[ okay see that's the mental picture he was trying to avoid. ordinarily he doesn't have this problem! funny what huddling for warmth with your half-naked captain for a night can do to the imagination. miles bites his knuckles against a choked sound and chases that thought away too, glad that no one's heard that. ]
I wouldn't recommend it, with this crowd. I think you'd get a, uh, mixed reception. And please, Bel, I know that. I was asking about the color.
[ he totally was not. ]
Well, they're all the ingredients for a Barrayaran wedding, which I suppose counts as an arcane ritual by your standards. Well, the groats, anyway. It's just cereal grains. They're kind of a fixture on Barrayar. But I suppose you wouldn't have ever had maple mead, then, being Betan. Maybe I ought to fix that for you.
And it'd have to be a very private costume party, at that, although I think I've taken enough shade about my Dendarii uniform being a costume from my Barrayaran superiors, thanks. Can't afford to blow security on that one, anyway. Although I haven't worn it since before I got here.
[ he can't afford to blow security on his own identity, mostly because he's not sure how well his identity would handle it. and having bel around makes him miss that uniform more acutely than usual. bel's a constant reminder of the other half of himself, the part he keeps hidden away. it's tempting, to slip back into it, even if it's just him and bel. he does so miss admiral naismith. ]
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I wouldn't recommend it, with this crowd. I think you'd get a, uh, mixed reception. And please, Bel, I know that. I was asking about the color.
[ he totally was not. ]
Well, they're all the ingredients for a Barrayaran wedding, which I suppose counts as an arcane ritual by your standards. Well, the groats, anyway. It's just cereal grains. They're kind of a fixture on Barrayar. But I suppose you wouldn't have ever had maple mead, then, being Betan. Maybe I ought to fix that for you.
And it'd have to be a very private costume party, at that, although I think I've taken enough shade about my Dendarii uniform being a costume from my Barrayaran superiors, thanks. Can't afford to blow security on that one, anyway. Although I haven't worn it since before I got here.
[ he can't afford to blow security on his own identity, mostly because he's not sure how well his identity would handle it. and having bel around makes him miss that uniform more acutely than usual. bel's a constant reminder of the other half of himself, the part he keeps hidden away. it's tempting, to slip back into it, even if it's just him and bel. he does so miss admiral naismith. ]