With A'ndi's couch done A'hali's taking a bit of a break from his evenings of woodworking to just be here. A Vani trap has been set. There's a fluffy blanket with one of her books set upon it and a plate of some cream puffs nearby. A'hali's settled all innocent like himself on the other side of his couch carving… well, he's carving a piece of wood but this is just for FUN and not for work-work.

Clearly Vani really wasn't expecting A'hali to take a break. There is still D'ex's couch to complete, and she knows he's gunna be super fussy about that because D'ex is super fussy about EVERYTHING. So it is at a slow meander she enters the shipweyr, randomly shedding boots and jacket even as she keeps her nose in a book. Unlike the books she reads for fun it isn't brightly colored or discretely titled, there is a rather boring title emblazoned on the boring brown leather cover…but she's pretty engrossed, only looking up to make sure she isn't going to walk into substantial items of furniture or step on Flufferkins tail (he's finally used to her again, and they are total bff's). However at some point the 'trap' is noted and she lifts her head from her book. "Oh!" While it perhaps isn't the exact greeting he was expecting, she does close her boring book to grin at him. "HI!"

"Come here~" A'hali sets aside his knife and thing he's making and pats the hand on the cushion next to him. He's got a slight smile on his face and his beard is extra shaggy. "Brought some snacks too." Come~ sittt iiinn hhhiisss trrrapppp.

As if A'hali isn't aware of the effect of his smile peeking through that scruffy beard has on the greenrider. The grin turns a little sweet as she let's that boring book fall from her fingers to join the rest of her discarded leather on the floor. "Snacks?" One of her thick eyebrows loft even as she utters that husky question. But with that slight (so very slight) display of freewill given Vani will resist A'hali's trap no more, crossing the space between them quickly so that she can snuggle close and maybe stroke that beard of his.

Hopefully she's cool with the fact that his beard is totally tickly and that when he leans down to nuzzle at her neck it's going to do lots of brushing. It's a playful movement as he wraps his arms firmly around her. "Your day was well?" Lynx is a much different wing from Serval, and A'hali doesn't have much of a clue what they do.

Vani rather obligingly tilts her head back a little, and giggles even as her fingers smooth the beard opposite encouragingly. Her other hand comes up to stroke the top of his head. He can keep his arms and his mouth right where they are for now. "It was. Did some PT, sweeps, went out to see if we could find a new beach." You know, FUN STUFF. But she's not really concentrating, given that there is a certain husky breathlessness to her voice. "And yours? Was your day well?" She could probably make a guess given his 'trap' and all, but she wants to be sure.

"The life of a rider." A'hali did set up the trap to get her to the sofa but he's not adverse to scooping her up to put her on his own lap. Nothing wrong with adding his own padding to her seat, right? "It was. Got shooed home early." As she might have noticed since he's like, here. "Can't say I mind."

"Can't say I mind either." Either him being home early and being in this particular mood, or for the shifting of her seat (she prefers his lap anyways). "But I would have thought you'd get the extra time in with the smiths?" Eventually that question makes its way past her lips, she may not have a giggle-inducing beard, but she's not going to let that stop her from doing some nuzzling of her own.

"It can wait a day. Or two." A'hali is much more interested in carving something else right now~ lalalala. But he's also just interested in talking for a little bit, which is unusual for him. "Been thinking about what you said. About a cradle."

Vani tenses for the briefest of moments, a micro-second before her lips give one last nip and she pulls her head back to look at A'hali intently. "You have?" While her expression is still a little swollen and dreamy, there is a hint of wariness in the eyes searching his face for some clue as to exactly what he has been thinking. Unlike most of the other people she spends time with, she can't always predict what her weyrmate will do next.

A'hali runs his hand through her growing hair gently, continuing to be cuddly despite the topic change. "We would have to stop the potions." YAY LOGISTICS. "Do you know… when you might want?" A'hali opening the door to that particular conversation.

Vani nods her head slowly as she listens carefully. Allowing the rhythmic motions of his hand on her hair soothe any lingering wariness. She issues a gusty sigh as she lays her head on his shoulder. Is he ready to hear her thoughts on the whole shebang? "So, I've been thinking…" For a very long time now. "If we can manage it, I'd like to get away for Caelisth's first flight. Just the two… or well four of us." She'll let him make what he will of that. "And then after?" If she doesn't sound sure, that is because this is all so NEW AND EXCITING AND SCARY FOR HER. "But I don't think Caeli will be going up for a couple of months yet."

