"You'll be my queen, so it's only right I listen to you," Kassin replied.
Kir's smile dropped.
"Y-yes..." Kordia's ears flicked a bit. "Did your mother tell you that?"
"She did..." Kassin's blushed and his ears twitched, and Kir noticed his ears were less mobile than hers.
"A wise woman, then," Kordia said, stealing a sardonic glance at Kir as Kassin looked away in embarrassment.
"Want some Instaskin for that plasma burn?" Kiryu chuckled as they entered the cafeteria.
"Sure. Give me the recipe."
"I'm a physicist, not a doctor."
Emissary Jeviel was seated where Lumin usually sat, on the occasions she came down to eat - which tended to be at weekly staff lunches. He was at the very center of the table, and Michelle was seated at his left hand. And to his right was Tohn Goldman.