The Gourmet's Lil'snack

A Movie with a Borrower

Thorne furrowed her brow in confusion. "Arrietty? What's an Arrietty?" She still didn't know much about movies. The only two she'd really seen were Lilo & Stitch and that horror movie Humbert showed her.

"Oh..." he really should stop talking with those two... Or at last not that loud... "It is an animation movie... Would you like to see it?" he started to explain and thought that it would be nice to actually show her.

Her ears perked up at the words in the animated movie. "A movie?" Her tail wagged behind her. "Sure!" She smiled wide. The last animated movie she'd watched had been good. "C-can we make some popcorn too?"

"Thorne. Let me teach you one thing. A golden rule when you go watch a movie: you must always have popcorn for a movie. Otherwise it isn't a good movie. That's clear?" he said, way too serious. "So, of course, we're gonna make some! Also, do I need to take you with me or should I see you in the living room?"

"I can get to the living room myself, just make sure I have somewhere I can hide in case someone comes in while we're watching the movie." She smiled up at him before dashing for one of the tunnels. She grabbed a quick jacket for herself on the way before waiting at the living room tunnel for Alex to get there.

When Alex goes to the kitchen, about to make the popcorn, Kaël mentions that he forgot to ask if she wanted it to be sweet or salty. He quickly goes to the living room, whispering. "Thorne? I forgot to ask you if you like salty popcorn or sweet..."

Thorne peeked out, poking her head out from under the couch. "There are different kinds?" She blinked. Humbert had made the simple microwave popcorn last time, and that had been salty and buttery. It was good but got her hands and arms covered in butter and bits of salt, her front too from holding onto it.

"Hum, well, yes. The salty one can be salty and we can put butter on it. The sweet one, you can either simply put sugar, caramel or chocolate..." he explains as he hears the first pop. Good thing that he always buys the one that has no seasoning.

"Also, with the sugar we can put either vanilla or cinnamon too"

"Humbert made the salty butter one last time, s-so whatever kind you like is fine by me." She tilted her head to one side. "I-I like trying new things."

He nods as he goes back to the kitchen, the pop sound almost done. So he can choose this time huh? Chocolate it is! He came back a minute later with a bowl full of chocolate popcorn. Of course, it isn't as big as Humbert has made but it is still good. He picks up the DVD, showing the cover to Thorne before putting it on. Like that, the chocolate has cooled down and is stuck to the popcorn. "Let's go."

Her eyes went wide as she saw the image on the front of the dvd. It was a small girl, kind of like her. She looked like a borrower, just a different kind from her. Thorne climbed up to sit next to Alex. Her kind had many variations. Some looked like tiny humans, some looked more like animals, and some looked kind of like Thorne where they were somewhere in the middle. This movie seemed to be about the more human kind. "She looks a little like my aunt."

"Your aunt? Which one? Arrietty or her mom? Or just in general?" he asks as her question has been answered: she is a borrower... He also passes over some popcorn for her.

"In general. I take after my mom's side more, which has tails and pointy ears. My dad's side with my aunt looks more like Arrietty and looks more human." She thanked him for the popcorn and tried a bite, her tail wagging as she purred. It wasn't often she got to have chocolate. "My dad's side was known for their abnormal colors like pinks and blues." She leaned into his side a little. "I got my mom's hair and physical traits but my dad's colors."

he hummed. He has been wondering if her purple hair were her original color and if not where did she find a thing to dye her hair...

If he ever looked at her face closer, he'd see she also had blue to purple freckles like her eyes. She ate her piece of popcorn silently as they watched the movie. It did indeed seem to be a story about one of her kind and a human boy. "I didn't know there were stories like this."

He eats a few more popcorn. Her remark has made him think. "True...there isn't a lot of story like this...or at last, I don't know."

She nodded. "I should probably just be glad this is considered fiction and not a true story." She took another bite. Whenever the old woman who seemed obsessed with finding Arrietty's family came up she visibly flinched and moved closer to Alex. This woman made her uncomfortable. When the home was found her face went pale and she even dropped the piece in her hands. A borrower's home being found was like a scene pulled out of their worst fears.
She wasn't sure where exactly in the house her home was located, but she at least hoped it was somewhere that no one could just pop it open like that.

Although he didn't notice when she moved closer to him because of that lady, he did notice just how pale she goes when Arrietty's home was found which made him guilty. Even more when the Mom was put in a jar. Maybe that isn't a good idea to watch this one...

Thorne moved closer and practically pressed herself to his side and ducked her head down a little. She wanted to grab his shirt but her hands were covered in chocolate and she didn't want to get him dirty. "Does...d-does this movie have a happy ending?" Her voice was probably a little too small for him to hear.

A happy ending?... "I consider yes but I guess it depends if you see it as one... Are you okay?" he asks.

"I-I'll be fine." She continued to watch the movie. "...d-does everybody end up okay at least?"

"Yes," he confirms, although they don't know if the human boy will survive the surgery... Arrietty manages to save her mom with the help of the human boy but...they have to move out. For good this time. The end of the movie is near.

Thorne nods, watching the movie sadly. The ending was bittersweet, but still good. "I-it kinda freaked me out when the lady found the home, b-but I'm glad everybody ended up mostly okay." She frowned slightly. "....I wish the girl and the boy could've stayed together somehow."

He nods "Yeah, me too..." he confirms as he watches both the end of the movie and Thorne. Well... From her perspective, that movie can be a little scary... He just hopes that will not give her a nightmare.

She looked down at her chocolate covered hands, furrowing her brow. Would it be rude to just lick them? It was on her arms and shirt a little too....maybe a bath would be better. "Um...d-do we want to watch another movie? Is there another one that comes after this?" They were called sequels, right?

He was actually busy licking his chocolate finger when she asked this. "Well, there is no sequel for that one... Do you want to see another movie?" to be honest he has to go cook but he has no motivation to do it.

"Only if you want to. I know you probably have homework to do or...." She looked up at the clock, seeing the time. "Dinner, I guess. S-so that's up to you." Seeing how he was licking his fingers she decided it was okay to lick her own.

He grumbled at that before laying down on the couch (the side that Thorne isn't) and letting a whining complain. He truly doesn't want to do any of those things. "I want to be spoiled..." he finally confessed in a whisper.

She blinked at him. She wiped what was left on her hands off on her shirt before getting up and climbing over to his chest. The little borrower sat there for a moment, looking down at him with a frown. "....is there anything I can do?" Her ears were tipped low as she looked at him.

He looks at her, trying to pout but his face still doesn't show any emotions... "Did Humbert...spoiled you? Sorry that you still see him as a friend but this picture doesn't seem right..." he asks.