"I hope so, too, dear." And he means it. There's a difference between what he wants to happen and what he thinks it will.
The ride comes to an end and Jaskier is a total gentleman as he helps Midge get off. Since they'll have to find Ciri, poor Midge is stuck carrying the pie, and Jaskier is careful when he wraps an arm around her as they walk.
"Do you think that thing will actually get home in one piece?"
His words sour what had started as a romantic carriage ride. It’s as if he doesn’t think he has any control over what happens between them. She doesn’t want to have an argument about it now though, so she puts on a smile.
“Hopefully,” Midge replies. “Otherwise, we’ll eat the crumbs. Are you ready to go home?”
"Let's see what the princess has to say about it," he replies as he watches Ciri run toward them in the distance.
He decides to stop walking so they can protect the pie a little more and wait for her under a huge tree. That's when Jaskier notices a bunch of people with binoculars - bird watchers, but he doesn't know that. He looks up and gets very confused when he doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary in the sky.
Midge looks towards the group of people that Jaskier is talking about. “Birds, probably,” she replies. “People enjoy watching them, but it’s kind of an invasion of privacy, isn’t it?”
She wouldn’t want someone staring at her through binoculars.
"The privacy of the birds?" Jaskier asks with amusement.
At that moment, Ciri catches up to them and follows their eyes, causing her to ask the same question as Jaskier. He tells her what Midge taught him.
"They just sit around and watch birds?" she asks, sounding quite baffled. She turns to Midge. "Please tell me there's something more fun to do around here."
Laughing pretty hard. "While I do like an audience, I wouldn't want it literally all day long."
Ciri smiles brightly. "Yes! Rowing was easy and Mary was impressed. We exchanged numbers." She sounds quite proud of herself. "I want to stay here a little longer," she admits. It's nice not to have her parents breathing down her neck. "What are the prettiest spots to sunbathe?" she asks as she takes the pie from Midge, finally remembering it's her responsibility.
“That’s great,” Midge tells her, glad to hear that she might have made a friend. Maybe the park isn’t so boring after all.
“There’s a stretch of grass that’s well kept where people have picnics or lie out. Up on the hill you can watch the people out on the street.” Something to look at, at least.
They walk up the hill and get comfortable on the grass. It's indeed a great spot to lie down and just watch the people pass. The park itself is beautiful, so it makes for a great view as well. Ciri closes her eyes and lets the sunlight warm her body while Jaskier cuddles Midge, an arm firm around her. Music can be heard on some radios. It's peaceful. It's nice.
"We should've made a picnic here," Ciri says after a few minutes.
"A good plan for another day," Jaskier replies before turning to Midge. "Although I could feed you pie with my fingers."
Midge pulls a pair of sunglasses out of her purse and reminds herself not to stay here for too long. She doesn’t have a hat, and doesn’t want to get sunburnt.
“A picnic is a great idea,” she says, “as is you feeding me pie.”
Midge turns to Ciri. “One day you’ll love someone so much that eating pie out of their hands won’t seem gross.”
After settling back down against Jaskier’s shoulder, she points to a white building all the way at the end of the block.
"Indeed. It's magical, not gross." He grins. "It doesn't have to be their hands either..." Ciri pokes him in the ribs to stop him from saying dirty, and Jaskier makes a very dramatic ouch noise but he also laughs.
At the mention of the apartment building, Ciri sits up to take a better look. "Woah... you have such a great view! Is it very noisy here? Are there tons of lights at night? I don't think Geralt would like it..."
“Aren’t you glad that your uncle found love?” Midge teases. “Now you get to hear all about it in graphic detail.” Midge certainly wouldn’t want to think of any of her family members eating food off another person’s body.
“It can be very noisy and bright, but I’ve lived there all my life. I’m used to it. Geralt would probably hate it though. I’m surprised he’s okay living in the city at all.” He would probably enjoy a cabin in the woods where nobody would ever bother him.
Ciri wrinkles her nose. "He says too much when he's single, too."
Jaskier pokes her ribs in return, making her squeal and slap his hand again. Then he turns to Midge. "The suburbs aren't so bad, they're much quieter than this. All the neighbors have dogs and he likes petting them. But you aren't wrong. I'd rather be here and he'd rather be in a cabin by some lake."
"Good luck convincing Yennefer of that," Ciri adds and Jaskier chuckles as he nods to agree.
“Geralt seems like a dog person,” Midge says. “He’d have a big ugly dog that he thinks is the sweetest thing. He and Yennefer seem surprisingly suited. Both of them are a bit cantankerous.”
Opposites do attract, but ultimately people have to have something in common to be in a relationship. She and Jaskier both love being in the spotlight. Fortunately, their talents are different, so they’re not competing with each other.
