Private Finished Lily in the Sky

Kir smiled at Lily and tapped a small screen on the edge of a table to view their bill. It wasn't all that expensive and he tapped a small chip to a portion of the screen to pay it.

"We do not mind teaching you a few basic cooking procedures. In fact we could do that and then we could make lasagna or another dish together. That might be fun for both of us," Kir offered, adjusting his answer nearly seamlessly as the idea shifted in their mind. They didn't mind if she just wanted to watch of course, but if she wanted to learn it wasn't a bad opportunity.

Mir gladly draped her arm around Lily as she scooted closer, enjoying the comfort that being close to the girl gave them. She leaned her own head towards Lily a little as she looked over. "When you're ready to leave we could walk more in the market or visit the Corona. It's the major hub of entertainment here," Mir explained quietly, not feeling the need to speak loudly since they were so close. She pulled out her phone to show Lily an interactive map of the station, quickly flicking through it to indicate a few of the places she was referring to on the map.


They didn't mind relaxing there with Lily a little further either, they just knew there were so many interesting sights to see. Not to mention the attendant would likely ask them to leave if they stayed too long without ordering anything else. Efficiency and relatively rapid turnover of customers was what this particular establishment thrived on. Politeness was observed only to a certain point.

At the end of the day KirMir were not sure exactly how best to go about teaching Lily how to cook so they just figured at least as a group effort they might end up with dinner. Worse case scenario they'd just order food in after the attempt.

After showing the map to Lily, Mir wasn't sure what to expect. They knew there were many points of interest on the station, enough that the maps had all kinds of sorting and navigation aids just to help people get where they wanted to go. They struggled to think about it like Lily would be until they recalled how it felt the first time they were allowed out of quarantine and into the station proper. Even being led around by academy employees they felt lost.

"We can come back any other time that we both have the time available. There is no rush at all," comforted Mir as she squeezed her arm a little tighter around Lily for a second. "We don't want you to be overwhelmed and not want to come back up here." As much as being up on the station where they were the most likely to be recognized if people were looking for them, they did still feel a connection to the artificial construction and life within a space station.

Kir turned his gaze away from looking at where the robots were moving and customers were coming and going to focus on Lily. He smiled and nodded, "Of course, we can stay within this market for today. And when you've seen enough we will escort you back to where you wish to go after we leave the market." They didn't know what her plans were for that day other than visiting the station with them.

"We should vacate the table though if you are ready. The attendants will likely begin trying to make us decide to leave soon anyway if we don't order more," Mir mentioned as she moved to stand up and offer her hand to Lily to both help her up out of the booth and also... probably to keep holding hands or something. They weren't entirely sure.

Honestly KirMir had not really noticed Lily's slightly more excited reaction to entering the fabric part of the market. It was one of those nuance things that they missed out on from time to time. They did know she was excited about being in the market though, so they assumed she would enjoy this part too.

They were fairly distracted though, with the sudden panic of having Kir separated from Mir and Lily. The tightening of Mir's hand happened automatically as they felt the effects of separation. It felt like half of your being was pulling away and stretching too far. Very painful. Plus they knew that if they were pulled too far... well it would be a real mess, and one they hadn't prepared Lily for dealing with at all.

Both Kir and Mir were breathing harder when they were reunited, and Lily could probably feel it just by having her hand on Kir's back. Mir looked over at Lily and nodded in agreement, "we can continue here with you if you want, but it might be better if we do leave soon. That would have been quite bad if we had been separated much further."

KirMir was grateful for Lily being so comforting but they paused for a moment in the crowd. Mir brought Lily's hand up to kiss it before letting go and putting her own hand around Lily's waist instead. Kir slid over to the other side and took Lily's free hand into his. Forming a fairly close-knit chain out of their bodies with Lily as the center point. Had it been only KirMir there they would have been holding their own hands for comfort.

"Viewing a movie together would be enjoyable. When we are in private though we should probably explain what would happen if we are separated. In case it happens while we are out together," Kir replied after they all were situated and walking again. They were not sure how she would take the description but it was a very real concern.

Kir looked over as they felt Lily tighten her grip and nodded as well. "Somewhere quieter we can arrange," he said as he looked around for something. What he saw wasn't immediately clear but whatever it was KirMir started leading Lily to the side, out of the bulk of the crowd and through a sort of natural alleyway between a couple stalls. Not rushing, but moving with a little bit of purpose since apparently they were in agreement that a quieter setting would do them some good.

Mir had smiled happily at Lily as she leaned her head on her shoulder and was making a point of not jostling Lily too much as they walked, even though they were walking so closely together. Before they had gone too far she spoke up with a seemingly random question, "Do you like chocolate, Lily?" They were aware that there were many people who didn't like to, or in some cases couldn't, eat chocolate so they wanted to check. Their passive faces didn't reveal much, but they did have one or two other tricks up their sleeves for the day.

Kir pulled out his phone, but kept it angled just enough that Lily couldn't really see the screen. Hopefully it could be a small, but fun surprise that they were arranging on the fly.