones, you could wrap it up in that? Just ... keep in mind, I've been working on this for weeks, it's got a lot of my scent on it. [ Just. In case that might override his better judgement in the heat of the moment. ]

[othellovonryan]

One or two has been lost.

....that may be a good idea, yes. Precautions are a good idea. Could do a rough sew job so its not so easy to get at and easy to remove after.

[bluediligence]

Like an oversized pillowcase? Or something fully "sealed"? Either one should be easy enough.

[ wiggle. wiggle. ]

I really, really wish I could be there.

[othellovonryan]

Yes. So I don't ruin it if I get too...excitable. Even if it means sacrificing the feel nice. Though I may be able to still feel the patterns through the case depending on material.

Its really best you're not. You'll see after the first phone call.

[bluediligence]

I know. I understand, but I'm just -

Still.

Thinking about it. Imagining. Daydreaming.

[othellovonryan]

I mean....

You do have...pheromones.

In case you were that curious before next spring.

But....after....after practice.

A lot of practice.

[bluediligence]

[ Aha. ]

I ... I'd like that. A lot. [ Her feathers puff. ... What feathers there are, anyway. ]

After practice. And, y'know, while I can't control exactly how you respond to the pheromones -

The potency is another matter.

[othellovonryan]

Oh good, we can do degrees then.

Which would.

Also be better.

Be good practice for actual spring?

[bluediligence]

Uh huh.

[ Nod, nod. Nod. ]

Easy to stop or dial back if one of us needs to. And, heck, if we're approaching it with the science and fun mindset ...

Maybe that'd help us keep our heads, even with the added hormones in play?

[othellovonryan]

Maybe, but that is definitely a better latter experiment then a first experiment.

[bluediligence]

Mm, of course. We're not rushing this.

[ even if she sometimes WANTS TO ]

[ because she's a teenager with Awakened Hormones ]

I'm going to be dreaming of you, you know.

[othellovonryan]

[ewjaoiejwaoiejw]

[CHIRP]

[Buries his face in the blanket]

[CHIRP CHIRP CHIRP]

[bluediligence]

[ her lips twitch ]

You okay there, Dokkun?

[othellovonryan]

Just.

Reminding myself that no, I should not beg you to spend time with me anyway.

That is the creeping hormones and affection, that is not rational thought.

[bluediligence]

Aha …

[ Cute, though. ]

Be strong, Dokkun. And — well …

I've got a job to do, right? No matter how much you beg.

[othellovonryan]

[Bright red.]

Ooooh.






Okay, that is something to explore later.

1/2

[bluediligence]

[ blinks at him ]

[bluediligence]

[ ... grins ]

Oho.

[othellovonryan]

....

[Eyes look to the side.]

Definitely explore.