Just finally finished her icons.

[ivegottogodosomething]

Um...


Thank you... mun... I think they're very... pretty. These pictures of me. I'm glad that you could do something like that... for me...

I-it's okay if your voice for me isn't perfect right now... We can take it slow...

... As a team.

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[mr_fahrenheit]

...

[Speechless, to say the least. He's not staring, though, but looking down at his own scarred hands.]

You...You're scarred like me. [Confused.]

[ivegottogodosomething]

-Probably not the best way to introduce yourself from the way she tenses, Pyro.-

[mr_fahrenheit]

[Probably not, but he's not used to this.]

Sorry...just weird to find someone else...you know? [He sounds apologetic as he looks up, a sheepish smile on his face.]

[ivegottogodosomething]

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Oh.

[mr_fahrenheit]

Name's Pyro. [He offers a hand for a handshake.]

[ivegottogodosomething]

-She kind of... stares at it. Before bowing.-

Ikezawa.

[mr_fahrenheit]

...Oh. Sorry, used to shaking hands to meet someone. [Right, Japanese. He looks sheepish once again and sighs.]

Nice to meet you, though. My mun's been driving me up the wall about us possibly meeting. Good to get him to shut up for once.

[ivegottogodosomething]

Ah... Mine too. It's... nice to finally meet you...

[mr_fahrenheit]

Y-yeah. [Awkward fidget.]

...

So what do you do for fun?

[ivegottogodosomething]

Um... I read... I guess.

[mr_fahrenheit]

Oh...I guess that's fun. I like to burn things, but I have a rabbit to help me with that. [Like it's the most normal thing in the world.]

...You wanna see him?

[ivegottogodosomething]

-She's tensing up again. Not a good way to start your statement, Pyro.-

[mr_fahrenheit]

[Man, he dealt with his fire issues in a very questionable and dangerous way, okay? It's not his fault he's terrible with people. Regardless, he picks up a small, very calm white rabbit.]

His name's Hephaestus.

[ivegottogodosomething]

-The rabbit pulled her attention, at least. She seemed to not so much calm, as re-focus. Her tension was instead focused on the rabbit, and the look on her face was one of fascination.-

[mr_fahrenheit]

[He offered the gentle bunny to her, a smile crawling across his face again.]

You can hold him, he likes it.

[ivegottogodosomething]

Oh... okay... -Gingerly she accepted the fluffy thing, holding it as if it would break at any second.-

[mr_fahrenheit]

[The rabbit actually attempts to snuggle. It looks absolutely contented to be held by someone.]

...He likes you.

[ivegottogodosomething]

-It did indeed seem to want more of her petting, timid as it was. And then? Then Hanako seemed to almost... smile.-

You... think he does?

[mr_fahrenheit]

He only nuzzles someone like that when he likes them.

[Nudgenudgenudge, goes the bunny.]

Only done it for me before. [He has to wonder if it's the scars that make the rabbit react or a similar temperament...Who knew, but that slight smile was something else.]

[ivegottogodosomething]

-And just like that, it was gone, Hanako apparently having had enough of the rabbit and was handing it back.-

[mr_fahrenheit]

[He took the rabbit back and tucked him under one arm. The bunny seemed content there.]

...Do you like to do anything else for fun besides read? I like cooking. [And burning things, but he knew better now than to say that.]

[ivegottogodosomething]

-That got her attention.-

Oh I like cooking. A lot...

[mr_fahrenheit]

[He perks up with a grin.]

So do I. I never really have people to cook for, though...not since I left the orphanage.

[ivegottogodosomething]

I... mostly only cook for myself. Or Lilly.

[mr_fahrenheit]

Lilly a friend of yours? [Genuine curiosity. Pyro...doesn't really have friends.]