"Yes...I...It really isn't my best moment...But um...It's just...something that stuck with me. Y-you'd be surprised how many people in healthcare smoke, actually...Doctors make the w-worst patients and all...But...th-thank you...That...means a lot to me!"
"I guess it's more shocking to me to see you of all people smokin' 'em. Those things are nothin' but trouble, friend. Quittin' those things isn't easy... but if ya need help with anything, y'know my family n' I are always available. I'd hate to see somethin' bad happen to ya."
"A-ah...You...you're so kind...um...th-thank you..." Xe gives a teary-eyed smile to the other, looking to her.
"O-oh...um...that...that would be...nice. A hug would be nice..."
"Well, I know about that; that's why I try to let you know how much you mean to me, remember?"
She'd raise a hand but flinch.
"Is it okay to rub your back, or hug you close?"
"U-um...There usually is...I just...w-worry people...h-hate me...And...I'm...n-not doing good enough." Xe sighs. There's a lot more to it, but that's the basics of it.
Xe is a bit appreciative of that, looking over as xe sees her approach.
"O-oh! Oh uh...y-yes...Um...Sorry...I...Uh...I g-guess I lost track of time. I'm glad you r-remembered though! I'm...r-really grateful, actually!" Xe smiles, a bit, stubbing out the cigarette on the brick.
She tries to make her approach *a bit* evidence to the nurse, as to not startle xem.
"Hey, Mikan... Are- Is your shift over now? I didn't forget, about our plans to hang out!"
Tenko's sadness would admittedly be hard to hide... She valued Mikan for Mikan, not for what she does.
"I...Uh...It's...a bad habit. An old bad habit...I-I know it's not the most healthy but...b-but..." Frankly xe isn't as concerned about xemself. And xe takes care of xemself otherwise.
It's one of the few bad habits that stuck with xem, after everything. Peer pressure is a bitch. Xe thought people might like xem more if they did it. Even though xe regrets it every time xe opens a package. It's an addiction at this point. Xe doesn't notice Tenko there, at first.
Is xe okay? 😟 It's hard to imagine the nurse who cares so much about the health of others doing something detrimental to xyr own health 🥺 Tenko would be worried...
@crybbychi "Y-yes...I think they are...You're right! I ne-never noticed before. He does seem like the vodka aunt type...heheh..." Xe smiles a bit, giggling at the image.
@crybbychi "W-well it's better to dave us some pain later, don't you think?" Xe smiles a little, before leaning in to listen to the other read. Xe quirks a brow, shaking xyr head. "M-m-me neither. Mioda might wear leather pants, though..."
@NAIVEISMS Mikan is flabbergasted and overwhelmingly flustered by this, flushing a bright pink and placing a hand over xyr chest, giggling a bit, returning the peck. "O-oh...! Oh my gosh, um...th-thank you S-sonia..." Xe smiles brightly, twirling a small bit of hair around xyr fingers.
@crybbychi out xyr skirt, giggling a little. "I-I don't know the qualifications for wine versus vodka, but that has to apply to one of those boxes, I think..." Xe smiles softly, settling in a bit more, getting comfy as xe arranges the water bottles to be nearby, but not in the way. "We >>
@crybbychi with it, that make you feel like some foolish child who never grew up. Though Mikan's stories have much more bitter ends. Not that Polaris' is much better. Given that her crush doesn't return such feelings. Mikan hums thoughtfully at the question, considering.
"If I w-wasn't >>