nebula 1; video

[flatteries]

[ Guess who isn't used to making announcements over this thing and is heavily trying to surpress some social anxiety right now? This guy.

To his credit, he manages to smile rather convincingly, no matter how much he's sweating on the inside. ]

Hello, everyone..! I'm not sure if a lot of people tried out the arcade back on Diagad, but there was this charming game that involved having to dance..? [ DDR. He means DDR.

He just doesn't know it. ]

Either way, it was a lot of fun, so I got one of those machines for it here on the train! Anyone can use it, just.. please be careful and don't break it? It cost a lot of points! [ He worked hard for those!! ] If anyone thinks that it looks or sounds like fun, but has no idea how to use it, feel free to ask me for help! I can teach people!

[ ...

There's a slight pause, and then he adds with a bit more awkwardness: ]

Ah, and if.. someone could help me move that big, heavy thing.. I would certainly appreciate it.

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[flatteries]

[ Oh, sorry, Jingyi.

Were you saying something? Because the last part of what he says - everything after the promise, basically - is going about five miles above Inigo's head. He doesn't even pay attention to it. Because it's so easy for the other to reach out and ruffle his hair like that, considering Inigo is giving zero resistance to the gesture..

.. but then he's just moving to wrap his arms around the other. It's not even a light hug, nope, he is full on clinging to Jingyi. Just because he's having A Moment here. Just because he's overcome by how great Jingyi is, and how lucky Inigo is to have him as a friend.

(This just happens sometimes.

He might even be burying his face into the other's shoulder for a moment. THIS JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES..) ]

We'll have fun together. [ Inigo then slowly mumbles. Maybe he did hear at least some part of that last thing Jingyi said after all, huh. ]

[jingyeets]

( ?!

Well, okay then, apparently this is now a hug moment, and while his response isn't immediate as he hadn't expected this turnaround, his arms do come up to at least hug back, after a little whoof from impact. Inigo can't see his face, or the look of confusion on it at first, but it settles into something more generally neutral with the whole being burrowed into and we'll have fun together.

So he does a very Jingyi thing, and scoffs lightly, tail (such a subject of conversation) curving around so Inigo's... thighs... are also hugged??? Sorry, standing use of tail ends up more awkward than sitting use of tail, Inigo. )

Of course. ( ??? Guess he's really signed up for dance games now. ) Why wouldn't we?

[flatteries]

[ This is the life Jingyi is living right now. The life where he's being hugged by Inigo - at least for another few moments, until Inigo finally releases the other. Hopefully without tripping over that tail around his ankles.

He looks kind of sheepish, his cheeks pink, but he doesn't necessarily look unhappy in any way. Thankfully. ]

Sorry, sorry! [ He quickly says, now seeming to realise his dumb temporary emotional moment. ] I know that might have seemed odd, I was just.. thinking about how glad I am that we're friends.

[ THIS JUST HAPPENS SOMETIMES, OKAY, JINGYI. ]

[jingyeets]

( he lifts his eyebrows, smiling after a moment. it would be so easy to tease, right now, but he's done that enough so far today. )

Why apologise? Hug if you feel like hugging, just try not to pick awkward times like mid fight or when we're all trying to swim a river or something.

( after saying, he grins. )

We gonna move this thing or not, my friend?

( ! CUE ZEWUJUN ARRIVING... TIMELINE CONVERGENCE )