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⚜ two [ video ] screw hiatus i couldn't resist this one sobs

W-What is this?! I'm... n-n-not supposed to be able to even feel cold!

[ Or at least, have an extreme resistance to it. A rare sight for Mithos. He's wearing his usual outfit, sure, but now he's also wearing one of Shing's coats. Yes, Shing, he stole it from you and it's big on him, but at least it covers him. And there's a blanket on over it. ]

I hate... I hate that coral... [ He wraps the blanket around tighter around himself. ] K-Kohaku, fix the air conditioner! Or I'll blow it up!

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[He loosens his hold a little when he feels Mithos start squirming again, but he hesitates before letting go.]

Are you sure? Was that really long enough to warm you back up?

It was good enough.

If you're sure...

[Pardon Lloyd's doubt when he lets you go, Mithos. You just don't seem like the kind of person who would hug as long as you should in a situation like this.]

So you're feeling better, right?

Y-Yeah, I guess... I'm an angel, I have more tolerance of the cold than a lot of other people.

[Lloyd knows all about the tolerance of angels, Mithos. He knows full well that not feeling something doesn't mean it isn't still affected them. The fact that Mithos felt it at all says something, too. Lloyd gives Mithos the look that deserves.

Still, this is probably the best he can hope for right now. Maybe he can check by another time to make sure Mithos is doing all right.]

If you get cold again, you can always call me, you know. I won't mind.

[ If he knows anything about curses, then yes, he probably will get cold again. But he won't say that out loud, or Lloyd will probably never leave. ]

Fine.

[Oh Mithos. You think Lloyd's going to leave? Just like that? He just barely got here! He's not about to do a hug-and-run.

He stands up, looking around with interest.]

So, this is your apartment? How long have you been here? I thought you were living with your friend, Kohaku.

I am. She's not here.

Oh.

[Lloyd looks around at the apartment again. It does seem to have the feel of a feminine touch in how it's decorated. That would explain it.

He turns back to Mithos and asks unashamedly-]

Is Kohaku your girlfriend, Mithos?

[ Mithos was paying no attention to Lloyd for a while, wondering if he was ever going to leave. But the moment he asked that... ]

No, you idiot human!

[ Totally not blushing, nope. ]

She's Shing's!

Whoa, hey, I was just asking!

[No need to get so insulting.]

How was I supposed to know? Besides, guys don't usually live with girls unless it's something like that.

[...is Mithos blushing right now?]

Well, it's not. It's not like that at all.

Oh. Okay.

[Maybe he should leave it there, but...]

...do you have a girlfriend?

[But now that the subject's been brought up, curiosity can't be tamed.]

Don't be ridiculous, Lloyd.

[ A short, curt response. ]

What's so ridiculous about it? Just because you're four thousand years old doesn't mean you can't like someone.

There's nobody here like me.

[Lloyd gives Mithos an odd, funny look.]

Would you really want something like that? I mean, someone exactly like you? Wouldn't it be weird to date yourself?

I said like me, not someone that is me.

[ Honestly, Lloyd. ]

So you're saying that it's okay for them to be a little different. They don't have to be just like you. Couldn't you meet someone and say "it's okay that they're different from me this way, I still like the rest"?

[ That's quite an over-simplification of what he said, but... ]

Yeah.

[Lloyd is good at simplifying things.]

So what's the problem? You haven't met anyone you like?

Why do you even care, anyway? I've lived for four thousand years. If I wanted to find one, I would have by now.

I'm just curious. Besides, I'm your friend. Of course I care.

[One of these days he'll have said that enough so that Mithos won't feel like he has to question it every time Lloyd expresses an interest in his life.]

Well, so long as you're happy, that's what matters, right?

Y-Yeah, whatever.

[ He looks away, and sighs. ]

All I want is Martel back.

[This again. Lloyd understands. He really does, but there's nothing he or Mithos can do about it while they're here. Sympathy flickers across his face, though there may be a hint of frustration mixed in.]

She could show up, you know. Are you ready for her if she does?

⚜ two [ video ] screw hiatus i couldn't resist this one sobs

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