Gym || With Shiniqua {Clone}
“So… you plan to waste your ‘precious energy’ doing the opposite? Either way, you’re still wasting it all on me,” he answered with a small smirk, the left corner of his mouth quirked upwards. “Anyway, judge me all you want for my supposed narcissism but… it’s hard to take seriously coming from you of all people.” When he had looked her up and down earlier, aside from her demeanor and attitude, the way she dressed, did her makeup, and accessorized gave him enough information to guess as to what type of person she was. The two of them clearly came from two very different worlds. Along with the fact that she was a digital artist… You would need at least some amount of money to get the equipment needed and then continuously perfect the craft.
As Shiniqua moved closer, looking him straight on and meeting his eyes eye, he decided to lean down a tad bit so that the two were closer to having the same eye-level. “You know, I wouldn’t have it any other way. Before I’m offed, though, at least allow me the honor of calling you ‘toothpick’, toothpick. After all, you really went all out with those nicknames there that I figured I’d try to give you a similar nickname as your favorite for me. Who would’ve known that you could be so creative?”
@elixr || Shiniqua
Hallway || With Sara
Naturally, Ryo failed to notice the change in Sara’s demeanor from her voice alone. He was not focusing too much on looking at her due to the limited vision and, even if he was looking at her, her ‘poker face’ would make it difficult for him to realize that she was someone anxious. “I believe, it’s a left, Miss Tenko,” he answered before pulling up the map once again to confirm it. “Yep, left,” he quietly affirmed, although more so for himself.
Eventually, Sara responded to his question, causing him to finally look over at her for the first time in awhile after shutting off his e-handbook. “Yeah, hopefully…” Admittedly, there was a part of him that wished the words would end up holding some weight… and that someone would set their sight of him for the victim. He almost felt as though he were cursed by this point. But analyzing his messed up thoughts would wait for another day. “You know, although the gun girl was a little brash and flashy for my taste, I mostly agree with her. That it’s not a question of ‘if’ someone takes what was said seriously but ‘when.’”
@angelic || Sara Ryo is a nickname sort of guy but I’m unfortunately terrible at coming up with nicknames so… gotta deal with the purposeful wrong names for now (':
Gym || With Hinata
Namihei chuckled just a bit at Hinata’s response but could completely see where he was coming from. “They’re not so bad all the time, trust me,” he responded smoothly with a grin. He always enjoyed talking about the ocean and the marine life residing in it but he was careful to keep his hyperfixation on the low. Albeit difficult, it guaranteed that he didn’t overwhelm people-- not many would be too interested anyway.
As soon as Hinata’s smile dropped, Nami figured that perhaps mentioning that the two should be exploring was a bad idea. He was trying to be careful and keep the mood light throughout the conversation but… at the same time, what good would it do to ignore the situation they were in fully? Noticing the obvious shaky voice, Nami was quick to cut in and say, “Hey, hey, hey-- don’t worry about it, kid. I think if there were any tricks going on that someone would have found one by now and let everyone know. I’m a hundred percent positive that we don’t have anything to worry about right now… and we don’t have to go if you don’t want to; it was only a suggestion.” He attempted to pair the words with a reassuring smile, hopeful that it would ease Hinata’s mind somewhat.
@Kbail || Hinata
