tiir rumibul; oo1

[contemptibility]

Who: Tiir and vatheon!
When: Early afternoon?
Where: In the forest, near the lake.
Style: [I'm lazy okay]
Status: NEVER MIND this suddenly became open thanks to Cal—

[It might sound a bit odd, coming from someone who tries to be honest, but Tiir hates this curse.

... Granted, he hates most of them, but still.

It might've been fine another time, or under different circumstances. Half the time, Tiir wouldn't care if others could see his thoughts, as he'd already be saying them out loud.

With Guriko to look after, however, it's a different story. He can't afford to let her see.

... And he's not as confident as he was months ago.

Thus, his thought bubble blank as he forces himself to think about nothing, he escapes to his usual hiding place: the forest. That is, the one place he can usually count on to be unoccupied.

... Except for right now, apparently—]

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[rainbowarch]

[He doesn't think Tiir's as fine as he says he is, but he chooses not to ask for now. His bubble is showing many of the seeds planted in mugs sprouting.]

It is, things are starting to grow.

[He'd say "you should come see them," but his thought bubble is doing a pretty good job of showing him.]

What are you doing out here?

[contemptibility]

That's good to hear. And I'd be glad to, if you don't mind me addressing your... thoughts.

[His smile dims, though he does his best to keep it up.]

Enjoying the peace.

(Avoiding certain people.)

[rainbowarch]

[He takes a minute to look over at the curious bubble thing. All he knows about it is it apparently shows whatever he's thinking at the moment.

And because he's currently pondering this strange thought bubble, it's showing a picture of itself. He looks back at Tiir and it's kind of hard to not read his thought bubble. Cielo is naturally curious like that.]

You're avoiding people?

[contemptibility]

(Why must these exist—)

[He smiles a bit sheepishly.]

Well... I suppose I can't say that I'm not now, can I?

[rainbowarch]

You're not in trouble are you?

[But Tiir sounds pretty casual right now, so it's probably just him not wanting to see someone for a while.]

Who? If you're willing to share.

[contemptibility]

No, not at all. And if I were, I could likely handle it easily.

[An image of Guriko—a young, black-haired girl—and Minato flicker through his bubble.]

My friend. Or family, you could call her. She's still fairly young, so I'd rather not burden her with any unwelcome thoughts, should they happen to occur.

[... He's not sure how to explain Minato, especially when he doubts that Cielo dislikes humans as well.]

[rainbowarch]

[Cielo understands not wanting to show your thoughts to a young girl. He has to be careful about what he thinks about as well.

Like devouring.

...whoops. Good thing it's Tiir he's talking to right now. Cielo hasn't met Minato personally, but he knows who that is.]

Oh...that's one of the guys Serph works with.

[contemptibility]

[He lets out a quiet laugh.]

That would be difficult to explain, yes. I'm not ashamed of what I am, but I can't imagine how she'd react.

[He blinks.]

Oh? Well, I suppose that shouldn't be a surprise.

[rainbowarch]

[Cielo has long since accepted what he was. He can't change it. It would be nice if he didn't have to eat people, but everyone must devour something to survive. Plant, animal, it's all life.]

Ja, in the Defense Force. Haven't met him myself, but I hear he's nice.

[contemptibility]

[An image of Minato's smiling face appears, before Tiir banishes the thought from his mind.]

... That is one way you could describe him, I suppose. He certainly makes an attempt to... befriend others.

[rainbowarch]

What's wrong with trying to befriend others?

[Cielo likes to make friends, but those attempts don't always go over well.]

Do you find him annoying?

[contemptibility]

I'm afraid I am not particularly fond of humans.

(To put it lightly.)

[rainbowarch]

[Right. Cielo remembers that Tiir doesn't have the highest opinion of humans.]

And he won't go away?

[...sounds a little bit like me, to be honest.]

[contemptibility]

Unfortunately. I'm sure he'll realize eventually, though.

[rainbowarch]

He might not.

[Cielo hasn't met Minato, that's true, but from everything he's heard about Minato, he sees some similarities with himself.]

[contemptibility]

... He will. I'm sure of it.

(He has to.)

[rainbowarch]

[Only time will tell. Tiir seems really adamant on rejecting Minato's friendship.]

Do you have any other friends?

[Most people here are humans, after all.]

[contemptibility]

Here? I'm afraid not. I haven't met many people who aren't human.

(It's unpleasant to be alone.)

Taking care of Guriko makes it easy to forget that, though.

[rainbowarch]

It's good that you have someone you really care about, ja?

[Briefly, Serph's image flashes in his bubble.]

What about me?

[contemptibility]

[He nods.]

It is. And if you've never looked after children, I can tell you from experience that it requires a fair bit of attention.

[He laughs lightly, as images of some of the other children he's looked after flicker in his bubble.]

Oh, I meant besides you and Serph. I consider you two my friends as well—and I hope the sentiment is reciprocated?

[It's not like with his kind, after all, where he expects an automatic connection.]

[rainbowarch]

[He can't say he has looked after children. Before coming to Vatheon, he had never even met a child. Children did not exist where he came from. And yet, he knew what they were.

The images of a dark skinned man with long red hair and a three headed dog demon appear in his thought bubble.]

Ja, we consider you a friend.

[He was willing to extend friendship to anyone as long as they don't pose a threat to either himself or Serph.]

[contemptibility]

[His smile brightens at that.]

I'm glad. I'd hate to have been rejected before getting a chance to see your growing garden, after all.

[rainbowarch]

[Aha! A real smile! That's what Cielo likes to see.]

Honestly, I was more worried about being rejected, ja?

[contemptibility]

I assure you, I enjoy your company. You've done me no wrong, after all.

[rainbowarch]

[There's few things Cielo likes more than to hear that he's liked and wanted.]

I'm glad!

[And he pauses, looking pensive. Tiir's image appears in his thought bubble.]