Kiori didn't seem to be bothered or really took any notice to what she said which relieved Rylee greatly, although in truth even if he didn't react he had to know where she was going, it would've been too hard not to. While it started off as another lighthearted rambling it evolved into something else, she didn't mean to go that far in depth describing a hypothetical scene where they actually kiss. It came so naturally to her as if it was rehearsed many times, a lot of years have passed where they were no longer children but full fledged adults in their own right, maybe feelings of this caliber aren't too far fetched... maybe there was some hard truth behind her slip. 

Needless to say Kiori knew none of this thought process or perhaps even knew she was mulling over what happened so extensively as Rylee imminently attempted to bounce back. "I wouldn't settle on just a parrot, if I were a pirate captain... oh why stop there, if I were a pirate [i]queen[/i] I'd have a pet tiger, one of those white ones even, after all I would be an infamous pirate lord, heh." Other than some lingering hesitation Rylee was back in full swing, her smile back and joking again, besides she owe it to Kiori to emotionally support him so becoming lost in her own conflicting emotions couldn't be an option. From here she went on about other topics, some related like seafood, to others completely different such as why dogs walk on four legs, or how many nuts a squirrel can stuff into its cheeks. It was completely ridiculous, but also totally unfiltered fun just like from before. 

Half an hour later Rylee finally ran out of conversation ideas, and she was pretty sure Kiori was in the same boat, so instead she was quite content to stare off into the distant scenery, the nearby ocean, the village itself, and some nearby woodland. Although now she wasn't actively talking her mind started to wander once more, about what she thought of her friend. For the longest time they were best friends, then forced to be strangers by separation, then enemies, then wary allies, then childhood friends again. They've gone full circle, so what should happen now, could they go... further. Her mind swarmed with the possibilities, could it be possible to get more out of their relationship, should they even try? These were new ideas to her, they've simply never came up before in everyday life, especially when that life with filled with duties as a constable. 

Soon enough Rylee had enough, she had to fish for some answers... in a subtle manner. "...Kio? You ever thought about what could've happened if we were never separated? You know, if we were able to pick up right from before our lives got thrown aside? We'd probably still be friends for sure even to this day... but... I- well... *sigh* don't know, what do you think?" Nothing too smooth, not at all, but she didn't want to ask him directly, at least not yet. Besides she wasn't sure herself as really since these feelings quite frankly came about too suddenly, that's what it felt like.