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Church shrugs a bit at that, then fills a couple clay mugs with spring water, handing one to Anders. Once the food was finished, he also served both of them. "I suppose after this, you can wash the dishes and I'll go look for something you can possibly use as a bed aside from the floor." He was sure he could find something the other would find comfortable. Although, knowing Varaza, she was probably lurking in the bushes somewhere watching the two of them still, and she probably would have drug something out there with her this time around.

Church blinks a bit at the compliment on his cooking. "Really? Huh... Must be just my kids that hate my cooking." He then gives a small shrug. "If I don't make sure you're at least somewhat comfortable, I'll never hear the end of it from the brat." Standing up, he then heads over to a small creek and rinses out his own dishes, setting them just inside the cave's entrance. "Eat as much as you want, there's more still. I'm gonna go look for something before it starts getting too dark out." He then trudges off into the bushes, muttering under his breath, something that sounded like ungrateful bratty daughters making his life hell with all their nagging. He comes back a bit later with what looks like a sleeping bag and a hastily stuffed pillow. "Tch... Seems she's real insistent that you and I get along. These practically jumped at me out of the darkness out there." He says, handing them both to Anders.

Epsilon felt the eyes watching them from all around and gives the slightest shiver. While he wasn't sure what Asher was talking about when he says throwing them off the scent, he did feel that he could trust Asher alone out of everyone in the building, so when the other's hand approaches his face, he doesn't flinch or move away, and while he was curious about the voice in his head, he didn't let it stop him from giving the other another of his small smiles, then leaning his head ever so slightly into the light caress on his cheek.

To say that Epsilon was startled by the unexpected brush of lips on his own was more than a bit of an understatement. Hearing the apology faintly in his head helped to keep him from reacting on his first impulse. So, rather than leaping away from the other to stutter and flail about in surprise, he leans back only slightly, allowing the others hand to still rest against his cheek. There was an obvious flush on his face as he sat watching Asher. He realizes that the blushing wasn't from anger, embarrassment, or disgust, but because he'd rather enjoyed the other taking his first kiss, even if it was just to protect him in this place. "Ah.. Are you ready to go then?" He asks, voice soft and a bit unsure sounding.

Epsilon accepts the offered hand and stands, giving a smile at the way Asher was acting, and returning the bow with a small curtsy of his own. "My dear good sir, I would be honored to show you where I live, although I cannot vouch that my father will be so welcoming. Actually... He's going to be rather irate with me since I managed to sneak away unattended." He says with a small laugh, then blinks as Asher puts his coat around his shoulders. He glances over at Asher with a slight questioning glance, but doesn't object to the coat, burrowing a bit into it when he notices how cold it was out. "Thank you, again, Asher. For, well, everything, really."

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Vulcanis wanders around in the woods, adjusting his glasses every now and then as he stops to study a specimen of flower or creature that he happens to walk by. He'd matured quite a bit after his meeting Bulma. Never again would he let himself be swayed by intelligence alone. Sure, she'd been pretty too, he'd thought, but it had been how smart she was that had really attracted him. He frowns at himself and shakes his head, wishing he could find some way to either forget the woman, especially after she'd disappeared and left him, or at least make the memories of her not hurt so badly. "You really were quite the brash idiot, weren't you old boy?" He sighs, frowning again as he realized he was talking to himself now.

Kotetsu tilts his head slightly, looking at Kaede before giving one of his typical big goofy grins and a short laugh. "Ah, your Papa's been doing alright. You know me, still gotta try to help everyone I can. What about you, Kaede? You think you'll like it here?" He held open the restaurant door for his daughter, letting her pick where they would sit.

The man could not force the smile from his lips as it slowly crept into place. The young man was so innocent, perhaps even naive in some ways when it came to polite action. He held the jacket in place he leading him down the roads and toward the direction to the young man's home. "I do not think that your father's anger will be an issue that I myself will need to face this night. I will walk you as far as the street near your home. I do not think the sight of me would do you any favors." He laughed and took Epsilon's hand in his, he bringing the palm to his lips and chancing a kiss. "But do not fret, I am certain our paths will cross again, after all, you know where I stay, and I will soon know your home will I not?" He smirked, the expression not fully reaching his eyes.

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