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[justalilnuts]

[Harley has been making herself comfortable since arriving at Vertiline, and that has included the complete redecoration of her own artichoke pod. She's located, through much rummaging at the temple and through the supply rooms, a set of curtains that she was able to adjust to her liking, adding a certain feminine touch to her pod. There is a

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[lilyground]

[So Lily's going to grab some food from the Temple (you know, nothing out of the ordinary), when she passes Harley. Lily's not particularly in the mood for socializing, so she just walks by - that is, until she sees all that relocated fauna around Harley's pod. Lily is suddenly very, very interested.]

Hey, how'd you get flowers around your pod?

[Lily doesn't have any flowers.]

[justalilnuts]

[Harley pauses in the act of sweeping her bottom step, a cloud of dirt and dust piled neatly before she toes up her welcome mat and brushes it beneath. Her lips curl in a bright smile and she hops down that final step to look at the flowers she has planted before turning those baby blues to Lily.]

Ya like 'em? I just kinda thought that the place needed some brightnin' up, ya know?

[She leans against the broom handle and points over toward the edge of the forest.]

Most'a 'em are from in there .. Ya can find all kinds'a pretty flowers if ya look.

[Sure, any number are probably poisioness, but Harley doesn't think of these things with her toxin immunity.]

[lilyground]

Well, yeah, but... [Lily gestures with her hands. This does not go well.] ... How did you get them from there to here? Because all the flowers I picked just... died. Kind of.

[Is plant-transference some kind of normal people thing? God, normal people are weird.]

[justalilnuts]

[Harley eyes the girl for a moment, listening as she explains and then nods.]

Ahhh .. dyin' on ya, huh? Well, I loved with a broad for a while that was kinda good with plants, ya know? She taught me a thing or two about takin' care'a 'em, even though she preferred to do it on her own.

[The blonde gives a half-shrug, not seeming at all offended by this.] I tended ta kill more of 'em than save .. Seems ta be goin' alright so far, though!

[Cue Harley eyein' ya, Lily.] Did ya pick 'em or did ya dig 'em up? Cause if ya picked 'em, they ain't gonna last much longer than the time ta get 'em ta yer artichoke!

[notspiderpig]

[SO! Peter got his shiny new webshooters. And man he's been dying to go webslinging since he realized they were missing. I mean you don't even realize how much you miss something til it's gone y'know?

But anyway, Peter's gonna stop when he sees Harley sweeping outside of her pod. He's hanging upside down from a web and staring at her ass watching her work.]

Good god, Woman. Put some clothes on.

[justalilnuts]

[Harley purses her lips in satisfaction, whistling right through the next few lines. She cuts off with a sharp sound at Peter's remark, only when she turns and looks upward she doesn't look at all offended. Her lips quirk slightly and she rests one hand on her hip while holding onto the broom with the other.]

So says the schmuck in the red tights, hmm? [She arches one brow, her smile never slipping as she half-shrugs.] I ain't thinkin' yer one ta talk, bubs.

[Shame? What was shame? Vertiline should be happy she's not doing this in her panties and a shirt, lover boy.]

[notspiderpig]

My red tights are a fashion statement.

[He's still hanging upside down like a spider-creeper.]

I like to think it says "Spider-Man's pretty scary. Better not commit any crimes."

[justalilnuts]

[That arched brow remains arched for a beat and then Harley is laughing.] Maybe during Christmas, bubs. HAH!

[She takes his upside-down hanging in stride; she was biffles with Killer Croc, after all. What was a guy in spandex leggings compared to that or Clayface?]

I ain't so sure that the message is as clear as ya might want it ta be, Spider-boy.

[She shakes her head, sighing as the smile finally slips and she looks just sad at this predicament.] Are all ya hero types really so hard pressed for names? Batman .. Spiderman .. Superman .. I mean, really .. There ain't no imagination ta it at all these days.

[Seriously, it was sad. Why was it that villains were the ones that got the most creative with their names?]

