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>>159996Oliver Cromwell first showed up to the House of Commons with blood on his suit. Silver, similarly, is showing up to what is only his... third or so date since losing his wife? - also with blood on his fur.
>>159995"You can say that, but that can truly be said to be subjective."
>>159997Well, maybe he can clean some of that blood out of his fur, even if he can't clean it out of his conscious.
best pony>>159998“As can all things.” He says
>>159999Silver has a problem with his stitches and new sounds, however. He has to be careful around those.
>>160000>checked"How can you claim things are subjective, when things like music are objectively beautiful?"
>>160000Based quadsWhy of course, this isn't his first rodeo.
>>160001“The objective and the subjective blend into one when dealing with matters of direct experience.” He answers
>>160002Well, Silver at least gets himself washed up quickly enough.
>>160003"What do you mean by that?"
>>160003A clean floof is a happy floof. Silver does some basic grooming on his coat and mane to make himself look presentable, before putting on his suit.
>>160004“Because there is no object. Certainly not in those instances. The only reality is the subject, and the subject’s experience.
>>160005Silver could probably do much more, but he only has so much time. What is his suit like, and what other grooming does he do?
>>160007“That exists, or that we are aware of?”
>>160008"Either. What do you think?"
>>160009He has a wide, almost malicious grin.
“The old, popular Griffin of the last century posited that all is idea, abd that culture creates it. Our cultures are at the center of all reality. What folly. We are not the center of the universe, but are to the contrary only some lesser peripheral of it. There is much we are not aware of. Much that has been here long before we came, is here even now invisible to us, and shall remain long after our passing.”
>>160006It's basic but looks nice, a white shirt with black suit jacket and pants. As for grooming, he trims split ends and sorts out tangles in his fur to make himself even fluffier and softer.
>>160011And this, Silver is somehow even fluffier, bursting out from under the suit.
>>160012When Silver heads out towards the stairs, he undoes the top-most button on his shirt to let some of his chest floof escape. Perhaps he can even beat kirin floof. Personally, Silver hopes he looks good for Khoi as he goes downstairs.
>>160013Downstairs, Silver can hear most of the creatures around the dinner table. But Khoi isn't downstairs with them. He sees Khoi sitting upright on her bed, in front of her mirror, primping her mane and eye lashes. She looked ready before, but still, she is working on her appearance.
>>160014Silver can't help but stare at her in her room.
"Wow...you look simply staggering, Khoi."
>>160015The way she moves back slightly before Silver speaks suggests she was at least aware that someone was approaching her room, with its wide open door. She does not move to face him until after he says that. She has a small smile that shows her small fangs.
"Thank you..."
She has many dark brown curls in her mane, her eyelashes curl up, and she wears dark eye shadow around her eye, which show their magenta color. While her dress mostly covers her back, it's definitely a very "revealing" dress, and with it hanging off to her left side, some of her copper-colored scales show from underneath. They are bright and shiny, almost reflective. She stands up, and turns to face Silver. Her honey-gold coat likewise almost shines under the artificial lighting of the room.
>>160016He steps further into her room, taking her by the hoof. He admires her in all of her beauty, enhanced by her dress and all of the work she has put in.
"I see no reason to say you were not most beautiful kirin in all of Ngua Nam. I can not simply imagine any with more divine beauty."
>>160017She lets Silver take her hoof, but she angles her head down slightly, and looks away as she smiles widely, showing teeth, and making a soft giggle.
"How many kirin have you seen?" She asks
>>160018"Well...some. But if you include pony mares, you would easily beat any movie star." He kisses her hoof again. "And none of them could come close to matching your goodness of heart and quality of character."
>>160019Khoi retains an awkward expression, but does move her eyes upward to look at his. She is slow to get up and move towards him, consistently timid in her movements.
Her lips are stretched far back in an awkward smile, and her ears are forward, almost completely down.
"Eh heh... thank you..."
There's a slight taste of the wash used, evidently pineapple and orange, in each kiss. Its fairly well washed out, and the Kirin's fur and hoof are mostly tasteless
>>160020He smiles.
"What is wrong? You seem so timid. You are strong, beautiful, and sexy."
>>160021"I've never done this before..." She says somewhat quietly, letting it past her lips.
>>160022He smiles some more, and comes in closer.
"Then let me show you way. I will treat you right."
