Season of Fall, Day 73, 513 AV
When Jorin had set out that morning, Rinya had been surprisingly chipper. She didn't seem upset at all about the evening out with Dust he was supposed to be having; in fact she seemed rather excited for him. She had given him a goodbye kiss and told him to have fun, and admitted to him that she wouldn't have wanted to go on such a date anyway, being that she apparently got seasick. For some reason Jorin found that immensely amusing, that an osprey Kelvic would get seasick. Weren't they ocean birds?
And now Jorin was on a 'date'. Well, not really date. He rather refused to think of it like that. And besides, he kind of doubted that Dust even viewed him that way, or ever did. Not that he didn't enjoy the company of the raven Kelvic; she was a lot of fun to be around and was perpetually bubbly and smiling. But still, Jorin rather wished the date had been with Rinya. Honestly he rather wished the date never happened at all.
Laviku's Secret was... interesting. Once again Jorin was surprised he didn't encounter something similar in Zeltiva. Seriously, a city that prided itself on a maritime tradition, not having a floating restaurant? Travesty! Or at the very least, something to be addressed. In any case, pushing thoughts of a potential new culinary career out of his head, Jorin smiled when Dust mentioned that it was different from seeing it from the air. It was something Rinya had told him too; sometimes it was an advantage being mated to a bird Kelvic. You get new perspectives on everything.
"Yeah, I can only imagine how incredible things must look from the sky," Jorin hummed in agreement. It was something he often said to Rinya, that he wished he could fly with her and see the world from above. But all he had to go on was imagination and the bond. Ah well.
Jorin was not wearing the same outfit he'd worn to Beautyfest. Beyond the fact that it wasn't really
date material, it was also 'borrowed' from the Amphitheater. The same Ampitheater he was in charge of inventory for, so he had to account for 'missing items' the next day. Therefore, he probably couldn't get away with any more such... loans, for some time.
Instead, he had on a rather simple affair comprising of a light brown shirt, similarly-colored breeches and an evening coat which he had already handed off to the attendant who seemed all-too-eager to make the 'date' as romantic as possible. Which was really quite amusing in a way; Jorin knew that despite loving Dust dearly as a friend, there would probably never be anything romantic between them, even if he didn't already have Rinya.
Still, he decided to at least observe the niceties, even though he was quite certain Dust did not care in the least about them.
"That's a very pretty dress," he complimented, smiling at Dust and looking over the place setting. Fortunately Jorin did not get seasick; else this would have been a very unfortunate date indeed.
"I hope to be a worthy consort to you tonight, my Queen," he announced with his usual dramatic flair, accompanied by a melodramatic bow. Then he smiled, and sat down at the table.
"Seriously though, I can't believe they elected me as King. I thought for sure Vanator would get it," he grinned. He didn't begrudge Dust getting the title of Queen though. As much as he would have loved his own bondmate to win, the white raven Kelvic definitely deserved every bit of it.