Jaskier nods in agreement. "We keep dancing around the subject of a pet. I know he wants one, but we aren't home often, so he's hesitant. The poor thing would be stuck with Yennefer for most of the day." He does sound amused by the idea, and Ciri giggles. "Surprisingly indeed, considering she's all pretty dresses and he's a dirty bear. Cantankerous sounds about right, though. They're fucking old."
"Yennefer has been doing better. She's found a coven."
"Oh yeah, I didn't tell you about that, did I?" Jaskier asks Midge. "The witches that are being dropped from other worlds are gathering. Hopefully, making friends is keeping them in check."
"Maybe we could tell Geralt about the bird watchers," Ciri says as she watches the group with the binoculars.
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The ride comes to an end and Jaskier is a total gentleman as he helps Midge get off. Since they'll have to find Ciri, poor Midge is stuck carrying the pie, and Jaskier is careful when he wraps an arm around her as they walk.
"Do you think that thing will actually get home in one piece?"
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“Hopefully,” Midge replies. “Otherwise, we’ll eat the crumbs. Are you ready to go home?”
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He decides to stop walking so they can protect the pie a little more and wait for her under a huge tree. That's when Jaskier notices a bunch of people with binoculars - bird watchers, but he doesn't know that. He looks up and gets very confused when he doesn't notice anything out of the ordinary in the sky.
"What are they looking at?"
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She wouldn’t want someone staring at her through binoculars.
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At that moment, Ciri catches up to them and follows their eyes, causing her to ask the same question as Jaskier. He tells her what Midge taught him.
"They just sit around and watch birds?" she asks, sounding quite baffled. She turns to Midge. "Please tell me there's something more fun to do around here."
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She turns to Ciri. “Did you enjoy the boat ride? We can find a place to sit in the sun for a little while, or are you ready to go home?”
She’s a little old for a playground. There are some fountains in the park, but that’s not terribly interesting.
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Ciri smiles brightly. "Yes! Rowing was easy and Mary was impressed. We exchanged numbers." She sounds quite proud of herself. "I want to stay here a little longer," she admits. It's nice not to have her parents breathing down her neck. "What are the prettiest spots to sunbathe?" she asks as she takes the pie from Midge, finally remembering it's her responsibility.
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“There’s a stretch of grass that’s well kept where people have picnics or lie out. Up on the hill you can watch the people out on the street.” Something to look at, at least.
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"We should've made a picnic here," Ciri says after a few minutes.
"A good plan for another day," Jaskier replies before turning to Midge. "Although I could feed you pie with my fingers."
"Gross!"
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“A picnic is a great idea,” she says, “as is you feeding me pie.”
Midge turns to Ciri. “One day you’ll love someone so much that eating pie out of their hands won’t seem gross.”
After settling back down against Jaskier’s shoulder, she points to a white building all the way at the end of the block.
“That’s my apartment building.”
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At the mention of the apartment building, Ciri sits up to take a better look. "Woah... you have such a great view! Is it very noisy here? Are there tons of lights at night? I don't think Geralt would like it..."
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“It can be very noisy and bright, but I’ve lived there all my life. I’m used to it. Geralt would probably hate it though. I’m surprised he’s okay living in the city at all.” He would probably enjoy a cabin in the woods where nobody would ever bother him.
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Jaskier pokes her ribs in return, making her squeal and slap his hand again. Then he turns to Midge. "The suburbs aren't so bad, they're much quieter than this. All the neighbors have dogs and he likes petting them. But you aren't wrong. I'd rather be here and he'd rather be in a cabin by some lake."
"Good luck convincing Yennefer of that," Ciri adds and Jaskier chuckles as he nods to agree.
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“Geralt seems like a dog person,” Midge says. “He’d have a big ugly dog that he thinks is the sweetest thing. He and Yennefer seem surprisingly suited. Both of them are a bit cantankerous.”
Opposites do attract, but ultimately people have to have something in common to be in a relationship. She and Jaskier both love being in the spotlight. Fortunately, their talents are different, so they’re not competing with each other.
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Jaskier nods in agreement. "We keep dancing around the subject of a pet. I know he wants one, but we aren't home often, so he's hesitant. The poor thing would be stuck with Yennefer for most of the day." He does sound amused by the idea, and Ciri giggles. "Surprisingly indeed, considering she's all pretty dresses and he's a dirty bear. Cantankerous sounds about right, though. They're fucking old."
"Yennefer has been doing better. She's found a coven."
"Oh yeah, I didn't tell you about that, did I?" Jaskier asks Midge. "The witches that are being dropped from other worlds are gathering. Hopefully, making friends is keeping them in check."
"Maybe we could tell Geralt about the bird watchers," Ciri says as she watches the group with the binoculars.
"Not a bad idea."