Felinis: Finals and spoons that's all i'll say

"Fel, where you going?"

She stops and smiles shyly. "Uh, well, see... I'm going to see Iris..."

Yuri raised a brow. "Right. Well, have fun."

Felinis idly walks down to an open lot where kids play and where Iris waits with a wooden sword. "Yo, Fam, I thought I was going to have to wait forever."

"Sorry!" She runs and huffs a bit. She really needed to get in shape... but sitting was so nice and Felinis was lazy.

"Whatever. Just start stretching." Felinis removes her shoes and gets prepped for practice. Judith came back a day ago with word that apparently similar attacks had occurred in Torim and Nor Harbor and Halure. She hears whispers in the streets of people wondering when Altosk is going to finally crush these terrorists. Or how this would have never happened under the Don's rule. It stands that everyone is on edge over the matter since the people they caught refuse to divulge any information. Felinis wasn't too privy on the details but she figured for the sake of her guild she needed to know how to defend herself.

Iris yelled at her form and pointed out how her momentum was lacking all while she panted. Please sweet death, take her from the hell that is physical activity to the place where couches lie and where movement is but a dream! "I think we're good. Not bad you're getting better. Maybe one day you'll finally manage that push-up."

"Shut up! Push-ups are for people who don't sporadically slide while doing them." Felinis huffs putting her heels back on. She hadn't owned flats in ages.

"Uh-huh. Whatever floats your boat." Felinis cringes and does her best to wipe the sweat from her body. Seriously, why do people work out when they know they'll just end up dirty. "I'm surprised you asked me to help. I mean, normally every time I try to help we end up strangling each other."

"I can't ask anyone at the guild. I'll seem pathetic."

Iris rolls her eyes. "They saved the world. I think they expect you to be below their level."

"That's not the point!"

"Then what is the point?"

Felinis bites her lip and digs her foot in the ground. "If I asked I'd just be causing them trouble when they're already so busy. Yuri's going to Nordopolica for a monster hunting job for a few days and Judith is always flying around these lately." Felinis was going to be busy with side jobs too while they did something about their trashed home… and rolling on Yuri's bed fantasizing about him… Naked and tied up… with whip-cream all over his abs.

"What about Raven or Karol?"

"No."

"But why not? Is it because I'm fucking Raven?" A little, not gonna lie. It still bothers her that her best friend is dating a coworker. "It's just sex." Felinis is well aware of that! But the fact stood that Yuri was always saying how nice it was to have the room to himself. So Felinis had a very clear map of when they were meeting up.

"I don't get you. How do you date that?"

"He's hot and has scruff. That's all I need."

"Ew." They talk and laugh a bit before Felinis heads back to find that only Judith is around. "Where are the boys?"

"They said they wanted a guy's night."

"Karol's twelve… what are they even gonna do?" The Krytian shrugs and Felinis decides to make a sandwich. She stops short of biting and set the sandwich down as Judith looks at her.

"What?"

"This is usually the point where you drag me off to do something I'd refuse."

Judith just shrugs. "I'm not feeling it tonight."

"Oh, come on! This is like our thing! You torture me and I whine for an hour."

She shakes her head. "Nah. Another time."

Felinis should be relieved. She hates being dragged into awkward situations with Judith and always finding herself outside of her comfort zone. Only… she really does think it's fun… and Felinis always finds herself sort of enjoying whatever it is they do. "What if we have a girl's night in!"

Judith raises a brow. "Just the two of us?" Felinis nods. "Alright. What do you want to do?"

Felinis blinks because she isn't sure. What do people do for fun? "Um… how bout we play cards for now and figure it out from there." A smile traces the Krytian's lips and takes a bite out of Felinis's sandwich. "Hey! My sandwich!"

While the girls enjoyed their night of peace the boys were out at a… no, there's no other way to put it… strip club. Karol eagerly enjoying the sights while the two adults sat back and enjoyed the view. They had a silent rule of never talking about where it was they went on the few guy's nights they had. Mostly because, if Estelle ever found out she might kill them for it.

"So, your girlfriend isn't going to mind you coming over here Old Man?" Yuri jokes as Raven cops a feel of one of the waitress who giggles a bit before going on.

"Pfft. Iris? No way. We're aren't serious or anything." He waves his hand as he takes in his scotch on the rocks. "I think Karol's the one who'd have troubles."

The young guild boss tenses and looks back on them. "What-what do you mean?"

Yuri's smile pulls into that impish grin of his. "Well, just imagine if Nan knew you were off looking at other girls. She'd think you were some kind of deviant."

"Just imagine that poor little lady's heart when she finds out that sweet Karol is a no good pervert!" Raven gasps dramatically.

"I'm not anything like a creepy pervert like you, Raven." Karol yells pointing his finger. "I… just needed the research."

"Research?"

Karol's face is flushed pure red. "Y-yeah, research so I can understand women like a proper guildsman!"

Yuri can't hold back his laughter anymore and starts howling in his chair and Raven follows. "You're right! That is the way of the proper guildsman!"

"Sure is!" Raven spills his drink a little and calms down but is still spurting little gasps of laughter. "You're a real man kid." Karol smiles and proudly sips his juice. Yuri notes one of the girls smiling at him with giggling eyes and he waves back. The best perk about saving the world is the girls. Sure, Yuri is sexy, but back in Zaphias where everyone had grown up with him or knew him as a trouble maker it just wasn't fun to date. Then there were all the times Yuri and Flynn got into fights because they'd try to date the same girl. After a while, they both just kind of stopped bothering.

"Hey, guys, I was wondering, but what would be a good second date for me and Nan?"

Yuri blinks because he has genuinely no idea. He's never dated and not really wanted to. Raven seems just as baffled. "I don't know… Old Man?"

Raven shrugs. "I haven't been in a serious relationship since I was a kid. I wouldn't know what ta tell ya."

Karol raises a brow. "Really? Neither of you know anything? How can you guys claim to be experts with girls if you don't know how to date?"

"Hey, flirting is a lot different than dating." Raven says winking at the stripper on the pole. "I play for the short game. Not the long haul."

"What's your excuse, Yuri?"

"I haven't wanted to."

"I thought ya and Judith had a thing going?"

Yuri shakes his head. "Nah. I mean we thought about and decided not to."

"What about that date you went on with Felinis?" Karol asks.

"That wasn't a date." Yuri says idly sipping his drink. "I feel bad for making her think it was one for a second though." He casually explains the night excluding the private things that Fel told him. "Sorry Karol. Looks like we're broken adults."

"Ya just gonna walk the labyrinth of love blind." Raven cheers.

Karol is looking at him quizzically. "Why don't you go on a real date with Felinis then? To make up for teasing her?"

"Because, I don't want to date Fel." Sure, she was nice, but Yuri looked at her saw a kid that needed looking out for.

"That's cold, man." Raven says shaking his head. "You know that girl is crushing on ya bad?"

Yuri nods. Yeah, he figured that out after a few months. "Which is why it be worse to string her along on a pity date." He sighs and downs the last of his drink. "Let's get off this topic and get our party on!"

Raven cheers. "Hell, yeah! Let's head down River Street!"