open log....2!

[cupidsammo]

Who: Koharu + you!
Where: Aldrip
What: December catch-all

Starters within!

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[memori3s]

[ If she doesn't <need to then there's no rush, right?

He shrugs. ]

They're assuming you can fly because you have wings.

[ There's another pause as Minato falls back into thought. Koharu's a cupid, and... cupids were typically depicted as flying about, huh. ]

Ostriches have wings, but they can't fly either.

[ This, apparently, is supposed to make her feel better. What's this about "some stuff" though? Minato pockets that info to bring up later. Don't mind him... ]

[cupidsammo]

[ Oh. Ohhhh. Wait a sec. ]

About that...

[ Koharu lifts her chin, peeking over a shoulder as she extends said wings again. ]

They aren't wrong—cupids can fly. I watch my senpai do it all the time, so it's just... me that doesn't know.

[memori3s]

[ Oh.

Minato watches as Koharu extends her wings again. They're... not very big, now that he can see them at their full wingspan.

It feels insensitive to tell her something like, "keep trying," and it's not like he knows anything about flight. ]

...maybe a break could help?

[ Trying again after she's refreshed, anyways. And if she happened to want company any time she tried to tackle it again, Minato doesn't think he'd mind sticking around. ]

[cupidsammo]

[ Her mouth purses into a thin line in thought—something that's immediately interrupted the second a gust of wind brushes through. With a shudder, Koharu wraps both arms around herself, tucking her wings back in with a sheepish air.

Maybe she should've at least brought a coat out with her. ]

And something warm... Should we go inside?

[memori3s]

[ A break and something warm -- yes, perhaps that'll be enough to lift Koharu's spirits before tackling this again. In truth, Minato just doesn't see the point in throwing oneself over and over into a wall. ]

Yeah.

[ In fact, it seems they're in luck. There's plenty of hot chocolate still available, a staple that's been kept at the inn's kitchen ever since the weather's gotten cold. He'll grab a mug for each of them, offering one to Koharu. ]

...you said you've watched your senpai fly before.

[ Is there a cupid hierarchy or something...? ]

[cupidsammo]

[ While Koharu typically isn't super bothered by the cold, she has to admit that coming back inside feels like a blessing. She happily accepts the mug, wrapping her hands around it to warm them up. ]

—Hm? Oh, yes. [ She says, after a sip. Perhaps lingering outside for so long without a coat wasn't one of her better ideas, she thinks after. ] All cupids do, not just them.

[ ... She thinks. Koharu doesn't actually know many cupids yet, but from what she's seen, anyway. ]

[memori3s]

[ Minato takes a sip of his own hot chocolate. If all cupids could fly, that must mean they'd learned somewhere down the line, perhaps through an instructor or a reliable upperclassman.

But what about the world's very first cupid? ]

...maybe they use magic.

[ Another sip and a discreet glance at Koharu's wings. They are kind of small to be flapping around, so... ]

[cupidsammo]

U.. uuugh... Maybe.

[ That wouldn't be unthinkable, right? Most of what they do is only possible because they're more or less supernatural entities. Normally, you couldn't slap wings on a person and expect flying to work. So then... ]

But if that's it, then it's hopeless...

[memori3s]

[ He blinks because -- oops. He hadn't intended to make her feel worse...

...how is cupid "magic" supposed to work anyways? ]

...can you use other magic?

[ They're really grabbing at the same amount of straws here, huh. ]

[cupidsammo]

[ They are... They're trying, but they are. ]

I can! My senpai is the one who's been showing me all the ropes, though, so I only know what I do because of her...

[ And how does one channel magic they don't know about? This learning curve is rough. ]

... But it could just be my inexperience. I'll keep trying, anyway.

[memori3s]

[ Senpai can't save you now though... ]

Maybe you need... inspiration.

[ Doing something crazy. Perhaps a little bit unhinged for the sake of opening up all those brain channels for better ideas. He'll keep those thoughts to himself though and takes a sip of his hot chocolate instead. ]

You don't need to fly though. If you don't want to.