Brenna+Lilly
(-B- Brenna -L- Lilly)
-B-
Different things" Brenna indirectly replied as she continued to sketch. The person she was sketching was taking more shape, no longer a face with a body outline. A female wearing some fancy, high class clothing. No background yet, but Brenna didn't feel up to the challenge of providing a background. She also occasionally ate some more of her ration as well, not phased much by the taste or lack there of.
When she did take a moment to look up at Lilly, she noticed she had eaten some watermelon. "
Don't like the rations?" Brenna asked, a bit of curiosity visible on her face. She had expected everyone to at least be tolerating the rations, maybe some enjoying them. But it looked like Lilly rather avoided her ration all together, and acquired a watermelon from somewhere.
-L-
Lilly smiled wryly at the comment about her disliking the rations.
"While I understand the need for the preservatives and salt that give the rations their... unique taste, I still cannot help but feel that it would be more flavourful and nutritious to eat the packaging they come in. Private Carn's generosity is the sole saving grace of this meal." Lilly held up the slice of melon for emphasis. She was indeed thankful for the mechanic providing her with non-disgusting tasting sustenance, and wondered what she could do to repay him. For the time being, though, the best way would be to pay it forward. Offering the melon to Brenna, Lilly asked:
"It is a large slice. Would you like me to break off a piece for you?" Surely she could not have been the only one who desired something more tasty than their rations.
As she ate, Lilly watched Brena sketch. She would have said she never expected Brenna to be an artist, but Lilly had no idea what to expect from the quiet girl
at all. What was she sketching anyways? Moving closer, Lilly asked the question
"May I see what you're sketching?"-B-
Brenna shook her head when Lilly offered a piece of watermelon. Letting Lilly have it all to herself. But when she asked what Brenna was sketching, but Brenna seemed a little nervous when she held up the sketchpad for Lilly to see. It wasn't nervousness for her skills of drawing, it was for the close resemblance to Lilly. Or what Brenna thought about Lilly as a civilian. Though, despite that, she did maintain eye contact for once, and kept the sketchpad as stable as she could.
-L-
When Brenna held up the pad, Lilly leaned in closer to get a better look at it. From what she could tell, Brenna was a fairly skilled artist. The sketch (which looked curiously like her) was quite well done so far. Satisfied, Lilly sat back and nodded.
"You draw very well, Ms. Sykora. Did you use someone as a model for this, or is it entirely of your own imagination?" The drawing looked accurate enough that the girl might have used someone else for the basis of the design, but Lilly was too humble to believe that the drawing had purposely been of her. Maybe Brenna had a sibling?
-B-
"
It's...someone" Brenna nervously answered. She watched Lilly's actions afterwards, but it was nothing severe, just her sitting down. Brenna thought she could relax, but that would not be the case as Lilly stayed. She set down the sketchpad next to her to finish her ration. Brenna kept looking over at Lilly, her watermelon slice looked delicious, but Brenna didn't want to give into temptation. Though, Brenna's cheeks were a little red after Lilly's compliment.
-L-
"Ah, I see." Lilly decided not to press that line of conversation, as Brenna seemed increasingly nervous with her questioning. Turning back to her rations, she dug out the tin of meat(?) that she had been eating and began to force herself to power through it. She would eat the watermelon afterward. Brenna seemed to be of a similar mind, and the conversation dried up as the two girls went about eating.
Lilly finished (or rather, couldn't stomach any more) her ration surprisingly quickly and began to go about attempting to consume the watermelon. Having been raised in an aristocratic setting and never been instructed on how to 'properly' eat a watermelon, her attempts were rather amusing looking. Eventually she settled on a way that, while still ridiculous looking, was at least functional by cutting off pieces with a knife and eating them with her fork. Half way through the process of eating a piece, Lilly suddenly felt like she was being watched. Looking over, she saw Brenna gazing in her direction. This time, it was Lilly's turn to go red with embarrassment.
"W-what?" After a moment's consideration, she noticed that Brenna wasn't looking at her as much as she was the watermelon piece. In an attempt to both mask her embarrassment and be friendly, she asked again:
"Are you sure you do not want a piece, Ms. Sykora? There is still plenty left."-B-
Brenna stared at the watermelon for a moment. But she gave in and nodded. Though Brenna was caught off guard by the way Lilly was eating the watermelon, a bit peculiar, but it somehow emphasized the type of lifestyle she was raised in. Brenna moved closer and waited for Lilly to give her a piece. But Brenna could feel her heart start to pick up pace when she moved closer.
Once Lilly gave her the piece Brenna held her piece by the rind and ate towards the rind. Though she couldn't help but think of what Lilly would think of this way of eating a watermelon. Surely she'd think it was crude or barbaric, but it was the way she knew how to eat a watermelon. Though she'd have to deal with the sticky aftermath for a while until they got to source of water.
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