poookes her head out from behind the door and stares at the other. " Norge?"
pushes the beer towards her using her foot. "Thought you might have run out by now."
perked up, looking down to it before hugging her. " Tak~~~'
lets herself be hugged and pauses before patting Dorthe's back a little and shrugging.
continued to hug the other for some time as she was satisfied. " I haven't seen you in such a long time and I had been caught up in stuff too. I hope the cake I made at Thora's place reached you last month."
....pauses. "It was very good, thank you." She assumes Thora or the troll got to it first...
smiles, " Really? I should bake more for you next time then." She was glad the other seemed okay thought she did pick up on the pause.
nods. "That would be nice, thank you. How have you been?" She wouldn't admit it but she had been worrying about the other.
grins, positive and practically overjoyed still by the other's presence. " Alive and well~" She laughed after, " Screw up my eye a bit in an accident but doesn't hinder me at all."
sighs and pokes her side. "You need to be careful."
wiggles and nods, " No worries, I just count them along with the rest of the scars I've got." She laughed some more, proudly.
rolls her eyes. "It's not a good thing."
shrugs, " Well, might as well make it a good thing, ja?" She was optimistic about everything really.
sighs and picks up the beer. "It's still not good."
reached out and held the entire case instead, bringing it inside. " Bah who cares. It'll heal by itself like everything else. Now, have you eaten yet?"
steps inside after her and shuts the door. "Not yet. Did you want to go get something?"
shrugs, " Up to you. I can cook here too you know."
"It's your birthday, I'd buy."
nods. "Yeah, I can't make the birthday girl pay."
laughs, " Where do you want to eat then?"
blinks at her. "Your choice."
shrugs, " I don't have any preferences."
nods. "Alright. Are you ready?"
nods as she grabbed her coat and keys, " Lead the way then."
starts back out and walks along the street. "It's not far."
stays beside the other as she nodded. " Well, if it was we could drive."
shrugs. "It's nice out, I won't mind a walk if you don't."
nods in agreement. " Of course. The weather has been good lately too."
puts her hands in her pockets as she walks. "Yes, it has."
smiles more and hummed contently at the good weather.
glances at her. "You really have been fine?"
smiles, " Well, why else should I not be okay?"
looks away. "I just haven't heard from you in a while."
shrugs, " Maybe I should call more then?"
pauses before shrugging. "If you want to."
smiles, " Its a promise then."
would look forward to it. "Alright then."
just hoped she didn't get the usual voice mail whenever she called.
would actually answer the phone more.
walks up towards a harbor and stops for a moment to look out at the water.
looked out too, smiling widely at the site. " Still just a pretty ja?"
nods. "Hasn't changed much."
nods, " Ja. There's slight changes but I guess its part of my home."
starts walking again. "I guess I just picture it as it used to be."
shrugs, following beside the other. " Its still part of me and I won't change either Norge if that's what you're worried about."
glances at her. "I am not worried about you changing. You have proven that you will not over the centuries."
chuckles, " You guess right that I don;t exactly like change."
nods slowly, the tiniest smile appearing on her face.
proud of her lack of change seeing she had been around for so long.
walks up to a seafood restaurant and holds the door open for her.
blinks and entered first, wondering when did this place exist.
had been to this restaurant a few times before and liked it. She walks to the hostess and follows her to a table.
followed behind as she was curious. It wasn't every day she found something the other liked.
liked a few things. She just didn't state when she did like them. They are seated at a table that over looks the harbor.
grinned, surprised that there was a place with such a nice view.
sips at a glass of water as she looks out.
exampled the view quietly in the meantime.
drinks in silence, enjoying the view.
nods, " Mhmm." She was captivated by it.
glances at her. "I thought you might like it here."
nods and smiles, " I really do. Tak."
nods in reply and starts to look at the menu.
looked at the menu a little while later since she couldn't stop looking out.
decides what she would like and returns to looking out the window.
picked something that sounded good and went with that.
places her order with the waitress.
did the same before looking to the other, " So how have you been lately?"
pouts, " Nothing interesting or special?"
shakes her head. "Not really."
raises an eyebrow. "How does that make sense?"
shrugs, " Isn't it better that nothing happens that if something bad does?"
smiles as she went back to watching the harbour.
follows her gaze, glad to be back to silence.
