[i]Never let a weaker person fight their own battles.[/i]

What in the world is giving the impression that's what she's doing?

Love has been compared to many a thing, but Piripiri naturally leans towards gardening metaphors. You need to make sure the ground is right, the season is correct, tend it carefully, water it, and then leave it be for periods of time. And then you check up on it. She's got perhaps ten minutes left till the food is done. She's hoping that Lotus is not one of those unfortunates who has absolutely no spice tolerance, and that nobody is allergic to carrots for whatever reason, but it'd be very awkward to intrude back in after declaring that they'd have privacy to ask about meal preferences.

So instead she'll make a lot of noise coming down the hallway in about fifteen minutes, let them separate and have a chance to realize that yes, they're both interested, and yes, it wasn't just a heat of the moment thing. Have a nice dinner together. And then exhaust the two of them training on basic essence flow. Han needs it, bless her, and Lotus can keep up. She's never seen how a demigoddess would take to the practices, it'd be interesting for them all.

But for the moment? She [i]is[/i] intervening, it's the entire reason they've kissed by now (they better have kissed by now). But she's doing so strategically. Carefully. With an eye for thorns, and when to leave well enough alone.