"That's what I suggested, but they wanted them to be colorful, and we didn't have M&Ms, so it sort of escalated. I don't like to curtail their creativity as long as they're being safe, but I might have let them get out of hand this time."
The results are probably edible, anyway, if a little too sweet and hard to chew.
Loki bumps shoulders with him playfully at the protest, but says nothing, seeing that thoughtful look taking over. The question makes his brows crease, and he folds one knee up to his chest as he thinks it over.
"Depends what you mean by courting, I suppose? You can't formally pursue romantic favor with someone, via gifts and time spent together, without knowing you're doing that. You can certainly pursue time in someone's company without recognizing you're trying to deepen your relationship with them, though, and give them gifts just because you like them and the gift made you think of them."
"I'm not sure how different platonic emotional intimacy and romantic emotional intimacy are, when it comes right down to it. But then, I didn't have a lot of friendships before I came to the Nexus, myself."
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The results are probably edible, anyway, if a little too sweet and hard to chew.
Loki bumps shoulders with him playfully at the protest, but says nothing, seeing that thoughtful look taking over. The question makes his brows crease, and he folds one knee up to his chest as he thinks it over.
"Depends what you mean by courting, I suppose? You can't formally pursue romantic favor with someone, via gifts and time spent together, without knowing you're doing that. You can certainly pursue time in someone's company without recognizing you're trying to deepen your relationship with them, though, and give them gifts just because you like them and the gift made you think of them."
"I'm not sure how different platonic emotional intimacy and romantic emotional intimacy are, when it comes right down to it. But then, I didn't have a lot of friendships before I came to the Nexus, myself."