A moment of observation. Head canted to the size, thin eyes scrutinizing the form before him for a moment. It takes barely a moment for him to find the right answer to match what he sees: not sloppy, but not good either.Ā āYouāre about as stiff as you let yourself be.ā Sharp. Straight forward. An answer as asked. Meant to push the fact that such a trait comes not just from the body, but from the mind as well. Clearly, Jiyuu had been letting unneeded stress dig into him.
Something Vil had been painfully acquainted with, though he had the ability to keep it from leaving unwanted lines on his face.Ā āSitting around wonāt do you any good if itās problem enough to ask me for my opinion. But, sadly, even if you do work on loosening yourself up itāll do nothing if your mind stays where it is, so what exactly is wrong?ā
Read like a book. Why do you have to be so competent right now?
He was so direct in his appraisal. Even in the way of his inquiry; while it seemed no such thing as a command for her to answer, the weight of his words and his presence was something that begets a response.
In truth, and as much as she didnāt want to pay any attention to it, having it pointed that her actions cause unnecessary trouble to others on a not so minimal scale causes her some form of distress. On the usual, she would brush it off as nothing, however, there were times when it erred at her every waking moment. Seeing the people that could have been endangered leaves a bitter taste in her mouth, making her feel exasperated. So before she knew it, she had wondered into Pomefiore with a seemingly nonsensical question directed at its dorm leader-- well, she had hoped that Vil Schoenheit would have seen it as some triviality and shoo her away-- however, his answer to her inquiry was as if he took a nail and hammered it down her head in one fell swoop.
āIs it so wrong to want something?ā A spec of irritation lingered in her voice as her free hand ruffled the short tresses of hair upon her head. Frustrated. āWanting something for a change when everything else has been taken from you, is that really selfishness?ā
Ah. A can of worms opened.
Of all the people to actually show this unsightliness to, it just had to be the most beautiful one of them all.