Inside Zahnrad's Cabin.
The inside is no more normal than the outside. The inside is much like that of an airship cabin, complete with hammock bed. One wall is lined with a bookcase that's crammed full of documents as well as books on mechanics and machines it's also apparently all in alphabetical order. A chest to the side is piled high with various gears, sprockets, springs, bars, and un-named thingies. A drafting table sits in the corner, with a design of a complex new waterwheel with some sort of strange, multi-geared connection to the power axle. However, along the edges of the plans are doodles of various airship designs, propellers, and wing-types. There is also a small stack of papers sitting on a side table with sketches of Eeee wings and various notes. On the edge is written 'Wing Structure. Subject: Reisender, Alptraum. Male Eeee."

It's funny the things that motivate men to actually clean up. Today, Zahn's cabin is the cleanest it has been in, well, forever. His desk has been straightened up; either papers have been filed away or they're neatly stacked. His hammock bed is put away, replaced by the larger foldout one. Even that bed has been neatly made, the sheets and blanket tucked tightly around it. Near the ceramic stove Zahnrad has put together a small table, complete with tablecloth. Atop it are a couple candles, clean and new … not at all dribbly or spooky.

Zahnrad is whistling to himself as he lights the candles. While lighting the second one, he gets distracted for a moment as he reads the spine of one of his books. "Ah, yes, I need to look into improving torque resistance… " he mutters a moment later. This, of course, is followed by a squeak of pain, then the Kadie shaking his hand vigorously. Apparently, his wood shard burned down a little too close to his fingers while he was reading…

Even as he hops around holding his hand, he doesn't dare rub it on his clothing. He's currently wearing a nice pair of white shorts that have been neatly pressed. For a shirt, well … he's wearing an open-front robe that trails down to about mid-thigh. All he has on under that is his own fur. Even his normally unkempt and scraggly head-hair has been brushed out so that it flows in more of a 'fwoosh' when he moves instead of looking … tangled. Maybe the Kadie was hoping to impress or surprise someone tonight.

There comes a light scratching at the door to the cabin. Amelia will sometimes do that if she knows Zahn is at home, rather than go through the complicated door-opening process herself.

"Ah, right, time to try and be, uh, suave," Zahnrad says after he pulls the finger he was just sucking on out of his mouth. He shakes it a few times to dry it off, then slinks to the door. Brushing his hair back out of his eyes, he flicks the lock mechanism and opens the door. "Good evening," he says, trying his best to sound calm.

The female at the door is not Amelia. This one has white fur, blond hair and two large rabbit ears that shoot straight up at the sight of Zahn's open robe. There's a white carnation tucked into Parsley's hair as well, and she's wearing a spaghetti-strap sun dress and carrying a folded bundle of clothes. "Oh… Oh!" the Lapi says, her nose twitching rapidly.

The rate at which Zahn's eyes go wide is amazing. He quickly fumbles at the robe he's wearing, trying to pull it closed. "Hi Parsley! I didn't know you were coming by tonight," he babbles. "I'm sorry, uh, heh. This wasn't appropriate, ah, geeze."

The blushing bunny just smiles. "Oh, then… you weren't doing that just for me after all?" she asks.

"It's not that I wouldn't," Zahnrad backpedals, "I just wasn't expecting you." Stepping away from the door, he says, "Please, come in."

The doe steps inside the cabin and looks around curiously. "My, it's so… neat. I assumed it would be like your workshop… " she comments.

"I cleaned," Zahn admits lamely. "Just, uh, don't open the closet door if you value your life."

"I brought my clothes for tomorrow," Parsley comments, hefting the folded bundle.

Zahnrad takes the folded clothes. "Oh, right, you're staying with us," he says, finally remembering. For now, he carries them over and sets them on the table. Though, he does take a small peek at what she brought.

It looks like her usual milk-maid clothing, freshly cleaned. "Where is Amelia?" Parsley asks after the 'us' part of Zahn's comment.

"Not sure. She's a bit late. She might have gotten called for Militia duty. That sometimes happens," Zahnrad admits as he turns to look at the Lapi. "Did you want me to go look for her?"

"What?" Parsley asks in surprise, and sits on the edge of the bed. "Oh, no, I'm sure she's fine. I just wasn't expecting to find you all alone." she says, and cocks her head invitingly.

Zahnrad walks over and sits down on the bed beside the doe. "Oh, I'm often alone, really. Or defending my room from Gunther," Zahn explains. "It's actually nice to have company, though. It gets boring talking to books after a while; they don't talk back."

"Oh, what would you like to talk about then?" Parsley asks, but then notes, "You know, you looked like you wanted to do something else when you opened the door though. Were you planning for something with Amelia?"

