[Velvet tensed up noticeably at the hand on her shoulder, but she didn't pull away. It was...an instinctual moment, after years of not really being touched by anyone unless it was a hug for Laphicet. Or violence. But any discomfort she felt was replaced with an embarrassed little smile at the comment on her name.]
...Thanks.
[No one had ever said that about her name before. Honestly, she should probably get use d to 'no one had ever' about a lot of things, shouldn't she? With Elle so close Velvet could smell her now, she had no idea what to do. Did she want to pull away? To move closer? This wasn't anything she would have normally done so why...did she want to?]
[Maybe it was just the air in this bizarre place.]
[After a second of thought though, Velvet's free hand snaked out to catch Elle's glass in her fingers, plucking it away so she was holding both.]
...Problem solved.
[She said with a grin, caught somewhere between flirty and nervous. Now of course she had zero free hands, but she'd deal with that issue when it came up...]
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...Thanks.
[No one had ever said that about her name before. Honestly, she should probably get use d to 'no one had ever' about a lot of things, shouldn't she? With Elle so close Velvet could smell her now, she had no idea what to do. Did she want to pull away? To move closer? This wasn't anything she would have normally done so why...did she want to?]
[Maybe it was just the air in this bizarre place.]
[After a second of thought though, Velvet's free hand snaked out to catch Elle's glass in her fingers, plucking it away so she was holding both.]
...Problem solved.
[She said with a grin, caught somewhere between flirty and nervous. Now of course she had zero free hands, but she'd deal with that issue when it came up...]