[ there's a long pause on her end, almost thoughtful. but really, lumine's just staring at aether, trying to maintain a blank expression on her face. aether, on the other hand, is narrowing his eyes on her, prompting her to reply, so he can get more information as to what the conversation is all about.

her voice remains slow, careful. ]

You want me to meet your older brother? In Snezhnaya? [ she can aether's expression twisting, his eyes widening. isn't it too soon, is pretty much written across his face. ] ... I don't mind—

[ lumi! ]

But Aether might have something to say about me leaving for Snezhnaya this weekend, especially when he finds out that I'm going with you.

[ after all, she has no business in snezhnaya, and there's only one person she knows who's from snezhnaya. ajax should've seen this coming, right? ]