1 x 1 with Honey Bee

[Boomer]

Alessa followed after Rayna and entered the bathroom. She had gathered a towel and washcloth for herself and turned on the water by the time Rayna. "T-thank you." she said softly, looking to the clothes on the counter. Alessa didn't mind what the clothes looked like; she was just happy to get clean clothes. The pup moved to the tub and pushed the stopped down after the water got warm enough for her. "U-um, I guess just... let me know w-when lunch is ready." she whispered, "I-I don't want to make you wait." Alessa set Scarlett on the side of the tub and waited so she could hop into the tub.

[lullaby]

Rayna

Rayna nodded. "Okay." she agreed, closing the door behind her after Alessa's request. She treaded her way back to the living room, and into the kitchen. She scavenged for the required foods to make the meal in her pantry, pausing momentarily at a can of tomato soup. Alessa's medical files hadn't mentioned her being allergic to tomatoes, but Rayna had still been a bit hesitant.
Not all animals had liked the taste or texture of tomato soup. Deciding to take her chances, she opened a can and dumped it into a pot on the stove, before turning to work on the rest of the meal. She had wanted to make a plateful of sandwiches in the case that anyone might have still been hungry after eating one. She'd end up using the entire loaf of bread for the meal between her, Alessa,
and Gavin. It'd only of taken her close to 15 minutes to make the sandwiches and set up the table. The fox held out a couple more minutes for Alessa to be finished in the bathroom before walking back to knock on both Gavin's bedroom and the bathroom the gather the two for lunch.

((Super sorry for my late replies! I'm a bit busy right now, ^^"))

[Boomer]

OOC: It's okay~
BIC:
Alessa had gotten herself cleaned up and out of the tub by the time Rayna knocked on the door. She dried herself off and got dressed before grabbing the dirty clothes and Scarlett. She opened the door and looked to Rayna. "W-where is the hamper?" she asked, gesturing to the pile of clothes. Alessa shifted the clothes to move some of her dark brown hair out of her eyes. She had washed her hair, but didn't attempt to brush out any of the mats and knots. She didn't seem to mind, however.

[lullaby]

Rayna

Rayna reached out a paw, grabbing the dress from Alessa. "Don't worry about it, I've got it~. Come on, lunch is waiting on the table." She smiled sweetly, before turning to knock on Gavin's door again. "Gavin, lunch is ready. Come and eat before it gets cold." She announced, turning to tread down the hallway, dress still in paw. I set the food on a coffee table infront of the couch you had seen earlier when you first arrived. I'm going to go your clothes in the laundry quickly, so I'll be back soon to eat with you." She then pointed in the direction she had set the food, which had already been in view. "I'll be right back." She said once again, walking away to put Alessa's dirty clothes in the washer.

Gavin

Gavin groaned, pausing his game to roll off the bed. Despite not wanting to see the others at the moment, his stomach had demanded for something to eat then. He opened his door warily, surveying the area outside his door swiftly before walking out.
Finding his best solution to be to avoid talking to either of them. He hadn't had a specific reason as to why he was refusing to socialize, other than he was mad that of all places, the hospital had referred the younger pup to his home. He squeezed past his mother and Alessa, who, annoyingly enough, were in the middle of the hallway. He stomped over to a glass coffee table only a few steps away, jumping onto the ground to greedily take two of the six sandwiches for his own.

[Boomer]

Alessa followed Rayna like, well, a lost puppy. She followed Rayna's paw as she pointed to the coffee table. As Gavin stomped past her, Alessa pressed herself against the nearest wall with widened eyes. His gait reminded her of her mother; whenever her mother stomped around the house, Alessa knew to get out of her way and not draw attention to herself. The girl watched as the fox cub took two sandwiches for himself. Alessa had practically been "trained" to sit on the floor and wait for a visual and verbal cue before she was allowed to eat any food. If one of the cues was given and if she tried to eat, Alessa would be smacked and have to wait all over again or be denied food for the day. Even though her stomach growled and she wanted to walk over to take a sandwich, her mind told her to wait until Rayna returned and allowed her to sit and eat with them. Alessa looked to Scarlett as she patiently waited.

[lullaby]

Gavin

Gavin looked up from his spot on the floor, his gaze seeming to bore into Alessa. He snorted at her hesitance and then halt from stepping any closer. Was she trying to prove herself better than him by being polite? Pathetic mutt. He furrowed his brows,
scooting his position as to not be having to face the other.

Rayna

Rayna pressed a small button on the washer, it immediately started up and proceeding with cleaning any cloth that was placed in it. The fox brushed her hands together, as if she had just accomplished the most time consuming job on the planet. She walked out of the small room the laundry was kept in, beginning to make her way back to Alessa. She walked in an a flustered state, confused on why she had been standing there. Did she not understand where she was pointing? She swung her gaze over a corner, frowning at seeing Gavin already there. Already considering the situation, Rayna brought a paw up to rub her temples and sighed heavily. "Gavin, the least you could do is share the food." She sighed in a stern voice, the first since Alessa had gotten there. She turned to the pup, lifting a smile. "Don't let him intimidate you. Go ahead and eat what you'd like."

[Boomer]

Although Alessa didn't look up, she could sense Gavin's cold stare. It only made her more anxious as she stood there silently. When Rayna came into the room and scolded the fox cub, Alessa pinned her ears back and looked to her. "H-he didn't do... a-anything bad." she said quietly, "I-I just... didn't want t-to eat before you got to eat." Alessa had been told it was rude to eat before the adults ate, so she had to wait for them to start eating. The pup was used to waiting for her food; she had once gone four days without eating. Alessa didn't move from her spot until Rayna would move.

[lullaby]

Rayna

”Oh..” despite Alessa’s reassurance, she had known Gavin to well to know he wouldn’t of had something to do with it. ”Well, meals are usually things that we all participate in at the same time. But you’re not required to hold out on eating unless it had been announced in advance to leave the food.” She smiled nonetheless, appreciating Alessa’s use of manners against her instinct. She reached out to offer a paw to the pup. ”Come on, we can eat together if that’s what you were wanting to wait to do.”

[Boomer]

Alessa gave a nod as she understood. She slowly took Rayna's paw and walked with her to the couch. Once they got situated, she sat on the floor and waited to be told she could eat. The smell of the sandwiches were heavenly to the pup, but her past experiences told her to wait. She looked over to Gavin for a moment, wondering why he was being so cold to her. Had she offended him in some way?

[lullaby]

((Sorry for the wait.!))

Rayna

Rayna took her own seat on the ground, reaching out a paw to grab one of the sandwiches and place it on a plate for herself.
She shifted her gaze to Alessa, who had been sitting quietly. She cracked a small smile, placing the already prepared plate in front of
the pup. "You can eat, too. You don't have to wait for permission." She said softly, turning back to make another plate to replace the other.