[ he looks up - it looks like fei du hadn't even realized monika was here. his emotions go scattershot, and breathless, he manages a - ]
...Monika. [ and then exhales in a whoosh of air, as he slowly leans back. for once, he doesn't try to smile, and the attempt at smothering his own emotions fails. he is also a rancid black hole.
... he gives a little shake of his head, eventually. ] ...No - no, unless it's particularly good at therapy. [ its like, the darkest joke you could possibly make, in the way that sometimes you just have to make jokes to cope with the absolute fucking nightmare that has been the past four days. ]
[ there's a thin current of distaste under his very dry, dark joke - because he'd hated that. taking away someone's autonomy of their emotions is so cruel.
he doesn't bring up matsui's name, either. it seems like they're likely on the same page - as fei du sits back and rubs his hand across his mouth, trying to compose himself a little. ]
No, it's okay... You don't need to thank me for offering to do the bare minimum.
[there's something a little bit angry underneath the void and, for whatever reason, it spikes before she immediately smothers it back down. almost like she's trying her best to avoid directing it at him.]
... Let's get away from here, okay? There was something I wanted to talk to you about yesterday, but I decided to give you space after everything that happened.
[ me taking my early morning opportunities to boomerang quynn always
he smiles a little back at her, though it's empty. he seems to have wrangled his emotions back into place, letting them settle into the darkness of a void of absolutely nothing, and with that, he takes a step away from the scene of hemophobia crimes, instead coming up to join her. ]
Anything. [ ask away. ] I could use a little fresh air, after that. How does the park sound?
... The park sounds nice. [she clasps her hands together, already turning around to start walking in that direction.] But let's stay away from the squirrels so we don't get interrupted, okay?
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Would Healing Aura help?
[calmly. though, fei du will know that she is pretty much an emotional black void right now. absolutely rancid in every way.]
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...Monika. [ and then exhales in a whoosh of air, as he slowly leans back. for once, he doesn't try to smile, and the attempt at smothering his own emotions fails. he is also a rancid black hole.
... he gives a little shake of his head, eventually. ] ...No - no, unless it's particularly good at therapy. [ its like, the darkest joke you could possibly make, in the way that sometimes you just have to make jokes to cope with the absolute fucking nightmare that has been the past four days. ]
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[and matsui.
but she cannot bring herself to say his name. not right now. not yet.]
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[ there's a thin current of distaste under his very dry, dark joke - because he'd hated that. taking away someone's autonomy of their emotions is so cruel.
he doesn't bring up matsui's name, either. it seems like they're likely on the same page - as fei du sits back and rubs his hand across his mouth, trying to compose himself a little. ]
...Thank you for the offer, anyway.
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[there's something a little bit angry underneath the void and, for whatever reason, it spikes before she immediately smothers it back down. almost like she's trying her best to avoid directing it at him.]
... Let's get away from here, okay? There was something I wanted to talk to you about yesterday, but I decided to give you space after everything that happened.
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he smiles a little back at her, though it's empty. he seems to have wrangled his emotions back into place, letting them settle into the darkness of a void of absolutely nothing, and with that, he takes a step away from the scene of hemophobia crimes, instead coming up to join her. ]
Anything. [ ask away. ] I could use a little fresh air, after that. How does the park sound?
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... The park sounds nice. [she clasps her hands together, already turning around to start walking in that direction.] But let's stay away from the squirrels so we don't get interrupted, okay?