A'hali listens and keeps petting at her hair, the other hand staying wrapped loosely around her. "I do not mind it just being us." Note, A'hali hasn't brought home ANY human strays in a while. Just him and Vani. ❤ "I do not want to cause unhappy feelings but I must ask - Do you want Ohanaveth to chase?"

Vani lifts her head from where it fits on his shoulder. "I meant away away, Hal. Somewhere…" Where she can dictate the results of the flight just this one time. "And I want him to win her first flight." She has put A LOT of thought into this okay? "Does he want to chase her?" Because she knows that sometimes, even Caelisth's version of noise chases the shy turtle dragon away.

"Is that possible?" A'hali is not a master of green flights and how they organize anything. Especially the first one when she isn't quite sure exactly when/how/if it'll happen. But his grip on her is going to tighten on her noticeably. "Ohanaveth enjoys… chasing. He would chase her without a second thought." A'hali doesn't exactly try to hide how many times Ohanaveth goes after the greens, but he also doesn't directly bring it up. That's what cold showers were made for~

Don't crush a girls dreams! "I hope it is possible. I want my first flight to be with you." So she's totally talking about a beach halfway across the planet where no other dragons would be present (poor Caeli). "I cannot guarantee every flight. But I want to try with this one." There is a quirked brow for his admission, but if he isn't usually comfortable bringing it up, then she doesn't make a big deal out of it. "He has needs." Is all she says in that gentle teasing way they share. "I've always known that."

"Then we will try. Maybe ask other greenriders?" What they do? It's possible someone could give her some advice on what to do about it. Because that wouldn't be an awkward conversation at all~~ "Don't need words to chase." Like the way A'hali's going to lean down and kisssss her.

Vani would answer him with the words of wisdom that were given unto her by an older adultier greenrider, but her mouth is currently busy, not using words. Eventually though she has to take a moment to catch her breath, even after all this time (and practise) there is still something about A'hali that steals it away completely. "Yes." Her agreement is all encompassing, taking in the plan, the talking and the not talking all at once. And then it's back to the kissing, although her hands may start to wander, given that they are all curled up on the couch and it is a little warm this evening.

They could sit and talk more except, y'know, wandering hands. Hands which eventually are going to lead to Hal bodily lifting Vani up, carrying her to the bedroom, and shutting Flufferkins outside of the room to mew sadly as her people make weird sounds.

Eventually even the sounds stop…eventually, it is entirely possible Flufferkins got bored and wandered off at sometime during the weird noises part of this evenings activities. "Were you going to say something about the cradle too?"Vani asks in a quiet but satisfied voice, even as she doodles designs in A'hali's chest hair.

"Just wondering time." A'hali's cool with this post sexytimes cuddling. He's got plenty of hair for her to play with so that's cool. "I love you Vani."

"Ahh." She gives a blissed out noise of understanding. "You have plenty of time. You can keep on practicing." Cos those couches are totally practice for this more important piece of furniture in her mind. "I'm still a little scared." She admits, still in that quiet almost dream-like voice, even as she stretches against his length and is still not quite able to reach his feet all the way down the bottom of the bed. "I love you too Hal." This time there is a brief kiss against his damp skin to accompany her words. MMM salty.

"I'll be here with you. And we will have the weyr." Because A'hali and Vani wouldn't be the first riders to choose to have babies and both still be working parents. By now the weyr has ALL the supports in place to help people like them~

Vani curls herself back up and around the big brownrider, a little protectively. "Promise?" She asks, lifting her head to look at him. "If something happens…" She pauses. "…to me." She stops for a moment, to shake her head. "Women have babies all the time right?" She is perhaps a seeking a little reassurance from her phlegmatic weyrmate. "It's still a bit scary." There is more than just the pair of them to consider now.

"Many have them and should not." At least, A'hali's player is going to assume Pern is no different in having terrible parents. But they won't be terrible parents. Just… inexperienced. A'hali breaths gently into Vani's hair and cuddles her firmly. "We do not have to be scared yet. Just enjoy us."

