ataraxionlogs | the small happiness that i shared with you

CHARACTERS: Bardo, Heather, Soysauce.
LOCATION: Oxygen Gardens.
WARNINGS: None.
SUMMARY: Picnic food and canoodling.

It's good to relax, sometimes. Soysauce always has been, always will be a hard working -- diligently tending to his shift on security, spending plenty of time cooking, helping out with this and that, seeing if there's anything else little that needs being done. He's always been the type to feel like sitting still, waiting for things to happen is a bit of a waste of time, and he's happiest when he has something to do, something to keep his attention occupied.

But still. Sometimes it's good to just have a bit of time to rest and take a breather.

So one afternoon finds Soysauce trotting to the Oxygen Gardens with a little bundle of food in hand. It would be nice to have a basket -- like a picnic basket! -- but he hadn't been able to procure one. The best he could do was to find a rather large cloth and tie together the top; he'd packed up two sandwiches, a few pastries, a couple sweets in paper, all the ingredients necessary for a nice picnic lunch.

And now, striding between the tall tufts of grass, Soysauce kept an eye out for a certain, familiar, tiger-eared gardener that he knew would be here. Gladly giving anyone else he passed along the way a bright, cheerful smile.

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[ he looks around a few bunches of trees, peeks around a dense clump of saplings, perks up when he finally spots the person he was looking for. bardo has his back turned, busy tending to a row of little plants and soysauce approaches him slowly, quietly.

feet padding near-silently through the grass, soysauce makes his way nearer where bardo is before suddenly closing the distance between them with a few bounding steps. ]

Mister Bardo!

[ he throws his arms over bardo's shoulders from behind, nuzzling up against bardo's jaw. ]

[He's focused on his work, it's true. But it's not something that eats up all his attention, so Soysauce creeps closer and Bardo's ears twitch, tail tucking against his legs to keep out of the way as there's suddenly another body throwing itself at him. And really, what other response does he have but to laugh?]

Soysauce! [Totally tipping his head to the side to nuzzle back, hands stilling before one reaches up to press against Soysauce's fondly.] I wasn't expecting you today.

[But he sounds so pleased that it's clear he doesn't mind at all, even if Netherlands is probably off somewhere picking up "GARDENERS AREN'T WORKING" vibes somehow.]

[ a warm little laugh as bardo nuzzles him back with the tickle of facial scrub against his cheek, and soysauce eagerly butts his head into bardo's palm. hugging him tighter for a moment before draping himself over bardo's back, peeking over his shoulder and what he's working on. ]

I finished my shift on patrol and thought you could use a little break. And I brought along treats! It's impossible to work at full potential when hungry, yes?

[ he slides down to sit at bardo's side, pulling the bundle of food into his lap and untying the top. ] It's nothing that fancy, I'm afraid, but -- I hope you haven't eaten already?

[Bardo tips his head to the side so Soy can look over his shoulder easier, presses cheek to temple and hums happily at the touch. This is nice--but then Soy goes and says he's brought food and okay yeah that's definitely a good thing in his book. His ears perk up, tail twitching.]

I haven't eaten yet, that sounds perfect. [Surprise visits and food???? Soy you know the way to this Ribika's heart.....]

Excellent! [ he can't help giving a charmed little laugh at the way bardo's tail twitches, leaning up so he can nuzzle at bardo's temple and at the base of his ears. he opens up the little bundle as he sits back down, grinning as he pulls out the paper-wrapped packages. ]

I just made some sandwiches and a few pastries. I hope it's to your liking? [ he hands bardo one of the sandwiches -- meat, cheese and some vegetable slices neatly arranged on a toasted bun. ]

[There's a soft purr at that, head tilting against the nuzzling quick as it is. Even as Soy pulls away and settles down at his side, Bardo leans against him, tail curling about waist in the absence of another tail to twine with happily.]

I'm sure it would be delicious no matter what you made. [There's a quick grin, teasing, and then he ducks down to pull away the paper, careful to mind his claws.] How was your shift?

[ a small glance down and a laugh when he feels bardo's tail curling against his side. quite the comforting little touch.

and soysauce settles in comfortably at bardo's side, leaning against him a bit as he unwraps his own sandwich and takes a bite. chewing slowly and swallowing before answering. ] Mm -- nothing much to report, to be honest. Just the usual. [ he picks a bit at his sandwich, peeling away a bit more of the paper and taking another bite before going on. ] But that's a good thing, I think! Means nothing catastrophic's happening, yes?

[The tip of his tail taps gently against Soysauce's hip, the only hint that he's permanently restless as all cats can be. But for now he's working his way through a sandwich happily, ears swiveling slowly to listen to the quick little tale.]

For now at least! [He laughs a bit under his breath, because oh that might have jinxed them, oops.] Nice though, having some quiet time.

the small happiness that i shared with you

for BARDO ;

wahhhh

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