[b]Kalaya[/b]

The compress was waiting when her hand went out. Maybe it was in that medicine chest, it's open now. No thumbscrews in sight, actually, as you blink away those burning spots in your vision. And the masked woman is looking at you with... pity? Sympathy? She does not like what has been done to you by the Rakasha. She takes out a small box of balm from the chest, partially used already and smelling of citrus, and starts to rub it into the cuts and bruises from your fights.

Her touch doesn't feel anything like Ven's. It's still, one hopes, soothing. She doesn't want you to hurt.

[b]Chamber of Harmonious Arrangements![/b]

[quote]She picks up a strawberry and works it between her lips, completely innocent of how she looks while trying to nibble off the stem, and of how very conspicuous her sneaky glance back at you is.[/quote]

She looks back, her face a polite mask, burying the guilt under scorn. What a hamfisted, overacted, lack of nuance to a seduction attempt she-

[quote]And then Agata directs everyone’s attention elsewhere, and the little flower jumps and chokes on the strawberry. She puts a hand to her mouth, eyes watering, and makes an effort of trying to swallow.[/quote]

Oh gods she's clueless.

Two steps forward and she's behind Lotus in a crouch, and a further push and she's breathing again. She glances at Naji, crooks a finger, and takes the plate from her. A stroke of her finger down the line of Naji's spine, [i]good girl[/i], and then a pat on the back sends her out to continue circulating. Azazuka needs more wine at her table.

And Lotus is staring and as red as that strawberry. Hm. Piripiri crouches next to her, ignoring the screaming from her legs and back. "Are you finding the food to your satisfaction?" She favors Lotus with a friendly smile as she takes a bite from the plate Naji had brought her. No wolf here, little lamb. "One hopes the servants are as well." 

[quote]That's a 9 on Emotional Support for Kalaya, if you feel this would be valid emotional support. Pick one from the list.[/quote]