There is an odd little smile that plays across her features. "I'm not scared about being a mother, I'm scared that what happened to mum, will happen to me." This fear has already shaped parts of their relationship. "I do enjoy us." Vani's fingers move to try his side for ticklish spots. "You know I do." She's not exactly quiet about that. "I just… I don't know." There is a helpless sigh. "I guess I'm better off than she was." Both in terms of phsyical health, and emotional wellbeing. "I worry about it too much I think,"

"And I know many of the healers. Proactive." A'hali's going to squish Vani even closer to him because this kind of thinking is what he generally avoids. He likes to plan…. so long as there are plans for good times. Usually though he doesn't really think much beyond the next couple of months. Vani is forcing him to do more long term.

Parenthood is ALL about the long term. But she snuggles closer because she enjoys being close to A'hali just as much as she enjoys the more physical aspects of their relationship. "I don't imagine you'd make small babies A'hali." She's points out with a satisfied smile, before her expression softens to something sweetly vulnerable. "I still want too though." Even if she can't quite pin her finger on why (COS SHE LOVES HIS ASS…And the rest of him too)

"They would be half you." So there is totally hope for the shape of her vagina after. o:) A kiss is planted on her head again. "Would you be willing to let them live some time at the hold?" A random question but A'hali has been thinking a lot of his adopted family, with neither of the patriarchs getting younger and the twins without husbands of their own.

"Not while they are still babies. But when they are older…" Adopted family is still better than no family which is all she has to offer (other than Poor Stanov). "So they'll be mouthy and difficult is that what you are saying?" She teases rather than face the fact that these unmade babies will indeed be part-her.

"I do not know." Vani's teaching but A'hali is thinking more practically, one of his little annoying quirks. His feet are nailed so firmly to the ground it's amazing Ohanaveth ever gets him up into the sky. "I'm sure you can handle them." And that they'll probably manipulate the hell out of their father. >.>

Vani oh-ho-ho's in mock shock. "It's a women's work to raise the kids is it?" She's still teasing, but there is a hint that suggests that she's expecting some help from the quiet and practical brownrider. But then she's rolling over onto her stomach so she can prop herself up on her elbows to really look at A'hali. "Hopefully the half they get from you will make up for my half." There is a self-mocking half-smile, before she continues. "You're kind of amazing." She admits, leaning forwards that slight bit so she can brush her lips briefly against his own. "I love you."

A'hali will help! Just wait till the little sucker is old enough to realize that he just has to ask nicely and Hal will roll over for her/him/it. After that kiss, "I hope they are a lot of you." Hal wraps his arms around her for a huge bear hug.

Vani snuggles back down, this time half on A'hali, half on the bed, her body relaxed and her face full of happiness. "So long as our babies are not shaped by what shaped us love, that's enough for me." She murmurs against his chest (Not such a good idea…). "And healthy, and happy." She adds a few more conditions onto her thoughts before her stomach joins in. Because of course they left that part of the Vani trap in the other room. It doesn't look like Vani is going anywhere despite her tummy grumbles.

Unless A'hali is all about making sure that HIS Vani is taken care off. He sits up slightly, "Want me to go get you something?" A'hali is at her beck and call tonight~

As always there is a small sound from Vani as he pulls that little bit away. "Be quick?" She's not fussy, just hungry -the night is still young after all. Continuing to make a lonely little sad face she's just going to curl up into a little ball and await the food. Dinner in bed should totally be a thing, just like breakfast in bed right?

#dinnerinbed

#it'ssausage

Vani is DED. But she died with a smile on her face.

A'hali does come back quick enough with those cream puffs, of course, and some crackers and dried sausage (that doesn't need cooling~). It's food that can be kept in the shipweyr without spoiling. Settling down on the bed Hal is totally going to feed her if she lets him. Tonight is all about spoiling Vani.

Vani wouldn't be Vani without giving him a little side eye for all this spoiling she is receiving. "If I didn't know any better…" Uh-oh there is a little suspicion in the wicked gleam of her eyes as she nips the tip off of the sausage he is holding out for her. If she's quick about it, it's because he has a habit of not letting her eat this type of sausage too often. In the end Vani gets to eat her sausage, and later A'hali gets his sausage eaten because tonight it's all about what Vani wants right?