had grown use to the quietness.
had been hanging around a lot of quiet people lately.
wasn't used to Dorthe being this quiet and didn't mind it so much but she did find it suspicious.
figured she was getting old or something that quietness was better than trying to come up with something to rant about that she didn't already mentioned before.
figured that they had pretty much talked about everything that needed stating before.
guessed it was a break they both needed then.
used to the quiet so it wasn't really a break, just more of the usual.
sighed tugging at her hair to cover the scar on her eye again.
notices the action. "What happened to it?"
shrugs, " Got it from an accident."
frowns ever so slightly and looks back out at the water.
shakes her head, " It's nothing much. The guy who cause it was a butt tho."
.....did not like the sound of that at all. "Which guy?"
shrugs as the appetizers arrived. " The Netherlands. He threw a pair of scissors at me along with some other office stuff when I was working there."
barely keeps from going into a rage at hearing that. "Hmn."
ate in an oblivious manner. " Aren't you going to eat?"
...reluctantly starts to eat. She wasn't going to ruin her birthday getting mad.
smiles, " Don't worry about it. Like I said before I have plenty of other scars too."
growls faintly. "And are you still married to him?"
tilts her head, finding it funny as she smirked and thought that was a joke. " What? I never had been married in the first place, especially not him out of all people."
very confused now... "You were, I went to your wedding even."
scratched her head, " Maybe you were dreaming." She showed her hands to the other, where no ring could be found.
((Ahhh forgot to tell you Dorthe and Ned had a soft reset xD))
((asfadafd okay, I was wondering))
frowns. "Maybe, but you should avoid those men as much as you can." She still didn't quite trust all these counterparts...
nods, " Ja. I learned that the hard way."
nods slowly and starts to eat again.
smiles and ate contently after, " These appetizers are really good."
nods slowly in reply, still angry.
glanced over, " Are you free to hang out later?"
blinks at her before nodding. "Sure."
smiles, " What are you up for later?"
shrugs. "It's your birthday, you can pick."
thought for a bit, " Want to go ride bikes around town then?"
nods slowly, calming down a little more. "That sounds nice,:
smiles, " Ja, the weather is too good is miss out on."
glances up as the waitress serves their next dish.
wrinkled her nose, liking the smells that came from the food.
watches her, glad to see her happy at least.
seemed quite happy she got the chance to spend time with Norge. It was really all that she wanted for her birthday was to be with her family.
had missed spending time with Dorthe though she would never admit it.
just wondered if Sve was still alive the next day.
couldn't be sure but she would have to assume that Sve was alive and well.
meant for the Swede to get out of bed. She just knew Sve was at her house early wearing lingerie. She ignored the rest obliviously.
assumed that Astrid would be spending the day with Soren and did not really want to even think about more than that.
would make that 2 days instead of 1.
doesn't want to think about it!
shrugs, finding that being oblivious was best.
finishes her food and sighs under her breath.
continued to eat and enjoy the view.
really liked the food and how much of her own country, the favourite part of it, she could see.
really glad that she liked it.
wondered if the other was okay. " Did you order dessert by any chance?" She had clearly forgotten as she was enjoying her food.
shakes her head. "If you want too we can."
nods and orders some for them.
sips at a glass of water as she waits.
glances over to her. " When do you have to get back?"
glances at her. "I don't have any work tomorrow and I don't have anything planned later."
chuckles, " Want to stay over then?"
blinks at her before shrugging. "I suppose I could."
smiles widely, " I'll prepare the guest room and some extra clothes when we get back."
nods. "Thanks." The dessert is served.
smiles, " You try it first."
blinks at her before shaking her head. "It's your birthday, go ahead."
pouts but nods as she ate the treats.
starts to eat after a while. "Happy birthday."
hesitates before giving the faintest of smiles in return.
really happy to see that.
returns to her stoic expression and eats some more.
eats her dessert in silence, enjoying herself.
glad for that. She wanted the other to enjoy themselves.
finishes her dessert and sits back.
took her time eating and enjoying the moment.
happy that the other was enjoying this.
finished eventually and looks to the other. " I think Soren should have an extra bike at his place."
