[Great, he loves fire— anyway, here he comes, wearing a jacket and having trudged in from outside. The snow starts to melt as soon as he gets near the fire, for a blessing.]
Hey. Sorry about the note, I know you're the jittery sort. This won't take that long. Ydalir needs stuff for her magic to work... [Ugh, but he should explain.] I was going to ask Ezell to marry me, and I designed him a ring, but Ydalir can't actually make it with her magic until I've done stuff for her. She said to go around telling people stuff I like about 'em... so I picked you.
[He is hit with SO MUCH SO FAST, it takes him a moment to really get his head around what FB is here for. Oh! He wants to ask that Ezell fellow to marry him! That's exciting! There is a lot of work to prep for such a thing, his mind starts to wonder what he could possible want to ask him about- Maybe something to do with the shrine or the ceremony?]
[But then Mayoi feels the screech of tires and the impact of the wall when FB just says it. He's here to say things he likes about him.]
[Five minutes worth.]
I-I think if you spend an entire five minutes saying things like that I might perish.
It's just a guestimate, it's not actually going to be five minutes. Probably.
[Probably! Anyway, Flamebringer crams his hands into his pockets. He's... so awkward it's embarrassing. This is a man who doesn't Feelings Good 95% of the time.]
...so. Look, like we said at that feast, we don't know each other well. Probably won't for some time. But you throwing yourself into that God shit when no one else seemed all that willing — 'cause trust me, I'm fucking not — is brave of you. In Kazdel, we like brave idiots like you.
[And Mayoi is if nothing else, very polite, so he will let FB say what he needs to say, even if the thought of having any kind of praise makes him want to vaporize.]
[Of course he is deeply curious about what he would even say about him. He is right, they don't know each other very well, and their rocky first impression will always linger in the back of his mind.]
[The actual words take him off guard enough that he doesn't have any of his usual kneejerk refusals.]
I- ...I don't know if brave is the word I would use ...it feels like I fell victim to impulse, really...
[But he isn't arguing with him persay, just ...maybe a little bashful to be complimented on such a thing. He fidgets a little with his clothing and kind of laughs at his own expense.]
...I couldn't stand idly by, and so I became possessed with recklessness.
Impulsive bravery. Look, anyone else would have the impulse to turn tail and run, not to say yes. That whole "I can't stand by" sentiment is just an example of it.
[Poor Mayoi and his social anxiety...]
On a more basic level, though, you're a damn talented singer. It doesn't take much more than ears to know that much.
You’ve put it so bluntly not even I can refute it… Uuue, life was much simpler when I was a coward, Flamebringer-san, I can’t believe this has happened to me.
[The joke is, Mayoi was never truly a coward. It takes some cajones to work as an idol, and even bigger ones to do it with forged paperwork and being under threat of serious consequences should anyone find out why his paperwork is fake.]
… [Getting compliments on his singing is a little easier to swallow at least. He would not be an idol if he could not sing. He sighs, banishing those particular brain demons, and then offers FB a little smile.] …thank you. I thought that I had lost that part of my past. To sing to an audience once again brought me a lot of happiness. I’m glad that you also enjoyed it.
Heimr sells instruments, you know. There's no reason you can't perform again. ...I guess you wouldn't have a band backing you or whatever. I think there's a couple people here that can play an instrument or sing to back you.
["You should start a band" or whatever.]
If it's something important to you, you should do it.
[Ah, such encouraging words… How strangely parental. He knows they spoke of getting to know each other and not assuming anything, but he can’t help but feel strangely happy at the words.]
Perhaps once things settle down… I will look into it. Things have been particularly busy of late… but I think that I would like that.
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Hey. Sorry about the note, I know you're the jittery sort. This won't take that long. Ydalir needs stuff for her magic to work... [Ugh, but he should explain.] I was going to ask Ezell to marry me, and I designed him a ring, but Ydalir can't actually make it with her magic until I've done stuff for her. She said to go around telling people stuff I like about 'em... so I picked you.
I assume you have five minutes to hear me out?
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[But then Mayoi feels the screech of tires and the impact of the wall when FB just says it. He's here to say things he likes about him.]
[Five minutes worth.]
I-I think if you spend an entire five minutes saying things like that I might perish.
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[Probably! Anyway, Flamebringer crams his hands into his pockets. He's... so awkward it's embarrassing. This is a man who doesn't Feelings Good 95% of the time.]
...so. Look, like we said at that feast, we don't know each other well. Probably won't for some time. But you throwing yourself into that God shit when no one else seemed all that willing — 'cause trust me, I'm fucking not — is brave of you. In Kazdel, we like brave idiots like you.
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[Of course he is deeply curious about what he would even say about him. He is right, they don't know each other very well, and their rocky first impression will always linger in the back of his mind.]
[The actual words take him off guard enough that he doesn't have any of his usual kneejerk refusals.]
I- ...I don't know if brave is the word I would use ...it feels like I fell victim to impulse, really...
[But he isn't arguing with him persay, just ...maybe a little bashful to be complimented on such a thing. He fidgets a little with his clothing and kind of laughs at his own expense.]
...I couldn't stand idly by, and so I became possessed with recklessness.
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[Poor Mayoi and his social anxiety...]
On a more basic level, though, you're a damn talented singer. It doesn't take much more than ears to know that much.
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[The joke is, Mayoi was never truly a coward. It takes some cajones to work as an idol, and even bigger ones to do it with forged paperwork and being under threat of serious consequences should anyone find out why his paperwork is fake.]
… [Getting compliments on his singing is a little easier to swallow at least. He would not be an idol if he could not sing. He sighs, banishing those particular brain demons, and then offers FB a little smile.] …thank you. I thought that I had lost that part of my past. To sing to an audience once again brought me a lot of happiness. I’m glad that you also enjoyed it.
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["You should start a band" or whatever.]
If it's something important to you, you should do it.
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Perhaps once things settle down… I will look into it. Things have been particularly busy of late… but I think that I would like that.