@Fraust
"Where is it?" He asked, turning his ears back. "Is it anything like a place I've seen before?"
"Where is it?" He asked, turning his ears back. "Is it anything like a place I've seen before?"
"It's in a town by my home," Derlik explained. "And I don't know if it is or not. I promise things will be okay, though."
Nix nodded a bit, keeping close to Derlik for comfort. "Okay… let's go, then."
Derlik nodded. In a moment, they were in the town. It was a quiet, small place, surrounded by trees. The god hummed some, carrying Nix. There were people out and about, but other than a glance no one reacted to Nix or Derlik.
Nix glanced around uneasily, moving closer to Derlik. "Mm… where's the food place?" He asked softly.
"It's just this way, we'll be there soon," Derlik assured. He pointed, humming some. "No one can get to you, I promise. We're safe here, this is my town."
"Okay… if you say so…" Nix still seemed a bit nervous, but kept quiet anyway. "What kinda food do they have?"
"Well, they have really good breakfast foods," Derlik explained. "And especially their pancakes."
"I guess I can try pancakes, then. I usually like those, right?"
"Mhm!" Derlik opened the door of the diner, letting himself in and taking a booth. This seemed to be a normal occurrence, a waitress coming over.
"What can I get you sir?" She asked.
Nix cowered a bit when the waitress came over, turning his ears back. He obviously wasn't expecting her to come so quickly, and he couldn't read the menu to know what he wanted. "U-Um…"
Derlik shot a glare at the woman, and she swallowed thickly. The god then turned his attention to Nix, pulling him close and kissing his head.
"We need more time to think," he said calmly, rubbing Nix's back. The waitress nodded, hurrying off.
Nix kept close to Derlik, seeming pretty nervous as he picked up the menu. He glanced over the pictures, but he couldn't read any of the actual words.
"Here are the pancakes," Derlik said softly, pointing to each item as he began to summarize them. "These are plain ones, and these have fruit toppings. This one has some cream cheese between the pancakes, and this one has chocolate syrup."
Nix nodded a bit as he listened, looking at the pancakes. "Um… just normal ones is probably fine…" He replied softly, curling his tail around himself.
"Got it," Derlik said, nodding. He kissed Nix's head again, setting the menu down. "And I've got you, too. You're okay, you're safe."
He nodded again, keeping close to Derlik when the waitress returned. He avoided eye contact with her, fidgeting nervously with his hands.
"We'll have the plain stack and my usual," Derlik said. The waitress nodded, writing these things down.
"And to drink?"
"U-Um… juice…" Nix replied awkwardly, not really sure what to say. He turned his ears back again and looked away, still fidgeting.
"I'll have coffee." The waitress nodded, and soon she was gone.
"How are you doing?" Derlik asked, cupping Nix's cheek.
"I'm alright…" He replied softly, pulling himself into Derlik's lap to huddle closer to him. "How long until the food comes?"
"It shouldn't be more than ten minutes," Derlik assured. He adjusted his arms around Nix as he came to the god's lap, rubbing his back.
"Okay…" Nix rested his head against Derlik's chest and closed his eyes, falling quiet to wait for the food to arrive.
Derlik rubbed Nix's back still, glancing around. Everyone was giving them space- good. He didn't want any of them upsetting Nix.
Nix glanced up when the waitress returned, curling in on himself a bit. He was clearly uneasy in the public space, and he kept quiet.
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