— evergreen
( — ; he notes on how she scoffs, seemingly mirthful. a little too mirthful for Kai’s liking, but he isn’t one to voice his protestation. besides, he’s one to feel disturbed too quickly; one would call him grumpy although on the outside, he’s barely seen as such, with his excellence in covering such feelings. ) Yeah, just one. ( — ; he hums, watching as she sits crosslegged on the floor, causing him to look down on her as they’re no longer on the same eye level. ) You can sit on the chair, if you’d like. ( — ; he tells her, not forgetting his mannerism. ) And no, air coalesces well with my element. I’m a smoke… wielder.
it's fine-- ( * slips a hand off her kneecap to pat the floor, as if to both praise and indicate its sturdiness; of how those traits are needed )--but thank you. ( * a shotgun smile, fired in part apology, part gratitude. ) that's interesting! ( * another anecdote rests in the hollow of her mouth, leaving her lips with a slight parting, but she presses them into a line; it's another story of another person who had left. even through medicinal mirth, the power of threes--jieun unni, ssaem, smoke, disappearing smoke--cuts through the fog and makes it hard to focus on anything other than the latter half of the tale she could present--he's gone. like the other's he's gone, gone, gone. inhales, careful to leave her exhalation untrembling, slicing through the silence as she runs a hand through chestnut locks ) i knew someone with the same power--but i'm guessing, since you room alone you're either way better than he was at it or extremely lucky. ( *grins; all is back to normal ladies and gentlemen, sorry for the delay! ) which one is it?