[ Hien feels even more concerned when he sees Elysium in his current state. He lets him go, but will be ready to catch him at any time. That's why he keeps an eye on him instead of the maze, and there's not much that will get him to look away. ]
"... I've never been curious about it. I can always learn later, one way or another."
he lets out a soft breath. it's hard to tell what emotion it carries, his expression locked into a carefully stiff smile. ]
That was your cue to say you were and go check it out.
[ as time passes, it gets easier to steady himself, deep breaths evening out before he rolls his shoulders back into something resembling posture that feels more familiar. ]
… Is pity what's keeping you here? Or is it an inability to look away from someone who’s struggling? If I had to pick, I'd say neither sounds right.
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"... I've never been curious about it. I can always learn later, one way or another."
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he lets out a soft breath. it's hard to tell what emotion it carries, his expression locked into a carefully stiff smile. ]
That was your cue to say you were and go check it out.
[ as time passes, it gets easier to steady himself, deep breaths evening out before he rolls his shoulders back into something resembling posture that feels more familiar. ]
… Is pity what's keeping you here? Or is it an inability to look away from someone who’s struggling? If I had to pick, I'd say neither sounds right.
[ like he's taunting an answer out of hien. ]
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Hien looks at the smile, hears his words, and ]
"Do you really want to know why?"
[ calls him out, as if it'll be something Elysium doesn't want to hear. ]
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You look like you've been wanting to say something this entire time. Why hold back?
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But that's all he does. Wait. ]
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they're feet pictures. ]
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... ... ...
??? ]
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You're the one who had his hand out…
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"Is this your way of telling me you want pictures of mine..."
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[
dumps the rest of the feet pictures onto hien since in this universe i do not need to hold onto them to shitpost. ]
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Hien looks through them some more. ]
"Some of you need pedicures. Jeez."
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[ excuse him as he tries to
book it from this roof. as hien is distracted by feet. ]
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Okay. ]