"I'm sure there's a spare one somewhere in that house."
stretched as she leaned back. " I'll go look for it after."
nods and pays the bill when the waitress brings it over.
nods and stands up. "Let's go then."
got up as well and followed after the other. " Home first then~'
walks towards the door. "Okay."
started to lead the way as she wanted to not waste a single moment.
follows her, looking forward to the rest of the day.
humming happily as she glanced over to Gjertrud every now and then.
stays stoic as they walk but she was happy.
could tell. These moments and chances were rare and few and she wanted to make the most out of it.
happy sometimes, it wasn't as rare an experience for her as others believed.
thought she was really good at it. She opened the door for the other when they got back to the house.
steps inside. "I'll get the spare room ready if you wanted to look for that spare bike."
nods, " If you need more clothes or blankets I can find them for you." She went to check the shed after.
walks to the spare room and starts getting it ready.
prepared the bikes and make sure they were in top shape.
figures the room is ready and walks out to the yard.
made Norge's bike all shiny and clean as she rubbed her own cheek, leaving a smudge of dirt there. " Try it now to see if its good."
stares at the smudge and makes a hand motion to point it out.
blinks, " Hm?" She didn't understand the hand motion at all.
"You've got dirt on your face."
raised a brow before going inside for a moment to get rid of it. " Oh, you could have just said that sooner." She laughed.
sighs under her breath and moves to the bicycle, hopping on.
watched, wondering how the other was farig.
...gets back off the bike and adjusts the seat a little lower.
helped her out with that.
finishes the adjustments and gets back on the bike.
smiles before going to her own bike, getting on it and heading to where the drive way was.
follows her out. The bike was a little difficult to ride but she didn't think it would be a problem.
kept an eye on the other just in case as she lead the way. She wanted to take the scenic route around town.
would be fine. She follows Dorthe out, enjoying the breeze.
hums as she wanted to make the best out of the day not only for herself but also for the other.
mostly wanted the other to be happy, it was her birthday after all.
happy and thankful that the other was willing to spend time with her.
had missed spending time with her.
hoped they could spend more time together whenever possible.
would look forward to it.
continued to ride her bike around town in the meantime.
follows her, enjoying the ride. It had been a long time since she had been able to just relax while visiting away from home.
thought it was worth it all in all.
agreed. It was nice to spend time with her like this.
wondered if there was another time that they could get their entire family to hang out as well.
wasn't sure if she'd like that as much. It might get a little too loud then.
thought the loud part was the best part.
knew that but their family was usually quiet regardless.
stopped by the harbour since the view was good later in the day.
notices her slowing and follows suit, slowing to a stop when the reach the harbour.
grins as she shifted and sighed. It was too good of a view.
smiles faintly. "This is really lovely."
nods in agreement as she sighed once more at the sight. " Ja "
rests her arms on the bike handles and stares out at the water.
smiles and relaxed a bit more.
sighs quietly, enjoying herself.
glanced over to her, " Wanna stay longer or go to another place?"
looks over to her. "Up to you."
got on her bike after, " Let's head to the parks then."
nods and starts riding ahead of Dorthe.
followed behind the other.
sped up a little down a hill.
did the same seeing she wanted to catch up with the other now.
glances over her shoulder at Dorthe and smirks faintly before speeding even more.
grins at that response and speeded up more. She wasn't going to lose to her~
speeds up down the hill. She wasn't going to let Dorthe win.
slowed down just a little as it was getting too dangerous. She still kept to speed, slightly behind the other.
barely avoids losing control and slows down a little.
reached over and steadied the other as she passed by. " CarefuL~"
chuckles as she heard it while she was ahead. " I know. Just sayin'."
speed up to try and gain back ground.
smiles as she let the other take the lead again.
didn't want to win because Dorthe let her...
just didn't want the other to get hurt because of her.
wasn't going to get hurt, she knew how to handle a bike,
knew that but there was always a bit of concern on the back of her mind.
worried a lot but she wondered why it seemed the Danes were the most worrisome of the family.
loved her family and their well being after all.
just thought the two of them seemed so carefree that it was weird to think they would worry so much.
thought that was the beauty of it. They were carefree because they didn't have to worry much but also wanted to not worry their own family in return as well.
rides alongside Dorthe, giving up on racing.
smiles, letting it be after. " That was fun~"
nods. "You shouldn't have let me win."
pouts, " Well, I wasn't really trying." She totally was.
