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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 1:02:10 GMT -5
Atsuko let out a small giggle and pulled him in closer when he kissed her side. She leant down and snuck a quick kiss on his lips, lingering for just a moment. "I know, I wish we could just spend the entire day hanging out together. But don't worry, doctor Takemi works quickly and her clinic is pretty close to my house." She smiled and booped him on the nose.
The two had finally arrived back home and Atsuko began unloading the groceries the two had collected. "Could you get out everything you want to have for breakfast? I'll get the oven fire started." She asked with a smile, before tossing some wood beneath the stove and sprinkling it with powdered staol she kept in a bag.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 27, 2022 1:08:37 GMT -5
Apollo leaned into that kiss, a happy smile from cheek to cheek as his lips press to hers. He almost whines as she pulls away, but he lets her go and smiles up at her as she speaks, that gentle pink glow coming back as he would look up to the woman he adored, listening to every word. "Well that makes it better then, means we can be back here quickly. And I can get to spend all the time I want with you, beautiful."
He'd step inside after her and close the door, before then he made his way over and would help her to unload. He picked at random what he wanted for breakfast, and he went for the breakfast sausage and some of the potatoes, with the intent to roast them. He began to prepare them the way he knew best, slicing them up finely and then pondering for a moment before he went to see if they might have butter, tail swaying behind him. If not he'd consider another alternative, as the potatoes would be able to handle bacon grease just as well as butter. One of those good lessons he learned in his service.
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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 1:19:25 GMT -5
Atsuko smiled at her new boyfriend as the warm orange glow from her stove illuminated him. "Ooooh, and he can cook too?" She commented overlooking his shoulder as he started to prepare the sausage and potatoes. "I was just going to throw it on the pan and hope for the best, but I guess I'll let you handle it." She hugged him from behind as he worked and softly kissed his cheek. They both swayed slightly back and forth as she held onto him tightly and hummed softly into his ear.
As he looked around for butter he would find some in the shopping bag but remembered that Atsuko had purchased it for the cake.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 27, 2022 1:24:17 GMT -5
Apollo would lean back into that hug with a happy little smile, his tail managing to wrap around her though not fully, the artifical end of his long appendage weighed down by gravity and angles, not able to maneuver under his will and simply there to make it look as though he had a natural tail. He'd nuzzle back against her, and then return to his efforts at food prep. When he looked at the butter, he would hum softly, and then turn to ask his girlfriend, "Do we need the whole stuck of butter for the cake? If we do I won't touch it but I just need a little for the potatoes."
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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 1:28:05 GMT -5
Atsuko's heart swelled with love as Apollo's tail wrapped around her. She continued nuzzling into him for a moment before deciding to help him prepare the sausages. "That's more than enough for the cake, use as much as you like, my darling." She smiled and kissed him on the cheek before fully unwrapping the sausages. She looked through a few cabinets before getting out two pans and placed both of them over the fire. She let the pans heat up before she tossed the sausages on one of them, happily listening to the meat sizzle on the heated metal.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 27, 2022 1:35:06 GMT -5
The Festria had even begun to purr as she would kiss his cheek, the smile on his muzzle becoming all the more prominent as his cheeks 'flushed', taking on that deep dark hue to their fur tone again as he would continue his work. "Ah, excellent then." Apollo would only take as much as he figured he needed from the stick of butter, which was only about two small slices, and he would set them on the skillet, and start to palce in the handfuls of chopped potatoes and fry them. While he did that, his tail would snake its way towards Atsuko and then flop down onto her abdomen, the Festria smiling a little wider again as he would continue.
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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 1:52:09 GMT -5
The breakfast was rather simple, but that just meant that they could eat even earlier. She had already begun to love the feeling of the Festria's tail on her abdomen and adored how frequently he placed it on her. The sausages and potatoes were soon ready and Atsuko grabbed a pair of plates and helped her boyfriend serve all the food. She carried the two plates over to her floor table and beckoned Apollo to follow her with one of her back legs. There were only two cushions on the floor and they were right next to each other. "Sit next to me, I need to be as close to my very cute boyfriend as possible at all times."
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 27, 2022 1:56:17 GMT -5
"This is a very acceptable arrangement." He'd say, as he would come over to her and then plop down on the cushion besides her, smiling up at her before he took his plate and would set it down. He'd rest his hands on his thighs and close his eyes, bowing his head for a moment before he'd then open them, and begin to eat. He'd pull the plate over, and then lean against Atsuko a little, while he would take small bites of his food. He ate slow in part to test if his food was as good as he had hoped from his days as a de-facto ship's cook, but also because he just was not a quick eater unless he were actually stressed.