[bellator_lucis]

[The Warrior is not at all fazed by Harley's attire (or lack of it), but he is quite concerned about that rabbit. Over he comes!]

You are aware that that creature will attack others, are you not?

[Have a look of stark disapproval, Harley.]

[justalilnuts]

[Harley pauses in her sweeping at the sound of Warrior's voice. Sighing she turns to tell him just how harmless Frank is, but she is not exactly expecting full plate armor. She blinks, starting from the feet up and moves her gaze upwards. inch. by. inch.

Her surprise turns almost immediately into shameless flirting, lips curling into a warm smile.]

Well, ain't ya just a tall drink'a water. Ya come ta be my knight in shinin' armor an' save me from the mean ole bunny?

[bellator_lucis]

[The way that she's looking at him is making the Warrior...more than a little uncomfortable. That is not the look of someone sizing up a potential enemy, and he doesn't quite know what to make of it yet. But dammit, he's the leader of Team Cosmos and this is a potential threat to others, he's not backing down because a scantily-clad woman is looking at him funny.]

My concern is not just for you, but for the other Called and the local inhabitants.

[He points to the rabbit.]

Those things are dangerous to the unprepared.

[justalilnuts]

[Harley eyes the tall man speculatively for a beat as he speaks. Obviously he was one of them goodie-two-shoes types. Clearly he just needed the attention of a good woman to get him back to ship-shape! Who was going to take this command? Why, none other than Harley herself, of course! 8D ]

Well, Mister Tall Dark an' Handsome .. I happen ta be a regular charmer of the wild beasties. Lil ole Frank here ain't gonna be no more a threat ta anyone around here than lil ole me.

[Those baby blues ain't looking away from you now, Warrior. You were uncomfortable before, but she's got her sights on teetering you off your feet now!]

Do I look like any ole kinda threat ta ya?

[Have a pretty pout and a jutted hip, Warrior. Is it possible she is showing even more skin than a moment before?? Yes. Entirely possible.]

An' ya said dangerous ta the unprepared .. seems ta me that everyone is prepared fer what lil ole Frank is capable of now. An' he ain't even all that dangerous anyway .. He's just mama's little baby!

[She looks down at the cage,

[were_it_so_easy]

[The Arbiter cannot say he disagrees with the 'improvements' to her property, but then, he misunderstands their purpose.

He has business near to the Temple, but stops for a moment to appraise the work.]

Your attempt to camouflage this unit is incomplete.

[He notes it with the professional contempt of experience. No offence, Harley.]

Only an Unggoy would fail to notice it.

[justalilnuts]

[Harley pauses mid-whistle and glances at the lumbering figure that is the Arbiter. She blinks a few times, nose crinkling a bit in a clear expression of 'huh?' before she stops sweeping entirely.]

Huh? Well of course it ain't complete, I've still got flowers ta pl-

[Popping one hip she shifts to stand with knuckles resting on it, hand sliding down the length of it to hold it right around the middle. Her rather confused expression now comes across as more bemused.]

I ain't got no clue what an Uggo is, but the point ain't fer anythin' ta fail ta notice it. It's ta be noticed, ya know?

[were_it_so_easy]

[And you know what, if the Sangheili had an eyebrow? It would be raised. At Harley.

He grunts, steps back and re-appraises it. There is something about it that he recalls stomping flat during countless assaults on human worlds.]

Then the bottom half - [A gesture to the greenery.] - that portion blends too thoroughly to be noticed.

[justalilnuts]

[Harley watches Arbiter as he takes in what she's said and seems to look over her decor once again. At his assessment, her gaze moves to the flowers at the front of the artichoke and her lips purse in thought.

Finally, after what might feel like ages, she nods.]

Ya know what? Yer right, bubs .. It ain't got enough of a wow factor, ya know? It needs a little more punch .. Maybe some'a them purple things I saw on the far side'a the forest .. They were pretty.

[She's beaming again as she studies the tall alien.]

Ya got an eye for decor, bubs, I'll give ya that!