"Well … she and I haven't exactly explored each other in, er, uh … a friendly way. There have been some baths, but never anything, well, done solely to have fun together," Zahnrad admits slowly looking extremely embarrassed now. "I was trying to look, well, impressive I guess."

The doe's ears droop a bit at that. "Oh, you mean you two haven't… Well, I did promise Amy that I wouldn't do that with you until she had first." Parsley then perks up a bit, and says, "But there are lots of other things we can do that are nearly as nice, if you want."

Zahn blinks a few times. "Oh, you were wanting to… " he starts to say, then coughs. Swinging his feet from the bedside for a moment, he asks, "So, uh, what other things can we do?"

"Well, what do you normally do for fun?" Parsley asks.

"Well, work on rotational calculations. Determine liquid flow rates based on pipe and valve sizes. Test aerodynamics of certain shapes, uh," Zahnrad says happily for a moment. "But … I don't think you would enjoy any of that much. What about you? What do you normally do for fun?"

"Dancing," Parsley says, putting her hands on her knees and smiling. "Or running. Or grooming. Or bathing. I can't sing though, or play an instrument. Maybe someday. And of course snogging and cuddling and… that sort of thing. And games too. Who's Got The Turnip? is a fun game, if you have playing cards and a turnip. Oh, and swimming… "

"Well, can't swim in here, but I might have some cards! Hm, no turnip, though," Zahnrad says as he rubs his chin thoughtfully. The Kadie pauses and looks at Parsley for a moment when she leans forward, then turns a bit sideways on the bed. "Here, lean on me," he offers, then tries to pull Parsley so she sits back against him.

The doe does so, asking, "Are we going to cuddle?"

"Er, I guess for the moment. I mean, it was sorta nice when you visited me in the shop last time," Zahnrad admits. "How is Clover doing?" he follows up with, trying to not think too much about … stuff.

"She still sleeps a lot, but doesn't twitch so much since your visit," Parsley says. "Igor has gotten her to eat more, although I don't know just what he whispered to her to make her gobble down those carrots. At least they were normal carrots. Have you seen Dr. Pike's mutant ones?"

"No I haven't, but I imagine they growl," Zahnrad admits. "So, my visiting her helped her? That's good. I wasn't sure if it would do anything."

Parsley turns a bit so she rub her cheek against Zahn's chest. "It was a good visit. I hope the nightmares don't come back, otherwise you may need to sleep with her all the time… and this bed doesn't look quite big enough for all four of us."

"Well, that's easy, adding onto the bed wouldn't be much work," Zahnrad says. It's only afterward he realizes what that really meant. "But yeah, it would be good if she didn't have any more nightmares! I mean, I know we fought some before, but. Er, uhm, that's distracting." He's now looking down at Parsley as she rubs her cheek.

"And how have you been?" Parsley asks Zahn. "I heard there was a commotion down at the Weavers you were involved with. You didn't get hurt or anything, did you?"

Zahnrad grimaces. "Oh, gods, the ghost Korv. That was some of the worst singing I ever heard," he mutters, then shakes his head. There goes that 'fwooshing' hair. "But, all I got was a headache from that, so I'm fine. Really."

"You should avoid ghosts," Parsley advises. "I hear they can make you age prematurely and make your fur fall out." She starts scratching the Kadie's chest a bit, and asks, "So, what were you hoping to do with Amelia tonight? Does my being here mess all that up?"

Zahnrad almost melts when the scratching starts. "Oh, uhm," he says, eyes looking a bit glassy for a moment. "I was going to try and be romantic. It's probably mess it up myself anyway, so don't worry about being here. Maybe you can give me some advice, even. I'm not really sure how to be romantic outside of what I've seen on some book covers… " Well, that explains the outfit, anyway.

"Oh, I can help you seduce Amy!" Parsley says cheerfully. She looks up and asks, "Now, what were you going to try after greeting her at the door like that?"

Zahnrad sits Parsley back upright. "Here, pretend to be Amy and I'll show you," Zahnrad says. He takes several deep breathes, trying to steady himself, then brushes back that hair again. The twitching of his lips gives away he's counting, probably to calm himself. The Kadie then leans in and brushes his fingers along Parsley's cheek. "Hello, Amelia," he says, holding his voice as calm as he can. It only cracks twice, at least. The Kadie then kisses the doe lightly on the lips, before quickly pulling back. "Something, uh, like that," he says, wringing his hands.

Parsley hmmmms. "A bit too tender," she comments. "Amelia is very passionate when she's got her fire going, so you may need to be more… I don't know… bold!" she suggests.

"You don't think she would hit me?" Zahnrad asks.

"Has she hit you before?" the Lapi asks.

