Mizuki's October Catch-All

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Who: Mizuki and… you!
What: Various misc. October stuff
When: Yeah.
Where: Mhm.
Warnings: The usual Mizuki warnings from his Permissions may apply, but none immediately.

Status Update: Starting this month, Mizuki is going to have small white leaves "sprouting" from his hair. There's not a ton, and only hardly noticeable, but they're there. Whether or not you want your character to notice or not is entirely up to you~!



Open starters:
Sign a card for Zahliya
Psychology questions
Making a new umbrella charm

Closed starters:
Add/Gnosis Science Bullshit
Elsword Apology gifts
Add Hivemind bullshit

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[harmacy]

[He jerks back a little at the tentacles trying to hold him, but—the next part is so intriguing, Mizuki can go ahead and cling all he wants. Strange fleshy flowers, springing from a scar like a seeded garden...

He stands up, eyes locked on the strange wound while a dynamo fetches the glasses for him... upon further examination, it doesn't look like forest corruption, so this must really be related to Aegir biology? Or maybe a disease from his homeworld? He wants a closer look, so he crosses the short distance between them, one hand hovering at the edges of Mizuki's neck. Not quite close enough to touch it yet...]

Interesting... so, this is something you need to hide? [He doesn't get why, but he's not going to question it. Mizuki has a secret of his, so this seems fair. They can both keep quiet.] What is it, exactly? Or is this just a natural phenomenon for your species?

[... he really wants to study it closer. Without thinking, he's already drawing in two of his dynamos, needles poised uncomfortably close to Mizuki's neck. Just a little more, and he could extract a sample directly...]

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[ Some of Mizuki's tentacles to wrap around Add's wrist and arm when his hand reaches in, but Add feels no alarm or panic or discomfort from Mizuki himself. He is incredibly docile in this moment, actually. His commander is interested in that sort of science-y way. Isn't that a good thing? ]

It is, yes… [ Beat. ] But in that sense, I had been lying a little to you. And everyone else. It's not something anyone is really supposed to know back home, so that's a secret I'll share with you, too.

[ Secret for secret, just to let Add know that Mizuki truly is going to be a good and loyal test subject. ]

I'm something called "Seaborn". We regenerate, evolve, and adapt at highly accelerated rates than most people.

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[He lets his fingertips brush against the "petals", then... if Mizuki isn't going to resist, he'll cup his hand against his neck, running his thumb gently along the edges of the bizarre growths.

Seaborn...]

Fascinating. [he might be tugging on one of the weird flesh-flowers, just a little bit. yknow, just to see how Mizuki reacts... maybe he can have one to study up close if he's quick.] Kuku, it looks quite beautiful... is something similar on your injured hand as well? Ah, I should've noticed the odd readings sooner. I suppose it can't be helped, since I've never met an Aegir before either.

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[ Add tugs slightly on the pedals, and he does flinch a bit. It's about akin to someone pinching his neck, after all. He makes very little effort to stop Add, aside from a squeeze or two with his tendrils, but even then, those could easily be waved off as Mizuki's weird obsession with just wanting to hold onto people.

And Mizuki knows that Add is just taking a scientific interest in it. He doesn't blame him, the few (a whole two) doctors at Rhodes who were allowed to see also were fascinated by it from a medical standpoint. But there's still something a little dizzying to hear someone you look up to, someone you idolize, someone you would follow and be commanded by no matter what say that the worst, most abominable, most shameful part of him that he actively keeps hidden because people of his world would hate him for it… call it beautiful.

… Ah.

He's alright. He's just a little woozy. Ignore the blue on his cheeks, he's not blushing, you're blushing— ]

…I haven't been checking on my hand, [ or the part of his arm he took a chunk out of ] but I imagine it's probably got the same growths, if you'd like to look at that, too?

[harmacy]

[He is absolutely pushing Mizuki's limits, his tiny smile widening at how the tendrils squirm at his touch... but he also allows them to do as they please, so maybe they're both winning here. There's a hungry spark in his eye, a want to lean in closer, to examine everything more clearly...

But he can still multitask. Dynamo shifts positions, moving down to check on Mizuki's more recent injuries. They're still not stabbing him (yet).]

Then I'll have to start checking on you more, now, won't I? [He let it slide before since Mizuki was so insistent and the scans seemed okay... he's used to having teammates that can just regenerate like that. But if he knows Mizuki's secret, that means he has to be the only one who can treat them now, right? A job that's exclusively his and no one else's. His obedient little pawn that needs to be cared for...]

I am your doctor, after all. Kukukukukuku...

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[ Oh, on the one Seaborn-y and possessive hand, Mizuki is incredibly fine with letting Add do as he pleases. He is nothing more than a good and loyal subject, after all. But on the other inexperienced, nerdy and hopeless romantic hand, he can realize that… this is sort of way intimate, right? Like this exact line was said in romance novel starring a doctor. Any romantic novel starring a doctor, pick any of them—

Mizuki, once again, is overwhelmed. It’s not jealousy or excitement, he’s just embarrassed and a little confused because he doesn’t know why his heart is pounding so fast. He knows Add doesn’t mean it like that, and he knows he doesn’t have feelings for him (lol), so why why why???

…

Before Add can get any closer, Mizuki sort of just… loses structure. Which is to say much akin to how he slides under the door, everything just gets a little jelly-like…

And he flops to the floor. ]

[harmacy]

[Add still has one hand outstretched and holding the air while a Mizuki-puddle forms at his feet... ah.

He kind of wants to scoop him up and put him in a sample jar— no, focus, they were talking about important stuff just a minute ago. His ominous laughter trails off, shaking some sense back into himself. Where were they...?]

Sorry, sorry. We can deal with that later. [He's still in his pyjamas?? He should at least get changed before doing any medical work.] Regarding our little experiment... I'll still need some time to make preparations. Until then, let's keep things quiet, okay?

As long as you remain loyal, your secret is safe with me.

[which... is a threat, but Mizuki wouldn't actually betray him, right? so it's fine!]

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[ …It’s a bad thing that Mizuki is disappointed he ruined that moment with his immense fluster, isn’t it? It totally is. He’s going to try and swallow that down quickly before Add registers it. He shifts a bit, form returning to his normal self again as he sits up. He doesn’t quite stand, though, grabbing one of Add’s hand so he could press the knuckles to his forehead.

He’s sorry for the fluster. He’s sorry for the feelings in general. He’ll get better at them! He’s going to try. ]

Undyingly so.

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[It's at this exact moment, standing over Mizuki as he presses Add's hand to his forehead and swears an undying oath of loyalty, that something finally clicks in the back of Add's emotionally-impaired brain.

Doesn't this sound kinda... romantic? Actually, there was a bunch of stuff Mizuki said earlier that sounded almost like a confession...

Huh.

... hmm.

Add is still smiling on the outside, but he is going to... carefully extract his hand again, and give Mizuki a little pat on the head so he doesn't think he's done something wrong. Add is definitely overthinking things, but just to be safe...]

Of course. I'd expect nothing less from you as an ally and a friend. [the F-word is so much less terrifying when there's a worse alternative on his mind]

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[ Mizuki doesn’t mind when he pulls away, and in fact just uses the opportunity to stand and smile warmly at Add. See? All the weird, confusing feelings are gone! They’re friends and none of that was romantic and Add just confirmed it and Mizuki’s own feelings are just silly.

Just don’t look at the shadows of Mizuki’s tendrils. The ends of them curl into little hearts subconsciously. ]

Then you just let me know if you need anything from me, alright? Even if it isn’t something I immediately have on me, I’ll help out the best I can.