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Well that's certainly one way to get his attention.

Within an instant his head is snagged down with the article, fine silver tucked within her grasp, all while it ends up with his face being a lot more closer to Tem's. While the proximity has never been an issue (unless she's in a mood to push at his face from his affectionate spouts), the spontaneous nature of drawing his focus this way could be considered a first.

Initially stunned, his expression smooths over as recognition shines within his eyes. "Is that the reason you've been eying them for a bit?" The challenging question is poised, open to any interpretation and outcome it forms, it certainly doesn't stall the smile that begins to draw on the Fixer. Compared to his more golden heart nature, the fine fires of mischief was fresh on his face.

"Or did you find a new favorite way to get me where you want?" Blonde finds itself meshing with gold as he doesn't tear away from her eyes.

“Ah, hey!”

Thoma couldn’t resist the shameless smidgen of laughter while receiving that bop. It wasn’t all too often some antics could spark a nice little reaction like that from Eula.

That little spot would be replaced by his hand rubbing away the mild ache while he shoots a lively look towards her.

“Is it really so bad if I’m adding just a little bit of fire to the situation here myself?”

“Things of a more sinful nature than, ah? Iiiiii believe I might need a good moment to contemplate this one. For the both of us on that particular matter.”

“For what we put into pot so to speak in how we handle the world, it does have it’s positive and negative reflections no doubt.” Especially if the particular lot sworn to secret over his fearsome influence had a thing or two to say about it. An ill temper is rare to come by but..

Unlike explosive bursts, Thoma has an uncanny way of putting it to good use.

“And I can’t say I spend too pivotal of a time of our moments together trying to nail that niche.” With a slight smile and cant of his head, he inspects them with a tinge of growing amusement.

“Then again.. Maybe you do hold a touch too much pride when it comes to those jokes of yours..”

Which is Streli??

Just which part of the conversation are you smile/smirking at this time??

”Is that so?” Sparked within his eyes is a moment of mischief as he glances towards her. Curious, his head tilts a bit closer towards Yanfei, clearly set on learning a thing or two that certainly doesn’t edge to the professional sphere.

Maybe now was a prime time to find something out.

☠ - “Hmmmmm..” Squints just a little bit at her.

“Do you really think that would be standin’ after they get to know ya? You’d probably just make ‘em end up crying or something funny like that.”

Well least this was the perfect way to sidetrack him giving his two cents.

☠ - If only this poor person actually knew half the things he’s been through. Not that he carries on lick of intention of letting them know that! Life held layers in this particular definition and in order to carry out his brand of justice, a rowdy, golden-heart style of ensuring people can fight and carry the strength of their courage, it led him to see so many things that still couldn’t be put into words. Lands that overlap and bleed forth the cognitive visions of distorted desires made manifest.

Too many things were running through his brain all for this solitary second. The blonde’s eyes could only reply by squinting directly at this person, holding no second thought in making them potentially question themselves. “..Sooooo wait wait wait, what was even the damn point of all this then!?” His baffled voice manages to spout the second they admit as such. All that built up for a punchline that aimed to keep him settled in normalcy! A normal response would be to simply have relief, consider them a weirdo, then just move the hell on with this crazy maze of life.

Too bad he didn’t carry such forethought for that quality.

”That’s keepin’ a guy too damn dedicated! What good is even 50% haunting someone is?! Half-assing beyond the grave has to be one of those big hell no’s of karma!” While Ryuji along the physical realm was currently losing his shit over this. Another, more profound and highly amused part of him remains, that old bony face set into an angle of amusement. Whether it was circumstance or actual ability looks like the other side of this upstart’s true self had been spotted.

And the Jolly ol’ Captain wasn’t making any moves to remedy that situation? If someone held such specific instances after all, it only made the shores of a new adventure were afoot!

This runt needed to get his ass into gear anyways. So the opportunity couldn’t be better.

“I’d like an answer on what the hell you’re seein’!” Ryuji instantly mouths off, caring naught if it drew worried stares from wandering populace along the Tokyo streets. “A hint, a morsel, I plain frickin’ refuse to sit here with this weary feeling all the day!”