[pcs] mizuki

[ritualization]

(i don't have a shitpost yet we'll add that later)

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[ritualization]

...nor can I, truthfully. These days have a way of wearing one down.

[nine hours of All That Mess plus what happened at the very end, plus ambition being messy in public...

he sets his chin in his palm, elbow resting on the table.]

Would you mind if I stayed here for a while, Mizuki-san? I don't want to impose if you have anyone else to meet with later, but...

[but their company's nice and also, it's debatable how much he's going to want to stand back up later. there's a non-zero chance that he's just going to nap in this booth later if they let him.]

[digestif]

Of course not! Being around you is relaxing, actually.

[ majima is coming later but mizuki does not know that... it's fine, waves hand, rp timelines are fake. ]

How are you and Merriment-san doing?

[ritualization]

I suppose that goes along with my nature.

[it gets a slight smile from him, one that makes him look a little less tired. thanks, mizuki.]

-but we are doing well, I believe. I have no complaints, aside from my own failings in my efforts.

[digestif]

[ they nod. After what happened to Fortune, they wonder if he's concerned about Piety - but they'd rather not bring up something depressing again. ]

Well, that's good. I've never actually spoken to him in private, so I don't know very much about him, other than he's very protective towards Justice-kun.

[ritualization]

I am fond of him, truthfully. There are a few things we have in common, and of course I appreciate his willingness to accept me even though I didn't exactly follow him to provide support in this contest.

[but also, like. ishi is fond of every god he knows.]

[digestif]

Haha. That doesn't surprise me. [ is there anyone ishikirimaru doesn't get along with? ] What's he like?

[ they kind of feel like he'd make them apologize or be grumpy if they went to talk to him on their own... ]

[ritualization]

Mm, well... Piety once said that despite his name, he can be somewhat melancholy at times. I don't think I disagree.

[he considers a moment, before adding-]

I asked about his ideal version of the world, and he told me he wanted one in which people would be able to protect what mattered most. Perhaps that's a part of why we get along.

[digestif]

Protecting what matters most, huh...

[ a faint smile - maybe a little bitter. ]

I wonder if these gods will really be able to make worlds like that.

[ritualization]

...I think they will.

[his voice is soft, but still certain.]

Some of them-- they will. I have faith in that.