Aqua, like a normal person: does as any actor about to be caught doing something deeply stupid would do.
He acts.
He closes his eyes, seeming confused at first, before flashing Ryoshu one of his most disarming, bright smiles, bringing a hand to his fringe.
Everything must go according to plan. I cannot falter. Not now.]
Ah, right... you were...? [He feigns perfect airheaded-ness at first, someone caught off guard, someone off of their groove.] Ryoshu-san, correct? My apologies for pestering you while you are at work.
I am just going out for some fresh air. [He closes his eyes, mouth drawn into a small, if strained smile, letting some of his anxieties bleed through the cracks.] I am... not feeling very well.
[All adults, when it came to staff in occasions such as these, are the same. They wish to be left alone to their work, to be unbothered, and as long as he has a good enough excuse, a well enough explanation—]
Please, don't tell Ruby. She... doesn't need that on her plate right now.
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Date: 2026-03-25 11:18 pm (UTC)Aqua, like a normal person: does as any actor about to be caught doing something deeply stupid would do.
He acts.
He closes his eyes, seeming confused at first, before flashing Ryoshu one of his most disarming, bright smiles, bringing a hand to his fringe.
Everything must go according to plan. I cannot falter. Not now.]
Ah, right... you were...? [He feigns perfect airheaded-ness at first, someone caught off guard, someone off of their groove.] Ryoshu-san, correct? My apologies for pestering you while you are at work.
I am just going out for some fresh air. [He closes his eyes, mouth drawn into a small, if strained smile, letting some of his anxieties bleed through the cracks.] I am... not feeling very well.
[All adults, when it came to staff in occasions such as these, are the same. They wish to be left alone to their work, to be unbothered, and as long as he has a good enough excuse, a well enough explanation—]
Please, don't tell Ruby. She... doesn't need that on her plate right now.
I will be right back.