smirks for a split second. "Of course."
pouted more and speed up a little until they reached the park. It was large and pretty and well whatever a nice park consisted.
looks out at the park. "It's nice."
nods, taking the bike path through it. " Ja~"
follows her along the path. "Haven't been to a park in a long time."
chuckles, " It's worth the trip sometimes."
nods and looks around. "I've been working too much."
glanced over to her, " I would say the same for myself."
sighs quietly. "You shouldn't work too hard."
smiles, " I know but it's a bad habit I can't let go of sometimes."
frowns. "Just try not to over work."
nods and pats the other on the back as she came to a stop by the fountain. " I won't. Learn that the hard way years ago too." She grins.
sighs. "Well I guess I can't stop you from doing so anyways."
chuckles, " I won't overwork myself, Norge. That's a promise."
shrugs. "You don't have to make any promise to me."
shake her head, " A promise is still a promise."
"Then promise it to yourself."
nods, " And that is done."
hides a smile as she starts to ride again.
couldn't exactly give herself a pink swear but she kept to her word when she made promises.
knew she did. Dorthe was too stubborn for her own good, in Gjertrud's opinion.
stubborn but would listen to her family.
would appreciate that if she knew.
thought that her family was what mattered the most.
knew Dorthe was very loyal and possessive of her family but didn't think she listened to them.
actually did for the most part. She just didn't let them know that she listening.
stubborn enough to not listen to family sometimes.
tried to avoid that when she could.
follows the trail along the park and glances at Dorthe.
hums as she was in such a good mood now.
hums. "You're being quiet today."
glances over, " Am I? Must be a good day then."
shrugs. "Unusual at least."
laughs, " Well its the peace I like on the day that probably makes me so quiet if that even makes sense."
nods slowly. "I will pretend that it does."
shrugs, " Let's go with that."
"You can stay quiet if you want."
smirks, " Does it bother you a lot?"
shakes her head. "It's a nice change." It was weird...
shrugs, " Alright, I'll be quiet more often then."
"If that is what you want."
nods, " And so shall it be."
rides in silence for a while. "You are sure?"
nods with a smile, " Why not? Isn't it what you wanted."
laughs at that, " Alright, semi-quiet me instead."
"I don't want you to be anything but you."
nods, giving into the other's whims, " That works too."
just wanted to see Dorthe happy. She didn't really care about her noise level.
happy. More happen than ever because she was with Norge.
thought she was easy to please, then.
didn't ever need a lot to be happy.
supposes she should have guessed so.
a simple person for the most part.
...knew that. It was pretty obvious.
didn't see how she could but knew better than try to argue it.
stretched comfortably after as the sun was setting. " I wish this day wouldn't end. Then again that would be pretty weird."
nods. "All things in moderation."
"Should we head back, then?"
nods as she made a turn, towards the exit of the part. " Ja, before it gets too dark to see."
lead the way, taking the safe and fastest route back home.
follows behind her, not going to bother turning the trip up the hill into a race.
thought that would be a bit of hell and took it slowly but safely.
wasn't really up to any more racing.
figured as much. She waited for her once she finished getting to the top of the hill.
didn't take too long to catch up. She was a little winded but wasn't about to admit it.
smiles and took it slowly for the other.
tried her best not to seem tired...
reached the door and put away her bike, " Leave the bike outside. I'll put it away for you."
hops off. "Are you sure, I can put it away."
nods, " You seem tired and it's easier for me since I know where it belongs."
shrugs. "I'm sure it is not overly taxing to put a bicycle away." She starts to walk inside anyways.
nods and cleaned up, putting away the bikes after. She went inside to wash up a bit and get some water.
lounges on a chair, a faerie braiding her hair.
raised a brow at that, " Why is your hair braiding in mid air?"
pouts, " Totally." She couldn't see it so she just went to get a beer.
hoped she'd try one of the beers she had gotten her.
put a newly opened one in front of the other as she drank her own bottle.
blinks at it before nodding in thanks and taking a drink.
smiles before taking a seat nearby to relax. " That was good."
nods slowly. "I enjoyed it."
nods, " I'm glad to hear that."
glances at her. "Did you have fun?"
nods again quickly, " Of course! You were with me after all Norge~"
sips at her beer slowly. "So you only had fun because I was there?"
shrugs, " That's half of it."
blinks at her before drinking again. She didn't think that could be half of why she had fun.
thought it was more than that vut she just gave a rough estimate to her.
glances at the faerie and whispers something. The faerie giggles and flies over to sit on top of Dorthe's head.
stayed clueless as she nursed her beer.
