✿ It's a beautiful day ✿

       At her little confession, Jin turned his eyes at her and raised a brow. So he had been right on the spot; she really did have some difficulties coming with her farm work. While he had no idea just what kind of problems those could be, it wouldn’t do. Though it was a bit… concerning that she was already having problems, Jin had no ill thoughts towards the young farmer. Honestly, if he didn’t have Irene working with him right now, he was certain he’d have difficulty managing the Clinic himself. He still had much to learn from her.

       Perhaps that’s what really she needed. A little assistance.

       …Still couldn’t help much there.

       ”Mm?” Jin found himself rather amused by Angela’s comment. She didn’t think he was? "Is there something about me that makes you think that?" He asked, fully curious on why she may have thought so.

       Jin had to keep himself from letting out a small laugh. Well, wasn’t she quite forward! Already asking him to visit her after such a small first conversation. How lovely, he supposed he’d have to take up her offer.

       …Well, in truth, he had to hesitate a bit with his answer. This could have been the start of a possible friendship. While he didn’t mind creating any new ones, he had to really ask himself—

       —was he ready to make new ones? It had been years after all… And then almost immediately, Irene’s words the day he came back came crashing to him at full speed.

       'Hurry up and make some new friends, boy! I don't want to see you sitting around in the Clinic all day, moping. Making me depressed just by looking at you.'

       ”…Thank you for the offer.” Jin nodded in agreement, pushing up his mask as the sides of his lips tugged up ever so slightly. Even if he wasn’t so certain himself, he may as well go along with it for his Grandmother’s sake. She’d probably be off-put by how, as he thought, boring he was once they spoke more. He had his doubts it’d even last very long. "When my schedule allows me some free time, I’d be glad to visit." 

“Hmm.. I don’t know actually” She brings her finger up to her chin and lightly taps it in thought. “You give off that vibe I guess, the new kid vibe.” She giggles at how childish her answer must have sounded to him.

In the flow of the conversation, it seemed Angela forgot that they were just barely acquainted with each other, that hours ago they were strangers even. She didn’t really think about how forward her offer was until she said it out loud. Perhaps, in retrospect, she should have tried being a bit less bold but it seemed it was in her nature, she never really thought about what she said, especially when the conversation was going so well.

The ghost of a smile on his face confirmed she made the right decision however, and she found herself gently smiling back. She felt as though the knots in her stomach slowly untied themselves when she heard his next words. She wasn’t entirely aware of how anxious she actually was to hear his answer. She was relieved he accepted her offer, very much so that she was certain she would speak her next words with great fervor.

       Jin listened to Angela speak about her farm and immediately his face fell some. She was having trouble with her farm? Well that wasn’t any good. He would have offered a hand, but unfortunately, farming wasn’t anything he was particularly knowledgeable in. Unless if it was for human health related issues, all he could do was hope. "I’m sorry to hear that. I’m sure being a farmer must be a difficult task." Luckily, he didn’t notice her mood change. She still sounded cheerful to him. "Don’t forget, you have many people around the island who can offer you assistance. But, that’s a good attitude to have. Just don’t give up. I know you can do it," he told her, nodding. 

 "oh my goddess.. I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you!" her muffled voice came from between her palms, as she’d buried her face in their warmth out of embarrassment once she realized who he was. Angela liked to think she usually wasn’t this slow. Perhaps it were the drinks she'd had earlier that made her so out of it.

[ / he blinks, and listened to her question ] I had proposed to tour you around Echo, as we are now taking a detour. Do you mind the nature? If not, we could simply cut through the main village to the salon. 

[shakes her head no] Not at all, in fact I actually love it! It’s one of the reasons I became a farmer.. [Takes a good whiff of the air, a small smile making its way on her face] 

Just like the younger woman had thought, Jin relaxed just slightly at the smile, his unknowingly tense shoulders dropping down some. Thankfully she did end up being just the one whom he was looking for. He was almost growing worried that it was going to be an issue.

A very light chuckle came from his throat upon hearing her excited tone, along with a small smile at the bow. At least she seemed kind and polite. "Right right, all is good now." Clearing his throat, Jin took a quick look around the busy room before turning his attention back to Angela. "You look lovely, by the way." Before he could get a clear response from her, he quickly continued with, "So how has your farm been doing? Have you been enjoying your stay?"

