[ She peers a little more closely at Gaku, eyebrows delicately knitting together. It's probably rude to pry further than this with magecraft, to see if what's ailing him is something beyond the physical.
Then again, maybe it is just stress. The situation at hand isn't exactly conducive to peaceful slumber, save for those truly exhausted. ]
... Would you like to sit down? I wouldn't say you look unsteady, exactly, but...
[ when she asks him if he'd like to sit down, there's a split-second where he looks a little dumbfounded, but then the expression breaks and leaves him feeling sheepish. apologetic. ]
I look that bad, huh? [ like the good boy he is, he takes a seat close to her. ] ... Thanks. I didn't want to be rude and just sit down without saying anything.
[ little things he's worried about that he knows shouldn't really matter, but his mind is a mess right now.
the clock is ticking closer and closer to midnight. ]
[ Fiore's lips lift in a rather wry smile, even as she shakes her head. ]
I would be the last person to scold you for sitting.
[ Given her everything. She doesn't necessarily think it will solve his troubled thoughts, but if nothing else, it might be something like a momentary reprieve. ]
[ gaku can only laugh at her response. it's more wry and weary than anything else but at least he's finally relaxing. whatever exhaustion he'd been trying to hold back is a lot more evident now but he still does his best to keep it all together. ]
That's true. I...
[ the clock shaves off the last few seconds and now it's finally midnight. his voice trails off as the light in his eyes become daze, and he doesn't appear to be seeing fiore anymore. instead, his gaze is focused towards a new direction, quietly standing up as he starts to head over there.
[ He just kind of trailed off into nothingness, and as Fiore blinks up at him, it's with a start that she sees some kind of cloudy haze overtake his vision. It's not as though she hasn't seen suggestion magecraft act similarly, but...
With a frown, she grips the wheels of her chair and starts after him. ]
[ gaku says nothing as he continues to wander along the path he has now chosen. it's almost as though nothing else exists in the world at that very moment — just a singular thread that only he can see guiding him to where he wants to be.
it takes a while because they're a few ways away from the nearest lake, but soon enough it becomes clear that that's where he is headed. if he isn't stopped, he'll walk into the water until he's all but completely submerged under the surface.
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[ She peers a little more closely at Gaku, eyebrows delicately knitting together. It's probably rude to pry further than this with magecraft, to see if what's ailing him is something beyond the physical.
Then again, maybe it is just stress. The situation at hand isn't exactly conducive to peaceful slumber, save for those truly exhausted. ]
... Would you like to sit down? I wouldn't say you look unsteady, exactly, but...
[ Maybe it wouldn't hurt. ]
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I look that bad, huh? [ like the good boy he is, he takes a seat close to her. ] ... Thanks. I didn't want to be rude and just sit down without saying anything.
[ little things he's worried about that he knows shouldn't really matter, but his mind is a mess right now.
the clock is ticking closer and closer to midnight. ]
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I would be the last person to scold you for sitting.
[ Given her everything. She doesn't necessarily think it will solve his troubled thoughts, but if nothing else, it might be something like a momentary reprieve. ]
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That's true. I...
[ the clock shaves off the last few seconds and now it's finally midnight. his voice trails off as the light in his eyes become daze, and he doesn't appear to be seeing fiore anymore. instead, his gaze is focused towards a new direction, quietly standing up as he starts to head over there.
without so much as another word. ]
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[ He just kind of trailed off into nothingness, and as Fiore blinks up at him, it's with a start that she sees some kind of cloudy haze overtake his vision. It's not as though she hasn't seen suggestion magecraft act similarly, but...
With a frown, she grips the wheels of her chair and starts after him. ]
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it takes a while because they're a few ways away from the nearest lake, but soon enough it becomes clear that that's where he is headed. if he isn't stopped, he'll walk into the water until he's all but completely submerged under the surface.
at least he isn't in a hurry to do it. ]