XII

[wilder]

[Zelos is bored out of his mind. Winter sucks, being stuck inside all the time sucks and aside from stealing some fireworks the festival isn't one of his interest (he wasn't one to honor elders after all). ]

[He's taken to lounging in the lobby, boredly flipping through the book when he's really watching every person who watch past. Mostly the girls but seeing if he can read the guys is fun too. He was being quiet too, until he decided to take a drink of some earth beverage called "coca-cola" that was in the fridge. ]

[He then promptly sneezes very loudly and sits up, spilling some and quickly putting the drink down like it's offended his ancestors]

Ugh!

Is this drink supposed to be fizzy?!

[Well that destroyed his incognito coolness]

[OOC: open post!]

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[wilder]

[....That makes no sense what so ever. What the hell is carbonated water?]

Okay then. Thank you for telling me, you must be as wise as you are beautiful.

[notanthea]

[What you just drank, that's what. She raises an eyebrow, an amused smile curling her lips up.]

Sure.

[wilder]

I mean it!

[Girls in this world sure are harder to impress...]

[notanthea]

I'm sure you do.

[She turns her attention back to her phone.]

[wilder]

[A sigh; yep. Much harder]

[notanthea]

[She glances at him at that sigh. She snickers. Poor apparently color-blind thing.]

[wilder]

[Well she laughed at least]

I know, don't mind me - I'm just wallowing in misery. [he doesn't really sound it though]

[notanthea]

How terrible.

[wilder]

It really is.

[notanthea]

At least your coke is safe to drink now.

[She wishes for a bottle of wine and a glass. With one hand, she pours herself the drink, still texting with the other.]

[wilder]

[He notices that and smiles]

I don't know...what you're drinking seems more appealing.

[notanthea]

[Her smile widens.] It usually is.

[wilder]

[Man she has a pretty smile]

You don't mind if I join you, do you?

[notanthea]

[She picks up the bottle, tilting the head slightly toward him.]

Wish for a glass.

[wilder]

[He grins; ]

Will do.

[He wishes for a simple wine glass, in a magic castle that gives you everything there's really no point in trying to impress with wealth, before scooting a bit closer to where she's sitting]

[notanthea]

[She fills his glass midway then sets the bottle down between them.]

[wilder]

Thanks.

[He reaches for the wine glass, but the moment he touches it? His loss kicks in and the wine in his glass disappears]

-- What the hell?!

[notanthea]

That's new. Even for a magic castle.

[wilder]

No kidding. I just had some wine the other night-!

[notanthea]

Truly terrible.

[She's gonna go with this being your loss. Since she's already run into a few whose loss is needing help for simple tasks, she decides to test her hypothesis. She sets her phone on her lap and picks up her wineglass.]

Here. [She reaches out to gently grasp his chin, raising her glass to his mouth.] Let's try this.

[wilder]

Oh. Alright~

[He leans in to do that, but the moment the wine touches him? It disappears again. He groans]

For crying out loud...

[notanthea]

[She can't bite back the laugh at his expression.]

Something or someone wants you to stick to virgin drinks.

[wilder]

[He pulls back]

What? No way! I've been drinking my whole time here!

[Is this revenge for what he did for Geoff.]

Hold on...[He wishes for his own glass of wine and takes a sip from it] See?!

[notanthea]

Maybe it doesn't want you to share.

[wilder]

What-

[a long pause as the horror dawns on him]

...Oh no.