The Magpie Emporium, Monday [11/9]

[giveittoyoursister]

So far Steph's plan to manage the excess silicone dice population seemed to be working without a hitch.

Well, maybe one minor hitch.

Namely Saffron being quite Unimpressed that people were honing in on her dice catching shtick and doing her best to knock their dice free again as Vi wrapped them up to go.

Maybe it was more than a minor hitch.

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[drumsticksandd20s]

"Sucks to be anyone else then," Steph said, laughing. "Except I can't really feel that sorry for them."

A yellow d12 pinged off the back of her head. She didn't seem to notice.

[giveittoyoursister]

"They'll just have to tragically suffer," Vi did not sound the least bit upset. "While we enjoy all these perks."

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Exactly how many perks are there?" Steph asked, fully ignoring Saffron's indignant noises at being denied the attention she was owed.

[giveittoyoursister]

It was almost like her humans were under the mistaken impression she wasn't the most important thing in the universe.

"Let's see, there's sharing meals, having a partner for games, terrible jokes..."

[drumsticksandd20s]

Steph made an indignant noise of her own.

"You mean the best jokes."

Saffron's poor, poor deluded humans.

[giveittoyoursister]

They were so lucky they had Saffron to look out for them.

"If you say so." Vi's grin was completely shameless. "There's something else as well, but I just can't put my finger on it."

[drumsticksandd20s]

And they would never know how lucky, so Saffron had to resign herself to toiling without recognition.

"Can't remember at all?" Steph widened her eyes and shook her head so very sadly. "Damn. Maybe I can help jog your memory. But how?"

[giveittoyoursister]

Her life truly was suffering.

Vi also shook her her sadly. So sadly. "I don't know, but it's right on the tip of my tongue."

[drumsticksandd20s]

But she looked so regal while suffering!

"Am I gonna have to help you get it un-stuck from the tip of your tongue?" Steph asked cheerfully, grinning mischievously the whole time. "Because I can definitely do that."

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi sighed, not smiling at all. "You may have to," she said. "I know it's a terrible thing to ask." Just, like, the worst.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"For you?" Steph shook her head so very solemnly. "I suppose I can make that sacrifice."

[giveittoyoursister]

"I'd be so grateful," Vi said, fingers hooked into Steph's waistband, eyes wide and earnest. "I promise I'll find a way to make it up to you."

[drumsticksandd20s]

"I mean," Steph said, leaning into her with a warm and genuine smile that still managed to be a touch sly, "maybe getting the chance to help you out a little is its own reward."

She closed the distance and added, just before moving in to kiss her, "I like doing nice things for the person I'm in love with, you know."

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi grinned into the kiss. "I think I figured out what that other perk was."

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Oh, yeah?" Steph asked, touching her forehead to Vi's. "What's that?"

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi reached up to cup Steph's face as she ducked in to steal another kiss. "It involves a lot of kissing to start with."

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Intriguing," Steph mumbled into the kiss, bringing her hands down to rest them on Vi's hips. "I'd ask you to explain further, but I think this might be a lot more fun if you just show me later."

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi nudged her nose against Steph's. "Oh, that can be arranged."

[drumsticksandd20s]

Steph laughed and snuggled in closer to Vi.

"Good thing the game I was supposed to run for people back in Seattle got rescheduled."

For the fourth time.

Because TTRPG scheduling was just Like That.

[giveittoyoursister]

"Oh, man, again?" Vi linked her fingers behind Steph's neck. "It's almost like they don't want to play with the best GM I know." Sorry, not sorry, Graham.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"It's not that they don't want to play," Steph said as she slid her arms around Vi's waist. "But people get sick and get screwed over by their work schedules, all that kind of shit, you know how it is. The universe at large has no respect for the game."

She sighed dramatically.

"So fucking rude."

[giveittoyoursister]

"Extremely rude," Vi agreed, leaning in to nuzzle along Steph's jawline. "I should know given the number of times I've been called mouthy."

[drumsticksandd20s]

Steph made a vaguely indignant noise.

"Is someone saying bad things about your mouth?"

She had every right to sound mortally offended about that, if you asked her.

[giveittoyoursister]

"Mostly that I think I have a smart one," Vi replied, sounding very pleased Steph was defending her honour here.

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Yeah, you do, and it's literally the best," sputtered Steph, who sounded definitely indignant now. "You're literally the best. Who the fuck thinks your smart mouth is a bad thing?"

Less hopelessly biased people who pissed her off, Steph, that's who.