The faerie starts to braid Dorthe's hair. Gjertrud watches, smirking behind her beer.
raised a slow brow, wondering why her hair felt weird. " Uh...is there something on my head?" She was confused but couldn't see anything.
frowns but listens to the other reluctantly.
drinks some more beer as the faerie finishes fixing up Dorthe's hair. "You can go look now."
raised a brow before going to a mirror and patting her hair. She stared at the mirror, trying hard to figure out the difference. "...I don't usually braid my hair like this."
hums under her breath as she drinks.
wondered if she should undo it but instead left it be since she wanted another beer.
...had kind of been hoping for a bigger reaction...
thought it was nice but if it appeared out of nowhere she prefferred to not ask about its origins.
she can enjoy it without knowing where it came from.
did and that's why she was smiling more often.
notices the smiles and feels a bit better.
put a few more beers on the coffee table since she was in such a bubbly mood. Drinking a little today seemed okay.
thought a birthday was as good an excuse than any. She had been surprised to find the Dane sober when she got there.
a little more level headed compared to Soren.
still thought it was surprising. She finishes her own beer and sits back. "How do you like the beer?"
chuckles, " You know my taste better than other people. It's an excellent brew and a rare find."
nods slowly. "I thought you might like it."
stretches, " Whatever you get me is usually good though."
"I do have an excellent eye for beer." She grabs a second beer.
nods as she pushed the beer opener to the other. " That I can't argue with."
opens the beer. She had mostly been joking but she wasn't going to point that out now.
took the other for the truth really.
takes a drink. "Anything else you want to do tonight?"
shrugs, " Nothing is coming to mind at the moment."
nods. "Sitting and drinking it is."
smirks, " Seems like a good activity."
nods. "I thought you would have no issues with it."
shrugs her shoulders and drinks more beer.
drank quietly and hummed. She was in sucha good mood.
glad that she had fun. She had been worried about the other.
worried about the other since she didn't want to seem like such a bad host.
didn't think she was being a bad host at all. She liked to just relax sometimes.
would let things go as it is then. She just didn't want to scare the other off with something stupid as per usual.
couldn't be scared off. If Dorthe hadn't done it yet, it was impossible.
just trying to be extra precautious. " Would you like me to drive you back home tomorrow?"
shrugs. "If you want. And if you're not drunk or hung over."
chuckles, " Well, depends on how much you're drinking tonight. One case won't shut me down that easily."
hides a smirk behind her hand. "I just figured you'd want to drink a lot tonight."
wrinkles her nose, a little challengingly at that. " It's a little different when with company. Gotta stay classy."
nearly laughs. "Since when am I considered company you can't drink around?"
stuck her tongue out. " Drinking, I don't mind. Getting completely wasted and having some prank pulled on me makes me have my doubts on the other hand." She recalled all those times...
smirks, not bothering to hide it this time. "What would give you that idea?"
saw that and pouted, " It happens all the time when I get drunk with you....I think."
mocks offended. "Do you have any proof?"
frowns, " I know I'm in some embarrassing situation the next day."
"I wouldn't do anything to you... that wasn't temporary."
blinks at that, " I don't know and what do you mean by that?"
hums innocently. "Nothing."
frowns, even more hesitant to open another beer.
wouldn't do anything to her on her birthday.
still had her doubts and went to clean up.
watches her and finishes up her beer before getting up to help.
didn't mind the help since she was starting to feel tired now. It was a long day.
didn't want to make her clean on her birthday.
still did it like a responsible person would.
still helped her out like a friend would.
patted Norge head after, " Tak."
shrugs and steps away. "It was nothing."
smiles as she went back to the living room to relax. She found Kara, her kitten and let it play around on her own lap.
sits back down and watches quietly.
smiles as her kitten went over to play with Norge since she hadn't seen her before.
blinks at the cat and holds her hand out so the kitten could sniff it.
laughs as she saw the kitten not only sniff it but jumped onto Norge's hand in a playful manner.
