I will never, ever fall, never stumble, and I don't need to be humble

[mooninthewater]

Who: Mizuki & you!
What: Mizuki's here to talk to people now.
When: Couple days after the meeting.
Where: Inn or Therapy Building.
Warnings: Will be in the titles as they come up.

[ Mizuki hasn't really shown himself around the Grove since being outed by Irene. Add and Elsword got to see him, and Vash got to see him the one time, too, but overall? He just kept to his camouflage and sauntered around the place in secret.

Now he thinks he's finally ready for people to come talk to him. He gets the feeling that no one beyond Irene (and Lancer, though he hasn't realized this, yet) is actually mad at him, but he knows there's bound to be a lot of questions. Questions he's not really ready to answer.

Doctor Kal'tsit is going to be so disappointed in him.

You'll visibly find him in one of two places. One, the lobby of the inn, of which he'll be in the chair on the opposite end of the lobby of the Inquisition fireplace. He just stares at it, even as people enter and exit, lost in thought. Two, he'll be at the therapy building. Either just outside, putting cute stickers on the door outside, or in the lobby, playing Frogger.

He doesn't make the effort to actually talk to anyone, but he won't immediately bail if you walk up to him, either. ]

Comments

[mooninthewater]

…People can make mistakes, too. Sometimes they'll do something wrong and realize it later.

I'd like to give her that chance, too. [ lol. lmao. ] Thank you, though, for caring so much about me. You don't even know me that well, ehe… You're a good person, Mister Livio.

[livlaughlove]

Eh... [He sure as hell looks... uncomfortable, to say the least, after that last part.]

That's your decision, and you won't find me getting in your way. I just hope you make sure to look after yourself.

[mooninthewater]

I’m a lot tougher than I look, promise. I’m not the sort to go seeking danger out or anything, either, so… I’ll be okay. Don’t misplace your worry on me like that.

[ Casually gonna bonk his head against the tall cowboy. ]

You have to do the same, okay?

[livlaughlove]

It isn't just about how much your body can take.

[What does he do. Does he... pat Mizuki's head? If not, this is about to get real awkward, because he very much does -- ]

... I'll try, okay?

[mooninthewater]

[ On the one hand, he's very excited about headpats. He lets Livio go after, of course, but he's smiling ear to ear at him.

On the other hand, what's this about his body??? ]

...? What do you mean?

[livlaughlove]

[Cute... Stop that. Liv is trying to be serious, not fawn over Mizuki like a kitten.]

I mean, whether it's a papercut or a gunshot, one little insult or someone tearing you down... it's all pain. And the more of it you can avoid, the better. [The happier Livio will be about it, he means, but he doesn't say in such clear words.]

[mooninthewater]

Ah, well, I... I can't exactly control how people treat me. The only thing I can do is be kind to them and hope I get the same courtesy. But, really, it's alright if they don't. It's impossible to be friends with everyone, right? As hard as I might try, there's just some people who aren't receptive to that sort of stuff...

But, it's alright. I'm fine, really. It's not easy to get under my skin. I'm never really alone, after all, and that certainly helps.

[livlaughlove]

No, not necessarily. But you can control how vulnerable you let yourself be around them.

... Like I said. I won't tell you what to do. I just want you to be safe.

[mooninthewater]

[ …Livio is really too kind. It's only fair Mizuki listens to him, right? He doesn't want to upset him. Be safe is easy enough.

He can simply fix anyone who's mean to him, then.

He picks his game back up to restart the level, attention turning back to the little frog with a soft hum. ] I will be, Mister Livio. Don't worry~.