absolutely open to anyone!

[flatteries]

Er-- if you would all excuse me, I am looking for a certain lovely person.

[ And Inigo doesn't know what filtered thinking is. Or trying to think towards one person in general. He's new to all this telepathic stuff, okay.. and sort of an idiot, hence why everyone can just plainly hear this if they don't choose to ignore the voice. ]

I've been having terrible difficulties finding them by myself, so I figured this might be the right approach for the matter. This is about the beautiful Mitsuhide who I was told of! And according to the information I have received, the two of us could start a "beautiful relationship".. if you know what I mean. [ Inigo, that's gay. ]

So it would not do to let you go without my company for much longer! If anyone knows of their current whereabouts, or if you're hearing it yourself, fair Mitsuhide, please let me know!

[ Sounds like someone skipped over a gender detail or two while explaining this to Inigo, huh.. ]

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[aideing]

[...a-ahahaha.... ha...]

I know, I know. It's fine. Calm down.

[chill... you sound like you're going to mentally cry.]

Who was it that told you about me, anyway?

[flatteries]

[ HE IS ABOUT TO CRY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. You're going to make a guy cry himself to sleep today, how do you feel about that, Mitsuhide. ]

The lovely lady Kiki, of course.. [ Since she was trying to distract his.. antics.. from herself, see. Now it alls falls into place. ]

[aideing]

[..........................his mental tone is so wry at that. There might even be a mental sigh.]

Ah... you should have known better than to try to pull something on her...

[He doesn't really feel the need to defend her, because she's Kiki. It's. Pretty obvious she can defend herself.]

Still, she didn't have to put this on me...have I upset her lately...? [PARTNER WHY]

[flatteries]

[ There's a moment where he tries to process what Mitsuhide is getting at, but then he suddenly realises that all he's doing is worrying about Kiki.. ]

A-- aren't I the victim here?! [ DON'T DO THIS TO HIM. ] Don't act as if this is the worst thing to happen to you, everyone will make fun of me..!

[ This is exactly why he never did the whole people socialising thing.. he should have known it'd just end like this..!! ]

[aideing]

[Of course all he's doing is worrying about Kiki. "Thinking about Kiki" is the state of being for Mitsuhide like 90% of the time here.

But now that Mitsuhide knows what's going on here, he sounds much calmer.]

You were flirting with her, weren't you? [and then his mental voice almost sounds impressed.] Her stare didn't stop you at all, did it? [either you have no self-preservation, or...]

[flatteries]

.. I was, but.. why would her stare stop me?

[ Oh, Mitsuhide, you still have much to learn about Inigo in this regard.. although it at least makes him sound like he's not crying for a moment, so. Power to you, I guess? ]

When I see a woman like that, I merely feel like trying even harder to make her smile! No on deserves to live life looking like that, don't you think?

[1/2]

[aideing]

[........ah..........ha......]

...Please don't ever tell Kiki that you think she should live her life a certain way.

[wince.....this isn't him defending Kiki, this is him giving a warning to a kid who doesn't seem to know better. You will regret it.]

[2/2]

[aideing]

[But then his mental tone grows infinitely more fond.]

Besides, if she isn't interested, she isn't interested. Kiki doesn't have to smile to be a remarkable person.

[flatteries]

[ He's about to say something to that first half because IT'S OKAY, HE'S HAD TOUGHER FISH TO FRY... hello, Severa, for one.. but then there's the second half.

And although Inigo might be shy and a crybaby and a whole lot of other things - if he understands anything, it's that look in Mitsuhide's eyes.

.. time to get the metaphorical fedora out, huh.. ]

I understand, so she is already taken as well.. [ Because if that isn't the look of a puppy in love, then you might as well dye his hair green. ]

[1/3]

[aideing]

[you keep that metaphorical fedora to yourself, mister.

And let that just.

Sink in.

... ... ....]

She's--

[aideing]

[.....................]

W-w-what?!

[3/3]

[aideing]

Y-you've got it all wrong! It's not like that at all!

[WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING]

[flatteries]

[ MAYBE YOU JUST NEED TO BE A LITTLE LESS OBVIOUS, MITSUHIDE... ]

Are you seriously going to deny it? [ At least he's on the upper hand again now.. maybe since he can not think for a second or two about how he flirted with this guy without realising. As long as he can just forget that, he's fine.. really.. ]

It's as clear as the light of day! When you talk about her, it might as well be as if there were birds chirping in the background and sudden rainbows appearing in the sky.

[aideing]

[DON'T BE A DICK, INIGO. NOBODY LIKES A DICK.]

... ... ... ... [wow what.] That's not... I just respect her very much!

[is this conversation public

please let this conversation not be public]

[flatteries]

Er.. [ Okay, so maybe the problem here is different. Inigo might be shy and a little thick when it comes to taking certain hints, but this is another level entirely he's seeing here.. ] You do know such things as kissing and wanting to be with someone forever would most likely more be classified as "love" rather than respect, right?

[ YOU DON'T SEE HIM TALK THAT WAY ABOUT HIS DAD OR SOMETHING.. or even Frederick or any of the other people from his childhood.

Also, yes, he's making up that kiss part, but it's since he can already mentally imagine the two kissing with how deep into her Mitsuhide seems. It's pretty scandalous. ]

[aideing]

[......... there's a very audible mental pause.

And then--]

Whatever you're thinking about right now, stop thinking about it.

[SERIOUSLY, INIGO. SERIOUSLY. Kissing and... kissing-- n-nooooo.]

Kiki and I are partners...!

[flatteries]

Partners.

[ Just.

Listen to the way that sounds for a moment there, Mitsuhide... ]

[aideing]

[........u little shit]

That's not what I meant!

[flatteries]

Then what kind of partners did you mean? Because that just there sounded mighty suggestive, in case you weren't aware.

[aideing]

[STOP THAT.

He looks so flustered at that--before taking a deep breath and trying to stabilize himself a bit.]

...Kiki and I are knight-retainers that serve our prince. That's what kind of partners we are.

[flatteries]

That's such a strange thing to attach that sort of word to!

[ At least he's not entirely wrong, considering there were plenty of people like that back in his world who never used that word..

.. then again, he can't even imagine Frederick saying it. And Frederick is like the ultimate nanny knight. ]

Of course people are going to misunderstand..!

[aideing]

[Frederick doesn't have a partner!!]

It's a perfectly natural thing to say about someone who you work side-by-side with!

[flatteries]

[ Frederick's partner is the Chrom dakimura he sleeps with every night.. ]

You don't see me going around calling Gerome my partner! [ manhandling intensifies ] Or-- well, anyone else, really! Aren't the two of you at least friends? [ DON'T GO AROUND CALLING YOURSELVES SOMETHING THAT SCANDALOUS OTHERWISE.. Inigo's fragile maiden heart can't take it. ]

[aideing]

[... true.... do you really have any room to talk, Inigo..]

Of course we are! [sheesh.....] I don't even know who Gerome is--

[Doesn't that sound like a masculine name? Is this a thing for you, Inigo?]

But of course we're partners. She watched my back and I watch hers. That's how partnership works.

[flatteries]

[ This closet is hammered shut with nails, okay. ]

And you have never thought of her differently than that? Not even once? [ If he had to endure embarrassment before, then Mitsuhide better take a turn too now, okay.. it's only fair.. ]