Angela herself was slightly nervous at first, though the gentle air around him helped ease her anxiousness until she completely forgot about it. She hoped he didn’t have as hard a time as she did finding him, she thought of asking him that as a way of making small talk but before she could voice out her thoughts, he’d already started talking.

“You look quite dashing yourself.” He seemed like quite the gentlemen, it pleased Angela very much to speak with such a well-mannered man.

she frowned slightly at his next words, the thought of her farm weighting her down but she quickly replaced it with a mutual expression in fear of ruining the night. “To be honest, not that well.” she rubbed the back of her neck lightly, a habit she’d acquired back when she was a kid. “I’m sure if I keep working hard though It’ll be just fine!”  she added, hoping he hadn’t noticed the slight change in her mood..

Frustration inside the impatient deity boiled through her misplaced actions and small mistakes, though through his willpower did he not show it, continuing to simply lead the dance, looking aside the small mistakes she demonstrated. Keeping his hand on her waist, and his other interlocked with hers, he continued to lead the dance in steady tempo.

Reassured by his words, she smiled shyly, her cheeks still slightly red from the embarrassment of making so many mistakes earlier. “O-okay.” Her mistakes did not occur as often now. She figured she probably was doing bad earlier because of how nervous she truly was, she hadn’t noticed.

She attempted to follow his lead once they were on the dance floor, mimicking those who were around them, accidentally stepping on his feet a couple of times while doing so. To say that she was a bad dancer was an understatement. She tried to disregard the embarrassment which lodged itself in the empty space between her lungs but it seemed doing so was impossible, as she kept doing it over and over again.

Hearing someone suddenly call out his name, Jin looked down and saw there was now a young woman standing in front of him, clad in a rather simple, yet elegant dress and white mask. Though he had little idea on just who she was, he had a feeling on who it may be. Only a few folks around here knew his name, and all the ones he were familiar with were currently out and about.

"You’d be correct," Jin nodded, letting go of his hands. Already he found himself becoming nervous about meeting someone new, but he avoided showing the full extent of his nervousness. Instead, he brought his hand up to his face and pushed up his mask slightly, wishing they were his glasses instead. Old nervous habit of his.

“The one and only.” The excitement was very apparent in her voice. She hated how it conveyed her emotions so clearly.

The Deity in the past, before his eternal slumber, had seen humans taking part in such strange rituals. The way they “danced” so fluently across the sickening man made ball room floor, strange clothing fluttering behind them. The King couldn’t even compute on why he had come to the odd ceremony in the first place. After all, it was just some strange human sacrament that he hadn’t even planned on attending. Yet, there he stood in his mortal form, similar to his deity form besides the decrease in height and less combustive aura, once long, flowing hair now shortened in a small braid, observing the eccentric humans and their “dancing.”

Crimson eyes spotting the familiar farmer, he let a grumble escape his lips, watching her stand alone on the side of the ballroom. He hand’t taken part in human “dancing” for a thousand years… Yet why did he feel the need to assist the lone farmer? And through his own procrastination did he stand up, walking across the ballroom over to the young woman with hesitation in his movements, unsure if she’d be even able to recognize the god in this hideous human body.

It was a sudden decision, but ultimately Jin had decided to join everyone in the festivities at the Masquerade. Of course, this left him without many clothing options, and he just used his grandmother’s old mask (he couldn’t deny rather liking the floral design of it however). Nevertheless, here he was, standing near the wall on the side of the room, alone.

"Hmm." 

The longer his eyes wandered around the large room, the more Jin became a bit… worried. He had asked the newest farmer, Angela, to join him for the ball, yet…

Well, he had no idea just what she looked like. Much more, everyone was dressed up and wearing masks that further concealed their looks. There was also little way she’d know what he looked like as well. After a bit of thinking, he took out a small notebook and pen, scribbled his name on the small sheet, then pinned it on his jacket before putting the notebook and pen back in his pocket and holding his hands behind his back. It was certainly worth a shot. 

She gave the hall another once over, almost giving up before she saw a tall lean figure, clad in a green coat and an elegant floral mask, hidden amongst the crowd. He had caught her attention, his mysterious aura drawing her nearer, a vacant expression in his eyes. Could that be him? Upon further inspection, she decided that, indeed, it seemed that it was the doctor. His hair matched the description she was given perfectly, long, black and sleek. She let her eyes trail down and sure enough, there pinned securely on his jacked, was a little note, the letters JIN spelt clearly on it. The sides of her lips slowly tugged upward in a smile.