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[allforshu]

Good. I ain't used to takin' care of drunk people, so I'm glad it worked out~.

[... Well, Nisaka's given his gift, apology, and thanks... So that's probably the end of it? It's too bad Mika's friendly by nature,]

Um, do you wanna come down with me..? Fabric gets kinda heavy for one person to take back, and since yer here... Maybe you could do me a favor? I'll buy ya somethin' to eat in return, but it ain't gonna be anythin' fancy as a warnin'.

[tepidity]

[ his expression quickly shifts into something deadpan. ]

Are you trying to loop me into an endless cycle of returning favors?

[ it sounds like nisaka's refusing, especially when he's already turning towards the elevator, except he looks over his shoulder at the other after pressing the down button. ]

I'll buy my own meal.

[ so there. ]

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[That's what he got stuck on, huh. Mika's surprise is going to be hella evident I'm so sorry he did not expect Nisaka to agree at all... and then he'll bow his head deeply.]

Thank ya! I appreciate the help! I'll make ya a scarf or somethin' if ya want, I ain't as good as Oshi-san or Aoba-chan-senpai but it won't fall apart or nothin' like that~.

[tepidity]

That's still returning a favor.

[ stop... all that you are, please...

anyway, he's just gonna sigh as the door dings open and he steps through, pressing the button for the bottom floor again. a scarf, though... ]

Don't make one for me, but...

[ he'd been looking for more winter gear just the other day...

idly, he fiddles with the collar of his shirt. ]

If you can teach me how to make one, that'd be fine.

[ that way, technically, it's not another thing he has to repay??? ish??? ]

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[He'll follow after, forgetting for a moment that elevators are Very Awkward if you don't have something to talk about the whole time.]

They're pretty easy and relaxin' to make, so sure, I can do that~. Dependin' on how long ya want it to be, it might take a few days, but the technique's the important part anyway.

[Honestly, thrilled to be a teacher??? He has no idea how he'll do, but he can teach this at least...]

[tepidity]

[ sadly, mika finds himself in an elevator with Mr. Quiet here...

nisaka just nods along, staring at the blinking numbers over the door, hands now slipped into his pockets. ]

That's fine... I don't have a job to occupy myself yet anyway.

[ oh the troubles of being new. ]

[allforshu]

Nn... That's the other reason I'm goin' out, too... I get nervous if I ain't doin' somethin', and I wanna make sure I ain't bein' a burden on my roommates too...

[So.... the horrors of a job.]

Ya got any experience doin' handicrafts? Even mendin' stuff counts.

[tepidity]

[ out of the corner of his eye, nisaka watches the ofher carefully, looking thoughtful, though he doesn't really say anything. instead, he will shrug when a question is directed at him, idly leaning back against the cool elevator wall. ]

My mom did that kind of stuff for us back home, [ he explains quietly. ] She never really had time to teach me or my brother.

[ there is a pause, though, as it suddenly occurs to him that that may not be the most reassuring thing to say. ]

...I can be a good student, though.

[allforshu]

Even if ya weren't, it ain't hard to do... just to master, guess ya could say. I always mess up here and there even now, and I've been doin' it for just about two years~.

[... He is also actually better than he puts himself down as, he just has a perfectionist as a teacher.]

Are ya the older or younger brother?

[tepidity]

[ nisaka kind of Figures, given everything else he knows of the other boy. he's taken to being self-deprecating at times too, okay. he knows what it sounds like.

that said, hm. they're suddenly branching off into personal information territory here.. nisaka shifts a little, antsy, watching the numbers light up with a little more attention. ]

Younger. My brother's already in college.

[allforshu]

[nisaka you are such a treasure.]

W~ow, that's pretty amazin'~. I haven't thought about anythin' like that myself, even if I'm a second year already... Well, I still have time, and if it doesn't include Valkyrie or Oshi-san then I ain't interested anyway.

[... Probably. Idol life, my dude. Idol life.

Mika rocks on his heels idly, watching the numbers too. Even if he's shy, he's also rather shameless... So he doesn't mind babbling about his favorite person.]

I'm an only child, but Oshi-san's got a big brother and a big sister, so it's kinda like they're mine too. They're nice to me even if I'm just takin' up space.