"Well, no," Zahn admits. He holds up a finger, then takes a few breaths. "So, how is this?" he asks. This time he doesn't even say hello. The Kadie curls one hand behind Parsley's neck and draws her in close. This time, the kiss is much like the one she gave him … when she shared her wine with him. His fingers curl against the back of her neck momentarily, then he lets go and steps back. If he didn't look embarrassed before … he sure does now. All he can do is stare at his feet.

"Ooo, better!" Parsley says with a grin. "But you shouldn't look apologetic afterward, or you'll give her the idea that you didn't really mean to do that. Also, hold the small of her back with one hand too, just above her tail. That's a really sensitive spot on a Kadie girl."

"Er, like this?" Zahn asks as he awkwardly places his hand on the small of Parsley's back, just above her tail.

The Lapi nods, adding, "Tilt her back more, too, since you're taller. Let her feel how big and strong you are. And don't give her time to react after the kiss, either – move right into the next step. You have to sweep her off her feet!"

Zahnrad builds himself back up again with a few deep breaths. The Kadie curls that one hand against Parsley's back, then the other against her neck. Again, the doe is drawn into a rather intimate lip-lock with Zahn, now leaning back slightly. And as he pulls away … this time he doesn't let Parsley go, but instead lowers her back onto the bed and moves so that he's straddling her as well as pinning her gently to the mattress. "Uh, like this?" he inquires a bit lamely.

"Oh yeah!" Parsley says, throwing her arms around Zahn's shoulders. "Nibble my… uhmm… her neck next. She likes that, I bet. Of course, you may have to actually carry her from the door to the bed… "

Zahn actually leans in and nibbles for a bit on Parsley's neck, testing to see just what it's like. Of course, when he realizes he's now making out with Parsley, he bolts upright. Quickly rolling to the side, he chitters, "Ah, sorry, uh. I think I got a bit carried away."

The doe blinks in shock at the sudden departure, looking a bit disheveled with one dress strap off her shoulder already. "What?" she asks in confusion. "You aren't going to do that with Amy are you?"

"Nonono," Zahnrad says and waves his hands. "I was, er, just … well … we might have had an accident," he admits lamely.

"You've had accidents before?" Parsley says, sitting up again. "With a little practice you can avoid that."

"No, not like that, I mean … " Zahn says and waves at Parsley. "You're one of the prettiest does in town. If I had continued, we might've… well… " He sits there for a moment, waving his hands in emphasis. "Done more than cuddle. A lot more. You make me all fuzzy-headed when we're that close."

"Really?" Parsley asks, and hops up to lean against Zahn again. The 'fresh baked bread' warm tingle is really strong, certainly. "What would you have done next to me?" she asks coyly.

Zahnrad falters and leans back slightly. "Tried some of the things you suggested last time," he says weakly. "Even if you said they can hurt a bit at first." The Kadie shakes his head, then clutches it, "What am I saying?"

"Well, I will be here to help if you need it," Parsley notes, and rubs Zahn's cheeks. "Unless… you don't want me here for that… "

"I don't know what I want," the Kadie bemoans, now tugging his short ears. "I keep having bad thoughts."

"Why do you think they're bad?" Parsley asks, and nuzzles the Kadie's chin.

"They're just, just," Zahn says, sounding distracted again. "I shouldn't be thinking about how manage both of you in bed! At the same time!" he blurts out.

"Well, we can be on either side of you," Parsley suggests. "Unless you'd rather have us cuddle up together with you off to one side… "

Zahn's ears splay. "I didn't even think of … " he starts to say, then starts shaking his head, trying to clear it. "I must seem … pathetic compared to other guys in town," he whimpers.

"Hmmm? Oh no, not really," Parsley says. "Most of them react this way. They have trouble thinking during times like this and… well, because you do lots of thinking all the time it just seems especially confusing to you!"

"It's stressful! It's hard to think, I just want to pin you on the bed and … " Zahnrad babbles, then cups his hands over his mouth!

"See! It's trying not to do that that is causing you stress," Parsley points out. Still, she steps back from the Kadie to give him some breathing space.

"You're saying I would feel better if I just … gave in?" Zahn asks weakly.

"Oh, I promise you will," Parsley says. "And as a side benefit, you won't be so nervous about Amelia either!" The doe slips off the other shoulder strap of her dress, and with a little jiggle the whole thing just slides down to her feet.

Zahnrad … just blinks. Repeatedly. Behind him his tail frizzes out in a huge poof. "But, but," he stammers, transfixed.

Parsley turns around, thinking the stammering was a request. Her tail is like a little inverted heart shape.

Zahnrad practically vibrates. "Nice … uh," he babbles. Ears starting to twitch, he says, "But what about Amelia and the promise… ?"

"Well, you didn't promise her, did you?" Parsley asks over her shoulder. "So only I would get in trouble, and it's not like Amy would hit me or anything… "

"But, but … you mentioned there were other things we could do that are nearly as fun. What are those?" Zahn asks pleadingly. "I don't want either of us in trouble!"

