[ Good choice, too, as he orders a beef dish with spring onions and sauces, then another that's a fancy stuffed pepper dish with a tomato sauce with salad. It's all very healthy. ]
Is that okay?
[ He checks with her before letting the waiter go though (blush) ]
[ she looks back at the tank close by. the fish that went into hiding earlier seems to be back now. and there's even a rainbow coloured one that looks really fancy. everything is so great! she wonders if the fish in their room are like this, too. ]
[ lbr even with a sign, she'd still do it anyway. she gets up now though to look at the aquarium again. she's just so fascinated, even if there aren't any dolphins yet. everything is beautiful.
a fish even comes close to the glass, and athena taps at it even though merlin told her not to. ]
Hey, hey! [ and this time, it isn't running away! ] I think it likes me!
[ Why does she never listen. He's grateful that one fish is extremely brave and stays out this time because if she cried because they swam away he wouldn't know what to do. ]
[ the look she gives the fish as he asks that is a weird one, as if she's studying it. scrutinising it. who knew athena was an intellectual regarding fish? (she isn't.) ]
I think it looks like its an Elbert. [ not the most common fish name, that's for sure. ]
[ she ends up laughing at that before turning back to the tank. she waves at the fish and it's probably just her imagination, but she definitely saw it wave its fin right back. it only makes her laugh some more, but elbert decides to swim away soon after. ]
Don't you want pets, Merlin?
[ probably a weird question but hey!! what if they owned a pet fish!!! fish cybuddy, anyway. ]
[ Athena you don't live with him how can they share a pet?! He shifts to rest his head on his hand, watching as she waves and the fish potentially waves back. ]
I haven't really thought about it. Shigeru asked me if I wanted a cybuddy once, but I said no.
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