[tepidity]

[ a slight ping goes off in the back of nisaka's head as he listens to the other boy speak. a second year. the thought turns over in his head. a senpai.

his head lolls to the side as mika drops a new name he hadn't heard before, but by now "oshi-san" is definitely ingrained itself into his head. he makes a low, thoughtful sound after mika speaks, which just so happens to be when the door slides open for the bottom floor. he starts out first. ]

Do you stay with them?

[ his tone it light, casual. ]

[allforshu]

Yeah... It's a pain to take the train back an' forth from my hometown to school, so Oshi-san lets me stay with him and his family. My parents send money every month to cover me an' all, but I work a lot of part-time jobs to pay back anyway...

[Because he gets Nisaka's thing about repayment for kindness, he too believes whole-heartedly in that?? Hence the roommate situation too. He will make his own money so he's not a burden..!]

Oshi-san always scolds me about it, but I guess I'm kinda stubborn~.

[tepidity]

[ another thoughtful hum from the more reticent boy, but he doesn't expand on it. he supposes this oshi-san isn't so bad after all, if he's willing to help out a friend like that.

in any case, nisaka adopts a tone of total and complete surprise.

and by surprise i mean utter deadpan. ]

You? Stubborn? I would have never guessed.

[ he only tried to dissuade you like four separate times the other day, after all!! ]

[allforshu]

Nnah, shut up! I wasn't any worse than usual!

[... My god, that is his usual, is that not horrifying. Mika digs into the candy Nisaka got him, yawning a little as he trots after like a dutiful pup... before remembering he should be the one leading since he's the person that has places to go and stepping up a bit.]

Yer worse, sayin' you don't need help when ya definitely need help. People ain't able to live on their own, so ya might as well take what ya can get!

[tepidity]

[ it's a weird way to phrase it, so nisaka is prompted to arch a brow at the other as he falls into step. ]

So I'm just supposed to take you?

[ he shakes his head, dismissing the question. it's clearly not his point, even though he brought it up. the real point here is: ]

Don't sell yourself so short. Any person would have been lucky to have someone like you help them.

[ that is to say, he was lucky...... in a roundabout way. ]

[allforshu]

[He just means it's better to depend on others if you need to...... also that's so nice to say, Nisaka?? It's actually making Mika sort of squint his mismatched eyes at him.]

Ya said ya were fine, right?

1/3

[tepidity]

[ —heh? ]

2/3

[tepidity]

[ ... ]

3/3

[tepidity]

I'm not still drunk!!

[ omg just for that he is LEAVING YOU GOODBYE ]

[allforshu]

[!!!!]

Wait up, Nisa-kun! Lemme check yer head an' make sure yer not comin' down with somethin'!

[He's joking, jogging after the other boy with a laugh. It hasn't quite clicked with him that he's actually oddly comfortable around Nisaka, but it'll be fine when it does... Nisaka's pretty harmless as far as guys go.]

[tepidity]

[ see if he ever says anything nice to you again... hmph HMPH

but he doesn't actually run away, his steps more brisk than anything else. easy enough for mika to catch up to him with a light jog.

don't count on him not looking surly though. hmph!! ]

You should have more of your candy.

[ you know... busy your mouth with something else. ]

[allforshu]

Eheheh~. Don't mind if I do~.

[It's a nice wake up thing too. He quite likes the gummy treats in here, they are the best, and Mika pauses a moment before they actually exit the building to inhale. Exhale. Okay.

Okay, they can go now, he's steeled himself for the crowds. Let's see... where was that fabric store he saw wandering around before, this way..? Or that way? He'll just pick a direction and figure it out from there, come on, into the alleyways we go again.]

[tepidity]

[ it's not hard to notice the way the other boy stalls, and it's definitely not difficult to notice the unique pathways mika's decided to take them down. nisaka finds his pace slowing, glancing at their surroundings in mild confusion.

after a moment, he looks to the back of mika's head, bluntly asking, ]

Are you trying to avoid someone?

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[Mika flinches slightly, more at the sudden question than the content, and shakes his lowered head.]

No, I just don't like crowds... So I take paths that keep me away from 'em as much as I can. I get sorta dizzy if I ain't careful...

[... So it wasn't just for Nisaka's benefit when he did this last time.]