blinks and scoops the kitten up into her lap to play with her.
found it rather adorable and watched.
tickled the kitten and played with her happily.
knew Kara really love attention from just about anyone.
liked kittens... or any animal really.
could tell. It was really cute watching it.
holds the kitten close. She liked cats but couldn't have any because of Frigga.
didn't think it was a bad idea as long the cat was friendly to the other's rabbit.
also had a few magical friends who would be a little too much for a kitten...
couldn't see magic so she would have no idea.
knew her troll could be a little intimidating to small animals.
still had no idea or see the other's so called troll. She just knew the other was good around animals.
smiles a little as the kitten starts to fall asleep, worn out from playing.
chuckles, " She really likes you."
pets her softly. "What's her name?"
smiles, " Its Kara. Soren gave that name for her since I couldn't think of one."
hums quietly. "She's very cute."
shrugs, " Maybe even cuter than you." She joked with a wink.
"Maybe you have had more to drink than I thought."
made a sound and pouted, " I'm kidding Norge!" She should have expected that kind of rebuttal.
smirks for a moment. "So you are saying that I am cute?"
stuck her tongue out to the other. " I was until you thought I was lying."
hums quietly. "You'd have to be drunk to think I am as cute as a kitten."
sighs, " Is it that bad to like to compliment my best bud?"
blinks over at her and shakes her head. "No."
tilts her head, " Then you're as cute as a kitten. No buts about it."
...blinks and looks back to the kitten. She didn't really know how to take compliments.
smiles as she knew the other wasn't used to it but she enjoyed complimenting other people.
pets the kitten as it wiggles in it's sleep.
knew Kara would really love attention, even in its sleep.
"She is like you, she can't stay still even when she's sleeping."
blinks, " I didn't know you watched me in my sleep."
glances at her. "When we were little, yeah."
almost had a look of relief as she thought if it continued into adulthood that would be pretty creepy. " Oh. Okay."
..."And sometimes I still do." She was joking now.
stared at the other as the was a real awkward silence from her.
slowly smirks. "You believed that?"
frowns, " I would like to not to."
shakes her head. "I don't."
holds the kitten closer, enjoying getting to play with a kitten for once.
glances at her. "Do you want to hold her?"
shook her head, " She gets enough attention as it is when I'm with her."
smiles faintly and watches as the kitten starts to wake up.
chuckles, reaching over to pet the kitten. " You feeling tired soon Norge?"
shrugs. "I might be soon."
nods, " Alright. Don't hesitate to goto bed if you're sleepy. I can even tuck you in and read you a bedtime story." She joked.
shakes her head. "That will not be necessary."
tickles the kitten some more. "I do say so."
smiles as the kitten wiggled around playfully pawing at the other's hands.
smiles faintly and plays with the kitten's paws.
watched Kara was rather excited she had a new playmate now.
laughs under her breath at Kara.
really happy to see her best bud in such a good mood.
glances over at Dorthe. "Was there anything else you wanted to do today?"
shook her head with a wide content smile, " This is already more than I could ever ask for."
blinks at her before nodding and tickling Kara.
laughs as the kitten was having too much fun from that.
smiles and pets her. "It is nice to play with kittens every once in a while."
perks up a bit, " You should come visit more then."
nods slowly. "I will try to."
smiles, " That's good then."
scratches the kitten's chin. "Someone has to entertain this poor lonely kitten."
pouts, " She has me and the other animals you know."
glances at her. "I was teasing."
pouts more, not sure how to respond after.
caught that and stopped pouting after as she wrinkled her nose. She disliked being a little dense at times.
hums quietly. "Have you had any cake today?"
shook her head, " I thought dessert counted for that."
shrugs. "Do you want cake?"
shrugs, " If you want some too."
sets Kara down and stands up. "It's your birthday, you should probably have cake."
sighs, " Does that mean I should bake?" She was getting lazy.
shakes her head. "Of course not." She walks to the kitchen and starts to pull a few things out.
nods and just watched the other. This wasn't her kitchen per se but Soren would kill her if it exploded or something.
would be fine. She had made cake before.... She had made lots of cakes.....
knew so but it was the nagging idiot's voice that would ring in the house once in a while but it was oddly quiet today.
cleaned as she went along and set the batter in the oven.