Selene looks away from the other woman, her lips puckered and smushed to one side. She starts tracing circles on the surface of one of the shelves, her brows furrowed.
"I...invited them?" she repeats, looking up at Cairos with her lower lip now trapped between her teeth. She's wagered Cairos might not be too happy about inviting a stranger over, but from the adventure before they'd arrived here, Selene had gathered that things might be easier for everyone if she wasn't so timid and hesitant to meet new people. At least, their team would have liked her more and Cairos might not have had to do so much work to make the team like Selene. At least, that was how she imagined it had gone.
"Just the one person, for now, just for some tea? Maybe to see if...they'd like to be here or...well I suppose then you can meet them and let me know if I've done this wrong?" she asked, giving the other woman her best unintentional approximation of 'puppy dog eyes.'
It's not the first time that Selene's given Cairos this look which is precisely why it ultimately holds no sway upon Cairos and her thought process as she tries her best to formulate an answer that won't completely crush Selene. Cairos' expression in return is unchanging as she looks down at the dhampir from where she stands, now drumming her fingertips on the top of the bookshelf rather than trying to entice the spider closer. The tips of her claws make a dull thunk through the leather of her gloves, filling the silence that follows Selene's attempts at smoothing this over.
Cairos doesn't want to discourage Selene from making friends. Gods know that Cairos isn't going to be the one making them any semblance of this world's currency any time soon and they do still need some of it. But unlike Selene who was always so comfortable with the thought of strangers entering her home since Isa was always so welcoming of anyone who might require her assistance, Cairos does not. She sees it as an intrusion at best, a violation at worst. Cairos' lips begin to curl back at the thought before... Well, she hardly relaxes. Her jaw clenches tight and her next breath is a sharp exhale.
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"I...invited them?" she repeats, looking up at Cairos with her lower lip now trapped between her teeth. She's wagered Cairos might not be too happy about inviting a stranger over, but from the adventure before they'd arrived here, Selene had gathered that things might be easier for everyone if she wasn't so timid and hesitant to meet new people. At least, their team would have liked her more and Cairos might not have had to do so much work to make the team like Selene. At least, that was how she imagined it had gone.
"Just the one person, for now, just for some tea? Maybe to see if...they'd like to be here or...well I suppose then you can meet them and let me know if I've done this wrong?" she asked, giving the other woman her best unintentional approximation of 'puppy dog eyes.'
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Cairos doesn't want to discourage Selene from making friends. Gods know that Cairos isn't going to be the one making them any semblance of this world's currency any time soon and they do still need some of it. But unlike Selene who was always so comfortable with the thought of strangers entering her home since Isa was always so welcoming of anyone who might require her assistance, Cairos does not. She sees it as an intrusion at best, a violation at worst. Cairos' lips begin to curl back at the thought before... Well, she hardly relaxes. Her jaw clenches tight and her next breath is a sharp exhale.
"When are they coming here?"