The doe turns and sits on the bed again, and makes a come-hither gesture with her finger. "Come here and I can show you. Just leave your robe there," she says playfully.

Zahnrad stiffly and slowly removes the robe (but definitely leaves his shorts on!) then comes over to the bed. He settles down on the bed next to her, still twitching. It's almost like he's afraid Parsley is going to turn into a demon and devour him!

The Lapi starts out by hopping into Zahn's lap and giving him a passionate kiss! And then, of course, the door opens and Amelia walks in.

Zahn's arms, legs, and tail all stick out in random directions when the Lapi jumps him! He flails briefly for a moment when his eyes spot Amelia … and then his eyes roll upward and the Kadie passes out. He falls onto the bed with a dull thump.

Amy stands hunched in the doorway, looking exhausted and frazzled. "Oh, hi Parsley," she manages. "Did you find the place without any problems?"

The Lapi pokes Zahn's chest, and then leans down to listen to his heart. "Oh, I just followed the warning signs posted all over," she replies.

The Kadie girl closes the door, and collapses onto the bed. "Hey, did he clean up, or did you?" she asks.

Zahn's only out for about thirty seconds. Slowly, he sits back up. "Wow, that was one really strange drea… " he starts to say, then sees the naked Lapi on his lap and the frazzled Amelia next to him on the bed. "Oh … dagh."

"He did," Parsley admits. "He was gonna sweep you off your feet and everything!"

"She was giving me lessons on how to do it properly," Zahnrad chitters, "And things kinda … uhm … it's really warm in here."

"Oh," Amy says tiredly. "Not tonight, Zahn. Oh, and Gunther needs to lose some weight. I've had really… freaky… evening."

Zahnrad seems to deflate, nearly into a puddle. He takes a few deep breathes, then asks, "What happened? What did he do now?"

The Lapi doe gets out of Zahn's lap, and helps Amy to sit up again. "Tsk, you look like you've been mauled by Creens or something," she tells Amy, and starts to help the other girl get out of her clothing.

"Err, he helped me deal with… something," Amy says, not really resisting the bunny. But then it's not like anyone really resists Parsley for long anyway. "It was very tiring, and I had to carry Gunther back home."

"Is he hurt?" Zahnrad asks as he helps Parsley undress Amelia now. "What did you have to deal with? You … look like you've been in a fight. Did something attack the town?"

"He's not hurt, and neither am I," Amelia insists. "It was something… well, I'd rather not talk about it, okay?" she ends up saying, somewhat apologetically. Once Parsley has her stripped, she flops back onto the bed. "You made the bed too?" she suddenly asks in surprise.

"I won't press now, if you promise to tell me later," Zahnrad offers, then admits "And yes, I made the bed. I wanted to make tonight special and fun."

"Ooo, I could use some fun," Amy says, but doesn't move. Parsley stage-whispers to Zahn, "Now you should go for the neck. I don't think she can resist."

"Then just relax and we'll take care of you," Zahnrad offers, then gives a look to Parsley. It isn't as aggressive as he practiced with Parsley though. He lifts Amelia up to cradle her in his arms, then his head leans in and there he does nibble lightly on her neck. It's a mix of passion and of a sort of gentle grooming…

"Ooo, hey that's… nice," Amy purrs. Parsley helps out by rubbing the small of the Kadie's back too… and nibbling on the other side of her neck.

Taking Parsley's advice, Zahn slips his hand down to rest it just above the base of Amelia's tail. For now, he just continues those light nibbles, then leans a bit more in and nips just under her chin.

While Amelia makes happy noises, Parsley slips Zahn a peck on the cheek or a scratch here and there as well. It seems to be going really well, right up to the point Amelia falls asleep from exhaustion.

Zahnrad eases Amelia back down to the bed when she finally falls asleep. The Kadie then leans over and kisses Parsley warmly, and without even panicking. "Thank you," he whispers to her. "For helping relax her. I owe you."

"Well, I'm sorry for un-relaxing you earlier," Parsley says. Then grins. "Well, not really sorry. Do you want to be in the middle?" she asks.

"Yes," Zahnrad admits with a sheepish grin. "And next time, well … we'll try your suggestion for relaxing; I'll just … we'll … I'll just be another Parsley conquest." The Kadie even manages a wink.

"I don't conquer, Zahn," the Lapi insists, giving him a kiss. "I bring out the conqueror in others!"

"Hey, even I can have dreams. Maybe I secretly want to be defeated and taken by a Lapi," Zahnrad teases as he lays down beside Amelia. He curls an arm over her and looks at the other Kadie worriedly. "What happened to you?" he thinks for a moment, "Now I'm worried."