canon is rwby; spoilers( maybe??) in comments

[sarcaskick]

"Oh, woe is me! Mercury didn't show up in this episode at all! However will I be able to do anything with him now? Fates, why are you so cruel?!"

In case you didn't catch on, that was you. So what if it takes me a couple more episodes to show up? Good things come to those who wait, so don't be an idiot and rush things.

[ A pause, as he looks at the very post he's in. ]

Or... am I too late for giving that advice?