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Florian does indeed receive the message, sitting at home in his small Verdanturf abode and letting out an embarrassing noise that draws the attention of the Sylveon dozing at the end of his bed.[break][break]

Logging into the game, he quickly adjusts to the jarring sensation of his shrunken height and wakes in his player residence in the Fontaine kingdom. There had been a promise of a fairy-type kingdom coming at some point, but until then, the water-and-grass themed kingdom was best suited to his aesthetic and personality.[break][break]

The fiery mountains of Ignis were less pleasing to the eye, but Florian's full of bottled-up excitement as his character skips his way to the hot springs where Alexei had requested they meet. He's not dense — a meeting in the hot springs carried with it certain implications. However, did Alexei intend for those implications to come across?[break][break]

Leafae's normally armoured robes have been traded for cosmetic options. His character looks rather feminine with the flowing robes and long hair, but he doesn't mind.[break][break]

"Allo, darling," he greets Alexei, and Leafae twirls and blows a kiss. The healer sheds his armor like a snake shedding skin, setting it to the side and dipping dainty toes into the water. It's almost like he can feel its comforting warmth, the steam rising from the baths. "Is this a date?"[break][break]

Leafae's grin is cheeky, and Florian's tone is teasing to match.

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Florian's laughter rings soft like a bell over the mic, slightly muffled as if he's covering his mouth.[break][break]

"Very smooth, darling."[break][break]

Alexei is clearly flustered, poor Zimavich blushing crimson as he struggles with the towel he'd dropped into the water. The healer is graceful in comparison, folding his towel neatly and setting it aside as he slips into the steaming bath. Long hair fans across his bare shoulders, the tips growing darker-still as they dip into the water.[break][break]

He is less shy than he might have been if this were Lavaridge, and if it were his real skin glistening with the steam.[break][break]

"You are very cute," he teases, Leafae reaching over to tap his lover playfully on the nose. "I hope I did not keep you waiting too long; I was taking a break for dinner when you messaged, and I had to turn off the stove."[break][break]

There's a distant chirp in the background of Florian's mic, and then his laughter. "Joli says hello. I woke him up."

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