❝I'm as in shape as can be.❞ His eyes opened a little bit more. ❝Anyways, not much to do in my place. Unless you want coffee?❞

❝Yeah, that makes sense.❞ Ein took off the gauntlet on his hand, looking happy that it still worked. ❝Still, you don't gotta worry about me like this. I'll be okay.❞

Concern was on the coffee lover's face. ❝Is something the matter, Saff? You usually aren't this serious. Is this, like, a secret audition for something?❞

❝I think so. It's gonna take me a while to get back into the swing of things.❞ Clasping one of them on, he'd spin the barrel a bit, not firing any shots, but making sure the mechanisms worked without much trouble.

Saffire did pick something up about the room: despite the constant blue light and the books lined with coffee recipes, this room was made with the intention of keeping one awake. ❝Who knows? There could be.❞ Ein finally found his gauntlets. ❝Ah, here they are. Good as new.❞

❝I wish I could know more about this place, and why it feels like it's tied to me.❞ From the window, Saffire could see that the shipwreck was closer than it appeared, yet far enough away. Meanwhile, Ein rummaged through a few boxes in the back of the room. ❝Yep! Just me in this cozy place.❞

Ein looked outside to the sinking ship. ❝Oh, that? I dunno. It was here when I first found this place. Think it means something?❞

Dancing for a bit.

❝Yep. Nothing beats your place though. Still, I'm glad you finally got to see this place.❞ Ein would shuffle about, trying to find those gauntlets of his.

block this tax writeoff. please.

Taking the Exveemon variants hand, Ein would chuckle a bit. ❝You can say that, yeah. Alright, hold on~❞ And as soon as Ein set foot in that pocket dimension... Light would stretch for too long. Sounds would become warped beyond recognition. And it seemed like Saffire's arm was stretched to -

❝Cool, ain't it?❞ Well, yes. But no. But also yes. ❝You might want to hold onto me, since this is your first time entering my place.❞ Ein would warn his larger friend.

"...gotcha." Ein had his hand over something invisible. After checking to see if no one else was around, he tugged the object down with one swift motion... He yanked it downwards, opening a pocket dimension of sorts. ❝Heh. It always moves around a bit, but it's always here.❞

❝I think you'll like my place. It's cozy.❞ Soon, they stopped by a mural, where Ein was staring at it a bit too long, trying to find something...

❝I don't think you will...❞ Ein already started to lead the way to his place.

❝They are. You wanna come over to my place sometime?❞

❝Mmm...❞ The coffee lover surely did. ❝I'll see if I can get my gauntlets on again soon.❞

Giving a thumbs up in response. ❝Thanks, Saff!❞

❝Aww, you don't gotta worry about that. Just give it your all. That's enough for me.❞

❝I'd never fall asleep on you, Saff. Come on.❞

❝I might be, but that doesn't mean I'm not falling asleep yet.❞

❝Don't worry-❞ Yaaaawn. ❝You've got an ally in me.❞

❝Heh. Okay, maybe some training wouldn't hurt. Wanna help sometimes?❞

❝Alright. I'll have them at the ready. You really do care for your friends, huh Saff?❞ That tired smile was back on the Gargomon's face. ❝Oh, and no promises on that coffee part~❞

That made Ein perk up a bit. And a bit of a serious look was on his face. ❝I think they're still lying around at my place. If you really think I need them...❞

❝Maybe I'll find the drive to pick up the gauntlets again. Who knows? Maybe I haven't lost my touch yet~❞

❝Yeah. I guess I kinda grew out of a journey of strength. Dunno why, it just... kinda happened.❞

❝Well, that's one thing. The other times are when I'm wandering out and about, practicing my coffee making, or training. But that last part is all in the past now.❞

❝I can stay awake that long! You can trust me.❞

Chuckle. Looks like he was busted on that one.

───── ⋆⋅⛩️🕊️⋅⋆ ───── ❝If today was your last day and tomorrow was too late Could you say goodbye to yesterday?❞ ───── ⋆⋅☯️🪲⋅⋆ ─────

❝...am I? I'm following every recipe to the letter though. And I can stay awake for maybe 3 hours if I'm lucky!❞ Ein would joke on that last bit.

❝It sounds nice. I might have to check it out someday...❞

❝I can't help it at times. There's so many blends of it out there and I can't wait to make and try them all!❞

❝Hehe.❞ The Gargomon can't help but talk about it at times. ❝I do wonder if me talking about coffee gets tiring though...❞

❝I don't think I've shown anyone my place... I think Saff and LuKhun'll like it.❞

❝They've got to understand that everything takes time to achieve. And that time'll be worth it. Like mastering how to make a new blend of coffee.❞

❝I guess they're missing out on a cool guy.❞

❝Sounds like you've got fans~❞

Overwatch style? Sure.

❝What's it like? This Corneria and all?❞

"Don't think I've heard of that one before..."

What blend?

"𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧? 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙩?" 🛩𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧/𝐀𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 🛩𝐍/𝐒𝐅𝐖 | 𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁/𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘀 🛩𝗔𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 | 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 | 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀/𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗼 𝗗𝗡𝗜 #OC #Fandomless #MVRP

❝Those lizard people sure do like my coffee, huh...?❞

[ Darkness creeps... Worry not! I'm here to chase it away! ] Debia's avian pharmacist, Badrun, is here to heal wounds and maybe talk your ear off.

“𝑰’𝒎 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐. 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍. 𝑰 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕… 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒘𝒂𝒚.” 🍃𝐅𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐲/𝐒𝐜𝐢-𝐅𝐢 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐬 ⚙️𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭-𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐩 / 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 🗣️𝐒𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐤, 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐬 🗨️𝐑𝐏-𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐂 — 𝐈𝐂 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧.🗨️ #OC #Fandomless

❝Eh? I don't really got anything like that...❞