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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 2:05:31 GMT -5
"Yay." She smiled and nuzzled close up against him. Atsuko happily joined Apollo in bowing her head, saying a quick prayer to her mother before taking a bite of the potatoes. "Mmm! It's really good Apollo!" She smiled and continued eating. She was a rather quick eater as most Kumo were since she needed much more calories than other races. "I can't wait to see what else you can do in the kitchen if this is what you can make with just some potatoes." She soon finished her portion much faster than Apollo and still felt hungry. Though she planned to simply wait for lunch to cook more food for herself.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 27, 2022 2:10:49 GMT -5
Her complimenting his food made his heart swoar again, Apollo almost surprised by the sudden butterflies in his stomach and feeling of warmth in his heart, though he would lean into her again and say, "Thank you dearest, I'm glad you like it. Been a long time since i've cooked anyone breakfast."
Apollo naturally was not a quick eater, even though compared to humans he did need almost twice the caloric intake. He'd have finished only about half of his food by the time that she had finished her own, and would slow down with his eating, only taking small bites before he would look up at her, and then after a moment, offer the rest of his plate to her. "Still hungry?" He'd ask.
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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 2:17:42 GMT -5
Her heart melted at the offer, "You are so sweet, but no I'm okay! I'll make sure I have a big lunch later today." She smiled and leaned into him and pushed his plate back in front of him. "I want my boyfriend nice and healthy for his exam today." She teased and looked at her clock on the wall. "Speaking of, we've only got a couple more minutes before we gotta get going, so eat up sweetheart." She took a napkin from the center of the table and lightly brushed some potato off of his chin.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 27, 2022 2:20:20 GMT -5
He would close his eyes, tilting his head up a bit as she brushed the bit of slightly browned veggie off of his chin, the Festria chuckling. He would finish off the rest of his plate, not hungry but knowing it wouldn't hurt. When he was finished he placed their dishes by the sink and would use a napkin to clean up around his muzzle, even if it was pretty much clean and pristine, and then after he'd be basically ready to go to the clinic, coming to stand by Atsuko again and letting his tail rest atop her abdomen once more, the purring Festria leaning against her for a moment.
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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 2:30:07 GMT -5
Atsuko happily rested against her boyfriend for a few more moments before she took his hand and lead him out the door. Like she promised the clinic wasn't far, only about a fifteen-minute walk from Atsuko's house toward town. From the outside in it appeared to be just another home. Though there was a rather large blue cross hanging on the wall. Directly inside the front door was a very small waiting room, it was only designed to really hold the family of the patient being seen.
Before the two could sit down, Takemi walked out of one of the two doors in the room. "Good afternoon you two. I'm glad to see Atsuko-kan is still taking good care of you." She smiled professionally, looking at the two of them still holding hands. "I'm all ready for you, come on in Apollo." She gestured him to follow her into the room she had entered through.
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Post by VoxApocrypha on May 27, 2022 2:32:33 GMT -5
He would reluctantly let go of his girlfriends hand, leaning up and giving her a brief kiss on the cheek before he was quickly following behind the doctor, his hands coming together behind his back as he would walk with them.
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Post by Sophie on May 27, 2022 2:49:33 GMT -5
The doctor's exam room was fairly small and quite clearly designed with only Kumo in mind. The examining table was much too large for Apollo but still, the Doctor insisted he hop up on it. "Obviously my clientele does not usually consist of Festrains, so please if there is anything critical you think I am overlooking let me know right away." She was dressed very differently from how the two had seen her the other day. In her full professional gear including a lab coat and a stethoscope. Her hair was tied up into a very neat knot.
She placed her stethoscope in her ears and placed it up his shirt and onto his chest. "Take a deep breath for me." Nodding her head she moved it slightly to the left, "One more time." As he did she again nodded her head and smiled. "Good, your hearts sound very healthy." She took out a popsicle stick and held it in between his eyes. "Now please follow the stick with your eyes, not your head." She moved the stick up and around through all corners of Apollo's vision to ensure his eyes were functioning properly. "Looking good so far."
Much of the exam continued just like this, Takemi performing basic medical checks on her new patient and consistently reassuring him that everything she found was fine. After about thirty minutes of basic tests, she sat back at her desk and wrote down a couple of things. "Wonderful, everything seems to be fine. If there was anything seriously wrong from your stint in the ocean I believe I would've found it by now. There are still a couple of things I want to take a look at though. Would you please disrobe for me?" She asked in as professional a manner as she could.
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