Open: And they're gonna bend their branches down to lay their fruit upon the ground

[vineleaves]

Dionysus is in a kitchen, apron tied over a purple dress with vine details, singing to himself as he uses a melon baller to scoop out a watermelon. The large bowl next to him is already full of honeydew melon and cantaloupe, and he's got a few other ingredients nearby ready to add in once he's done with the watermelon. Mint leaves, some honey, some lemon juice, and some lime juice.

It has been quite an eventful time lately, but overall his life is pretty great right now.

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[sporesprouter]

"It works out that way more often than you'd think," she says as she finds another melon baller and gets to work.

[vineleaves]

"Teamwork makes the dream work, or, whatever."

[sporesprouter]

She laughs. "Oh, that's clever¹!"

¹Yes, I'm gonna say the phrase still manages to have the same effect in Klisian.

[vineleaves]

“I can’t take credit for it, unfortunately,” he explains cheerily. “I’ve created many things, but that phrase is not one of them.”

[sporesprouter]

"You've created many things up to and including a delicious looking fruit salad."

[vineleaves]

"Ah yes, truly the most complicated of dishes," he laughs.

[sporesprouter]

"It doesn't have to be complicated to be good. Sometimes simpler things are just what you need."

[vineleaves]

"Fruit rarely needs much added," he says. "Granted, I'm biased, being the god of Grapes and all."

[sporesprouter]

"That must be convenient."

[vineleaves]

"It is! I'm never without a snackie."

[sporesprouter]

"Oh, definitely convenient, then."

[vineleaves]

"It's one of my absolute favorite parts of being a god, my dear!" Mid-scoop he makes a vine appear in the air before him, which turns into a single grape that tosses itself up. He catches it in his mouth and eats it, grinning.

[sporesprouter]

She laughs and applauds. "Very impressive."

[vineleaves]

"Thank you, thank you," he says, taking several bows while laughing.

[sporesprouter]

"Of course. I can make vines, but not out of nowhere and they definitely don't turn into grapes."

[vineleaves]

"How do yours work?" You can't be a vine god and live in the same (admittedly large) house as someone else who can make vines and not be at least a little aware that it happens, but he doesn't actually know much about her to know really any details about it.

[sporesprouter]

"Oh! I don't know if you've seen what I wrote on the welcome table, but it's adding water to verdant spores from the sea I grew up on."

[vineleaves]

........Okay look, does Dionysus read? Yes, a lot. Does he read things that aren't plays or books about plays? Maybe not. "How fast do they grow?" he asks, very interested.

[sporesprouter]

"Extremely fast."

[vineleaves]

"Not going to lie, I'm very curious to see, if you'd ever be up for showing off."

[sporesprouter]

"I'd take you to my workshop right now if we weren't making a fruit salad."

[vineleaves]

"Well, how about when we're done? If you don't have other plans already?"

[sporesprouter]

"When we're done is fine."

[vineleaves]

"I'm very excited! Thank you, dear!"

[sporesprouter]

She nods with a little smile. "You're welcome."