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Only moments later, Colthen returns to the main room, wearing a huge smile and real clothes this time. He's whistling cheerfully, too! He begins tidying up the bar, putting everything back as it was when he had entered here.

"... and that's how I lost my back pocket in a card game!" Qiao Mun's pleasant little voice rings up the stairs, as she finishes the story she'd just started telling Ander. "Hey, you seem real happy, Colthen!"

Ander laughs, smiling, "Tha's awful silly."

Colthen smiles cheerfully at Mun. Of course he's happy! A very cute man just responded in kind to his flirting. He says, "You sould be too!"

"I am! And it is." Mun smiles between them, obviously over her jitters. "It's getting kind of late, isn't it? Or is it? I lost track of time."

"It is a bit late, but I will be up until Savera returns."

Ander looks at the window, suddenly realizing that it must be near midnight now. He frowns a bit, "Mebbe I should go sleep... Promised Brisk I'd take 'im out t' wander in th' mornin'."

Mun smiles a little at him. "Maybe you should. Silly boys need their rest so they can wake up and be silly alert boys." Glances at Colthen. "Will you be okay to? I mean, I'm up, I could hang around if you're tired. I'm trustworthy, not that saying so would prove it."

Ander nods and rises, "I'll see y'all in th' morn. Night!" And he heads up to his room.

Colthen grins, "Nah. I was a feline before, remember? Cats spend a lot of time sleeping, and the oven is very nice to sleep next to. I'll be fine. But you're welcome to keep me company!"

"Goodnight Ander!" Mun waves at him, even though he's turned away. "He's nice, even if he is shy. And you," she looks at Colthen, "whatcha do with the pretty blue guy? Hide him?"

Colthen smirks at the idea, and says mischeviously, "I seduced him, and he's passed out in my room." He hopes she won't believe him, but couldn't resist saying it.

Her eyes go wide as saucers. Mouth drops open a little. "... really...?" Stares, smiling a little. "Oh, wow! You work fast!"

Colthen snickers and says, "Nah, I gave him a change of clothes, and I assume he's bathing now." His green eyes dance, "But the other version is much more interesting, don't you think?"

"So... you seduced him and then he went for a bath?" She's puzzled. "They both sound interesting to me."

Chuckling, Colthen says gently, "No, no, I didn't seduce him at all. Just gave him a change of clothes. His were pretty tattered, you know." Looking around, he asks suddenly, "Hey, you want anything to drink?"

"Oh, darn. I was getting interested." Mun snaps, and approaches the bar. "Um... juice? Maybe? I don't know."

The shifter grins cheerfully, "I am interested! But, I don't think he would have really wanted me to take him up on his offer. Not yet." He hunts around under the bar, his voice muffled as he says, "Juice does sound good. What kind do you want? Hey! We have pomegranate!" He removes a bottle with a ruby red liquid in it and sniffs at it, "Oh...nevermind, this is wine." He puts it back on a different shelf, finally emerging with some apple juice, something he says is mixed berries, and raspberry juice.

Mun looks upstairs, pondering. The blue man hadn't struck her as gay. Ander sort of does, though. Huh.

"Oh, good, apple juice!" Mun sits happily at the bar, just beaming at Colthen. "I love apple juice. I love apples, though, and trees. Do you like trees?"

Colthen nods and pours her a glass of apple juice. He puts the juices away and gets himself a glass of the pomegranate wine, though. "This sounded tasty. Savera usually makes really good wines." His green eyes sparkle as he remembers some of her more potent brews.

"Wine is nice. It's Stasiel's way of telling the world she loves it even when it's had too much to drink." Mun smiles and sips her juice. "Oh, yum!"

The shapeshifter smiles and settles down on a seat behind the bar, sipping his wine. "Savera makes all her own juices and most of the wines here. She doesn't brew beers or most of the other alcohols, but the wine and juice she does. It's really nice, she's pretty good at it."

"I can tell." Sips. "Mm... so Colthen." Looks upstairs. "If you were to be with a man, wouldn't it be bestiality? Or something? Ander'd probably approve, I guess."

Colthen thinks about this, "I don't know, I guess it depends on your definition of bestiality. Personally, I figure that as long as we're both in human-ish forms, it's not. And I don't think he would, really. He strikes me as being interested only in humans, and animals are just friends to him."

Mun smiles a little. "He's shy. I like him, though, if he'd stop being so anti-social. I really like animals, I do, I'm just terrified by most of them."

"He seems to be a good sort. But why're you so scared of most animals? Some of them are really cute and cuddly." He sips his wine, looking at her curiously.

"I'm a nymph. I love the land and plants and even animals that eat plants. But things that kill for food..." she shudders. "I'm a vegeterian, by the way. The earth gives freely to those who love it. And, uh..." smiles a little. "I just don't like horses."

"Well, normally I stick with shapes that eat only plants, actually. The only ones I use regularly that don't are human and panther. But I was born a grass-eater, and it's still my favorite diet." He grins cheerfully. "The little rodent I turned into before, that only eats berries and nuts, for example. They're really a very sweet species, too. They just *love* being petted." He does too!

Mun cringes a little bit more with every word. "I'm really sorry I squealed and hid. I didn't know."

The shifter laughs warmly, "Don't be so sorry! It's okay. I realize that shapeshifting freaks some people out." His eyes darken, as he thinks of some distant time, but then he shakes his head, his dark locks flitting around his face as he does so. "I'm used to it. I usually try to stay in this shape, because it's more comfortable for others."

"That's the same reason I wear clothes," Mun nods, "otherwise I'd just wear vines all the time."

Col grins at that, "Can you imagine any man going for a man covered in fur, though?" He chuckles at the image, his eyes dancing. "Vines sounds like fun, though! I wonder if I could turn myself into a plant...?"

"Yes, actually. A hairy man." Mun nods, as if quoting gospel. "I bet you could. I wouldn't wear you, though." Tilts her head. "I don't think."

Laughing, "I wouldn't ask you to!" Though it might be interesting to see if a certain blue-skinned man would go for the idea... "But I wouldn't be a normal plant. I still have to keep my brain intact, no matter how much I might be able to shape and squish it."

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