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[zomboii]

[ This is it. His favourite time of day: Mama Miko time.

...It's not really a specific time or anything, it's just when he gathers up anything and everything he's excited for or wants to show her and heads over to visit Yae Miko at her tree house. He has his own, but he rarely uses it for anything except hoarding.

Even before he knocks on her door, he's smiling. He's got a few things clutched to his chest that he can't wait to show her. ]

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[servantofeternity]

[ It's something she's come to expect each day. A little ray of light in this unusual dream world.

Sure she couldn't get back to Inazuma yet but for now she was content to take joy in the little things, such as this little routine which varied from day to day but always happened all the same. He'd really grown on her, to where she'd actually given him a name and it felt like such an important thing she couldn't put into words.

As soon as the knock happened, Yae rose to her feet and swept over to open the door. A smile on her lips immediately as she saw him, raising a hand to sign a message at him: ]


Hello. Please do come in. I've been waiting for you.

[ She always used simple signs for him, along with moving aside so he could come inside to show her what he'd brought with him today. ]

[zomboii]

[ If they could, his cheeks would flush with delight. At first he thought everyone could sign. Now that he knows that isn't the case, the fact that she can and does with him makes Unnamed feel all the more grateful to have met her. ]

Uh!

[ He grins and nods his head, hurrying to come in so he can put his stuff down and get his hands free. ]

Hi Y-A-E! I learned new things with S-H-I-G-E-R-U today, and I ate red vegetable with a strong bird man.

[ There's more to say on that, but first-- ]

I missed you. Happy to see you!

[servantofeternity]

[ It's almost surprising how much patience she has, waiting for him to come in and set things down while shutting the door behind him quietly. Then taking in his response in with a small chuckle, her chest feeling warm with a sort of unspoken happiness. ]

Oh? That sounds interesting. Can't wait to know more about it.

[ Part of expressing her thoughts on these matters did come with the looks on her face, kindness reflected there. He truly was too pure and good, and Yae wanted to protect that innocence of his. ]

I missed you as well. Always happy to see you.

[zomboii]

[ His chest fills with warmth at her words. It makes him tingle all over--just like eating those peppers Asura had let him try. They are definitely filled with love, he thinks. ]

Very happy! How are you today? Did you do fun stuff?

[servantofeternity]

[ Yae thought about it, humming a bit to herself. Sadly there wasn't a whole lot of things to do. ]

Well. I am quite good. I don't think I have done anything that is called interesting.

[zomboii]

No fun things?

[ His face falls a little, but he's quick to recover and reaches outt o take one of her hands with both of his--and then of course, remembers he needs his hands to sign, so he lets go again. ]

I have fun stuff to show! Want to see?

[servantofeternity]

[ Oh she almost felt bad for telling him that, but when the day so far had consisted of reading a book and taking a walk around Reverein to go and people-watch? She didn't think he'd wanna know about something so ridiculously mundane.

It was only as he briefly took one of her hands into his that Yae snapped out of her thoughts. ]

Of course I do. Please show me.

[ Nothing in the world would make her miss this. It was the time they specifically had each day for each other and it made her strangely happy to see what he got up to when not around her. ]

[zomboii]

[ Yay!

He does not yet know what sign there is for "yay" but that is the expression on his face right now as he hurries to retrieve the items he's brought--a pen and three darts he's made with dreamotion energy, his journal, and the peppers.

He crouches down and sorts them into their own respective piles, then immediately stands up all sorts of proud. ]

I learn new words today! In Sign Language people have names not like A-B-C spelling. Special names! And I learn 'vegetables', 'meat', 'no thank-you'! S-H-I-G-E-R-U teaches every day. He teaches other people now too so we can talk together!

[servantofeternity]

[ Once he'd retrieved the items and sorted them into their own respective little piles, her gaze ran over then and then back at him with a curiously raised eyebrow. ]

Oh! How very incredible! That's very kind of him. I am glad you have such a good teacher.

[ As usual she kept the signs simple and accompanied them with facial expressions so it would help him understand if any signs were too complex for him. ]

Can you tell me about what things you brought today?

[zomboii]

Ok!

[ He grabs the darts first, holding them out for her to take with both hands. ]

I made these ones with a BIG GUY. Giant muscles. We threw them at...

[ ...you know, he doesn't actually know the sign for 'bubbles.' But what he does know is how to make them now--so with a brief moment of concentration, he'll dreamotion a few into existence and point. ]

Auh!

This! We played games. Super fun!

[servantofeternity]

[ Without missing a beat, she gently accepted the darts then chuckled softly to herself at the descriptors he was using for this other person. Fingers brushed along them as Yae inspected them, not having really seen things like this before now but they were curious little things.

However. Not as much as the little bubbles he willed into existence through dreamotion energy which now painted quite the picture. It was enough that she nodded and moved to set them down so she could actually respond to him. ]

Maybe you will have to teach me this game of yours so we can play together sometime?

[zomboii]

Yes!

[ he signs that without hesitation. He would love to go and play the booth games with her. Not just the bubble-popping ones either--all of them. She probably knows them (Miko seems to know everything, just like Hythlodaeus and Emet-Selch), but he thinks the game are so good that she might just enjoy them anyway. He hopes she will. ]

Do you know the name for these? [ he asks, pointing at the bubbles. ] I forget to ask S-H-I-G-E-R-U.

[servantofeternity]

[ Once again his enthusiasm is quite adorable, and while she may not be big on your typical games she'd likely give them a shot for his sake.

What mattered was the question given, violet eyes trailing to the bubbles before nodding. She considered herself quite the teacher, given she'd have to teach other shrine maidens their duties and it had went fairly smoothly. ]

Yes. They are B-U-B-B-L-E-S.

[ She signed it slowly, spelling it out for him since she figured that would be easier. ]

[zomboii]

[ The slowness is appreciated. It takes him a few runs through following her before he gets it properly memorized, and then he signs it again just to be sure. His favourite thing...has a name. He can ask about bubbles, talk about bubbles, know all the things about bubbles.

This is truly a great day. ]

Y-A-E-M-I-K-O, B-U-B-B-L-E-S has a sign? Short name? I will use it lots!

[servantofeternity]

[ Once he'd gotten the hang of it and then asked her the sign for it, Yae nodded and made sure that he could see both of her hands this time. She pinched her index and thumb together to make a circle, doing the same with her other hand while moving it upwards, then repeating it two more times while moving her hands up oh-so-slightly as if to mimic them floating upwards. ]

There. Is it easy enough to understand?

[zomboii]

Yes! I understand. Bubbles!

[ Even the sign for them is perfect, he thinks. It just carries the essence of 'bubbles'--and it's fun to sign to boot. He amuses himself for a few moments just doing the motion, laughing, and then doing it again. ]

S-H-I-G-E-R-U said you can give sign names for people. S-H-I-G-E-R-U is Yellow Glasses. I like! Y-A-E -M-I-K-O have sign name?