Come As You Are // Open Post

[therealbrianna]

P.Y.T. [ Pretty Young Thing ]

(Taken during THAT mission that we do not speak of.)

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[renascens]

[ He... should not be as pleased as he is that Brianna is playing along. He and Maggie and Alan used to do this, and it's been a long time since.

When Bri points to the boy seated beside her though, he blinks.

( What about your seatma-- okay, rephrase: you're with the boy sitting beside you? ) ]

[therealbrianna]

[ She nods and smiles at him, stealing a quick glance at Michael before averting her gaze back at Renae. ]

[renascens]

[ To use his Uncle Hikaru's favorite phrase: Interesting.

Have a sniff from this fox then before he's talking again inside your head.

( Go on, focus on class. I'm here mostly to check in on Aria and see how she's doing. )

There's a beat before he adds: ( We can catch up later, if you like. ) ]

[therealbrianna]

[ She grins at the suggestion, and raises a thumb.

And of course, in typical Brianna fashion, she winks at him to signal agreement. ]

[renascens]

[ And he's staying the whole way through, mostly still doing that swiping motion over the screen of his laptop, the occasional twitch of the ear happening because he's enjoying listening to Aria conduct her class.

He's also watching that boy and the way Brianna's moving around him because he's picking up things, but doesn't want to make any assumptions. ]

[therealbrianna]

[ What Renae will see is that Brianna is incredibly gentle with Michael. she only grips his hand as strong as he's gripping hers. She doesn't make any sudden movements, she talks to him in a hushed voice (partially also because she doesn't want to disrupt the class).

Still though, she's sweet with him and she's trying her best to be warm to him. No indication on her face whatsoever of impatience or annoyance. She's never had to be this patient with a single human being ever, so this is quite a challenge for her. Don't get her wrong though, she loves what she's doing. ]

[renascens]

[ This one's filing that all away for reference, noting the subtle deliberateness of each action and letting his mind take the situation apart the way he would something in need of reverse-enguneering--

--Huh.

He's quiet for the rest of the class then, focused largely on that tablet screen. He doesn't need to look up to know what continues to go on, but he'll be less obvious about playing observer.

He can wait. Patience is a virtue he learned to cultivate after all. Maybe he can speak with Brianna after class. ]

[therealbrianna]

[ As class ends, Michael thanked Brianna and made her promise to come around again for the next class. After, ran straight for his room. Brianna's just waving at him goodbye, waiting until he disappears before starting to get her bag. ]

[renascens]

[ He waits until the boy is out of sight before he shifts back into human form, limbs unfolding from that chair as he leans back to offer smiles to some of the kids in class who have just seen the fox turn back into a man.

Renae's also walking over now, tablet tucked under one arm. ] Cute kid.

[ Sliding into the vacated seat beside you now. ]

[therealbrianna]

[ She looks up at him and smiles. ]

Yeap, Michael is something else.

[renascens]

[ 'Something else', huh?

His gaze wanders briefly to the door the boy left through. When he's turned his attention back your way though, he offers an answering smile: ] Nice to see you around.

[ He makes a point of looking around the classroom. ] Been a while since I sat in Aunt Aria's class. [ And then he's sending you a curious look. ] I'm surprised to see you here though. Figured given the Hounds' current reputation, Balamb would cut you loose.