J,GoB, Thursday Afternoon

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If Yeul had been another type of person, the way she got her way when she actually decided she wanted something would likely have made her very spoiled indeed. But, since she rarely made decisions or asked for things, the fact that she generally got what she asked for, when she bothered to ask, really had little impact on her.

Like right now, while Caius had not wished to stay behind, it was true that he had the least connection to the island, so he got to protect their camp--though she did not know what he would protect it again--while she and Liara were back on the island.

That Yeul's wish to go to the island had not had any particular purpose… well, that was rather par for the course as well.

She peered at the display of treats at J,GOB curiously.

She, uh, might be there for a while. Decisions were hard.

[Open! Liara modded with permission!]

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Liara knew by now not to wait on Yeul as she made her own purchases. She had bought a small piece of chocolate cake with berries, and she was eating it idly off the plate, standing upright, as Yeul browsed.

"It does not appear the island has changed much since we were here last."

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"No," Yeul said agreeably. "Though perhaps the changes are only hiding."

Maybe they were shy!

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"I suppose we have not seen any of the current students or teachers yet," Liara mused. "I wonder how many we know are still present."

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"Did you want to go to the school and see?" Yeul asked, turning away from the displays.

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"Perhaps at a later time," Liara demurred quietly. "Have you chosen what pastry you would like yet?"

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"No," Yeul admitted, turning back to the pastries. "I like the look of many of them. What did you pick?"

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"Chocolate, with some berries," Liara said. She followed Yeul's glance. "Which ones were you looking at? We can pick one at random."

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Yeul giggled, because it wasn't really random if she had to narrow her choices down first.

"That one with the cherries," she said, going up on tiptoes to point. "That one that has the caramel drizzle on it, and the apple one beside that."

There were others, but Yeul was trying.

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"All right."

Liara stuck out her index finger and moved it in the same pattern as Yeul had: cherries, caramel drizzle, apple. Then she did it again, faster, and again.

"Say stop."

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She didn't have to close her eyes, but Yeul did anyway, since this had turned into a game of sorts. After that, she counted to ten and, without peeking, said, "Stop."

Then she peeked.

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Liara's finger hovered over the caramel drizzle cake. "I believe we have come to a decision," she said, smiling at Yeul. Then her gaze skipped to the server. "That one, please?"

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"Please," Yeul echoed politely, stepping back from the display to look at the tables. She absently used Liara's nearest leg for balance. "Can we sit by the window?"

Yeul did like to people-watch...

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Liara touched her lightly on the head, an idle touch-- though perhaps born of an instinct to ensure Yeul was in fact there. "Of course," she said, taking the pastry as it was offered to her and putting down some money. "It occurs to me that this could have been our graduation..."

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She smiled up at Liara, for the touch. It was comforting.

"It would have been," Yeul said, after a moment, sounding vaguely surprised. It was strange to think of graduating. "Should we stay for it?"

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Liara bit back an it's up to you - because saying that would keep them on the island indefinitely as Yeul attempted to decide, if she didn't get distracted before that time.

"We are here now," she observed. "It would not take a great deal of effort or time on our part to do so."

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It was as if Liara knew Yeul or something...

"Caius will miss us," Yeul noted, though it was not as if Caius had not suffered through missing her before. "Though he knows where we are, of course."

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"We could ask him if he minds," Liara suggested.

She was not married to the idea of staying here.

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Neither was she, truly, though there were a few people she would like to speak to.

"It might be best to leave it up to him," Yeul said, after a moment.

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Liara's omni-tool lit up around her hand. "Then I'll get us in contact," she promised, idly punching in the number for the communications device she had left with Caius.

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Yeul barely had time to blink--it had not even occurred to her for them to call so quickly--before Caius had answered.

"Caius," he said shortly.

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"Hello, Caius," Liara said quietly. "We have safely arrived on the island. However, it appears that we arrived in time for graduation weekend. We wondered if you would mind if we stayed a few days longer."

She didn't need his permission, of course, if they were getting technical. But her desire to see this weekend through did not exceed her desire to keep Caius comfortable.

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He was silent for a few moments.

"Do the both of you wish to stay?"

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"I believe we would like to," Liara said, glancing briefly towards Yeul.

Not that she thought that would give her a definitive answer. "Yeul?" But Caius might wish to hear it from her.

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"It is not a displeasing idea," Yeul said, which was a reasonably rousing endorsement from her. "Hello, Caius."

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"Hello, Yeul," he said, the touch of a smile in his voice. "Liara, what are the chances of danger in staying?"

Yeul, after all, was the worst one to ask that of.

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"There will likely be an attack at the end of the ceremony," Liara said lightly, "But it has always been contained only to the graduates, and we did not finish enough of our schooling to qualify."