[He's still dressed up, but at least slightly less Super Extra about it as he makes his way over. The gardens are a good place to catch a break, clear your head...
He looks a little surprised to see that slightly lackluster smile, though!]
Mm? I'm just taking a rest! There's no way I'll be done even by the end of the day. [Kashuu...] ...You okay?
[They totally did make that place just for him and he's going to LIVE THERE NOW--
But!! More importantly, his friend here seems to be a bit distressed. Kashuu will move a little closer, not so he can look at the sketchbook but just because it's his first instinct when someone else seems bothered and in need of some cheering up.]
Um... Hm. Hey, this is gonna sound weird, but is it actually artist's block? Or... is it kinda different? Like - worse.
[Kazu... Kashuu will absolutely just be in his personal space then, because he too doesn't have a sense of it.]
Um... I mean, like, earlier? Y'know - when we were dressing up and stuff? ...It's not really the same or anything, but I totally forgot how to walk in heels! Is that weird or what?
--If it makes you feel any better, I remembered how to walk in 'em again after a little while? [RIP to whoever got that talent for the time only to suddenly have it vanish again.] So... if it's the same thing, maybe it's like that.
[Almost on reflex, he reaches out to kind of half-ruffle, half-pet Kazu's hair. It's what makes him feel comforted when he's upset!]
...Yeah. I have a feeling it might have to do with the prism or something. Maybe it's-- I dunno, just us reacting to being here? We've kinda been here for a while.
[It makes him pretty uncomfortable to think about it. The possibility that they're changing just by being stuck here, in little bits and pieces.]
[He's loathe to admit the possibility, but after a second, he just nods.]
It could be something like that, but on, like... a way smaller scale? We don't actually know how long they've been here, anyway. Maybe to them it seems like a super long time, but it's actually only been a month or something.
It kinda makes me worried for them. If we're being affected like this, what does it mean for them, you know? Even if it is their home, it's been weird since we got here for them, too.
Yeah, I know what you mean... But it feels kinda weird to try talking about it with 'em, y'know? I mean, we've only been here for some days or whatever, right? It feels kinda like we're intruding still, even though we all got here accidentally.
[Or so he THOUGHT, it's looking a little more intentional as the days go by.]
Yeah, but Mari said this is going to be our home now, too. That we'll probably be here for a while? I got the feeling they all kind of want us to accept that already.
Maybe if we just ask if they remember something like it happening to them before, it's okay?
Mm... I don't think it's that bad, but I'm a little worried about leaving everyone back home, you know? Kumopi and I still have family, and the Mankai Company will be totes worried about two of us disappearing just like that.
I can give it a shot! And I'll try not to push too far - I don't want to upset them, either.
Yeah - plenty of us have stuff to get back to. It'd be nice to visit, maybe? Check in on the residents and all? But no way can we all just grind our lives to a stop 'cuz some prism decided to scoop us up or whatever.
[But he waves a hand after that, since there are still so many unknowns and he is not the local braincell.]
That's a good idea! We don't wanna press 'em too much. Just enough to maybe get somewhere.
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He looks a little surprised to see that slightly lackluster smile, though!]
Mm? I'm just taking a rest! There's no way I'll be done even by the end of the day. [Kashuu...] ...You okay?
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...ah, but the smile falters, he glances down at the sketchbook for just a second. ]
Haha, just some artist's block! Happens to the best of us, right?
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But!! More importantly, his friend here seems to be a bit distressed. Kashuu will move a little closer, not so he can look at the sketchbook but just because it's his first instinct when someone else seems bothered and in need of some cheering up.]
Um... Hm. Hey, this is gonna sound weird, but is it actually artist's block? Or... is it kinda different? Like - worse.
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What... do you mean?
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Um... I mean, like, earlier? Y'know - when we were dressing up and stuff? ...It's not really the same or anything, but I totally forgot how to walk in heels! Is that weird or what?
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he looks back at the sketchbook in alarm. ]
You mean I just forgot how to draw?!
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--If it makes you feel any better, I remembered how to walk in 'em again after a little while? [RIP to whoever got that talent for the time only to suddenly have it vanish again.] So... if it's the same thing, maybe it's like that.
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[ he slumps, leaning a little into kashuu with a heavy sigh. ]
I've never just... not been able to draw before, not ever since I started. What gives?
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...Yeah. I have a feeling it might have to do with the prism or something. Maybe it's-- I dunno, just us reacting to being here? We've kinda been here for a while.
[It makes him pretty uncomfortable to think about it. The possibility that they're changing just by being stuck here, in little bits and pieces.]
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It could be something like that, but on, like... a way smaller scale? We don't actually know how long they've been here, anyway. Maybe to them it seems like a super long time, but it's actually only been a month or something.
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[ troubling. ]
It kinda makes me worried for them. If we're being affected like this, what does it mean for them, you know? Even if it is their home, it's been weird since we got here for them, too.
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[Or so he THOUGHT, it's looking a little more intentional as the days go by.]
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Maybe if we just ask if they remember something like it happening to them before, it's okay?
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[Especially not after that Tuesday note HELLO.]
But I guess asking a little couldn't hurt. We can kinda, like... check how far we can push things that way.
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I can give it a shot! And I'll try not to push too far - I don't want to upset them, either.
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[But he waves a hand after that, since there are still so many unknowns and he is not the local braincell.]
That's a good idea! We don't wanna press 'em too much. Just enough to maybe get somewhere.