He motions to the doorway.
"Our date awaits."
>>160023She walks closer to the door, but then stops herself.
"Before we go..." She looks to Silver, and then away,
"We should be clear about expectations."
Again, back to him and then away. She does not make eye contact as she says the following.
"I do not want to have intercourse until I am married. If you expect intercourse as the price for the date the I will pay my own portion or not go. And if it is too expensive, I may not be able to pay. Tell me now before we go."
>>160024He stops and looks back at her as she starts her speech. He is silent for a moment, before smiling and speaking in turn.
"I knew already what your beliefs were. I do not expect intercourse as some form of 'payment'. I just want to have fun with you, and explore what we think of each other and how things can progress between us."
He holds his hoof out for her to take.
"I will pay for dinner."
>>160010"True, true. I suppose what we
experience is a small range of reality, yet is everything to us. That makes sense to me."
>>160026It didn't quite get to the conclusion I intended, but so be it. Amber can either talk to a different character, maybe explore, or we can move to the next action.>>160025"Okay..." She starts a timid smile, and starts to extend her hoof to take Silver's hoof. Then she pulls back.
"I won't be consuming any alcohol, and if there is rejection... I do have another place I could live."
>>160027Somewhat perplexed by this deep conversation, Amber breaks away to look around the room. How many griffons are there?
>>160028There are probably a half dozen other griffins in the room besides Helder, Erich, Helm, the professor, Mason, and Amber.
>>160029Amber goes up to Helm. "I just had a very intriguing conversation with your friend the Professor."
>>160026"Heh heh. But you
can improve your range."
>>160030He smiles
"Don't let his education and title fool you. He's actually quite knowledgeable.
>>159881He nods
"Ah. I was just wondering."But then he smiles,
"I didn't think I would see you so soon."
>>160032He turns now fully to Dark Star. With a grin, he says
"I figured you'd be busy right about now."
>>160034“Those two fillies you were charming.” He says
>>160035"Charming? was I charming them?"
>>160036He raises a hoof, slightly tilts his head, and closes his eyes.
“You don’t want to talk about it, that’s alright. Tell me, can I get you anything? More alcohol, condoms, maybe?”
>>160027"That is fine, I will not force you to drink. Is it alright if I set my expectations, Khoi?"
>>160037"It's not that i don't want to talk about it, i just don't find myself to be all that charming. yea they wanted some more drinks, and another blanket."
>>160039He steps forward, takes a hold of her hoof, and holds it between them as he gets close to her. He is big enough that if she looks straight ahead, all she can see is the floof on his chest and neck sticking out of his button shirt.
"I want you to enjoy yourself, and have fun time tonight. I want to see that you are happy. And, more than anything, I want to have good date and good night with you."
He smiles warmly at the fancy, beautiful kirin.
"I hope it is not too much to ask."
>>160040“Well there’s both whiskey and beer, I can loan you a couple glasses and… if you’ll return the key, I can give you a key to another room. You can get a blanket from there.” He says.
>>160041She lets him take her hoof, and she stares right into the floof for more than a few moments, finally realizing his eyes are up there.
She finally smiles.
“Alright. Let us go.”
>>160042Silver takes his date by the hoof, and leads her out of the room. On the stairs he calls out to Mala.
"You are in charge while I am gone, Mala. Make sure colts do not get into trouble, yes?"
>>160043They hold hooves, and walk out of the room, Khoi now walking side by side with Silver. She looks up to him (though without expression), and then in front of her as they walk along. Her tail, which is rather long and has both a honey-gold coated bone and dark brown hair hanging from it, is groomed in such a way that her hair hangs down, then curls at the end.
Mala comes out of his room and sees the two.
"Yes, Mr. Sword." Mala says. "Alright."
>>160044He smiles at him.
"I think you have more than earned right to call me Silver, my friend. Have good night."
He makes sure he has his antibiotics with him before he goes with his kirin down the stairs and outside. He looks at the car as they walk past.
"I would recommend I drive us there, but it may not be date worthy right at this moment. We could look for taxi as alternative."
>>160045Mala smiles, and his tail moves back and forth. He raises his head higher. Silver has a bottle of antibiotics with him in his pocket.
Khoi walks with him down the stairs and outside into the night. She looks over at the car when Silver points it out.
"What is this?" She turns to come closer to the car, looking at it.