essek.

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[tactic]

[ me narrowing my eyes like hei?

Anyway, the way Essek is caught up in such drama... Aventurine will give him a reassuring pat on the shoulder. ]

Alright, well... He took you by surprise, that's all. You can have a conversation about this with him when he's back to his usual self.

[unconsecuted]

[He just kind of stares in frozen silence at Aventurine like HUH?]

A conversation...?

[tactic]

Don't tell me you were simply going to ignore it.

[ ESSEK ]

[unconsecuted]

He might not even remember. What am I - how am I going to bring this up in any remotely not embarrassing way, Aventurine?!

[WHY TALK ABOUT IT WHEN YOU CAN SIMPLY IGNORE IT.]

[tactic]

[ Hmmmmm. ]

I'll bring it up with him.

[unconsecuted]

[HELLO???]

Wha - No!

[tactic]

Then you tell him.

[ Stubborn. ]

[unconsecuted]

[He makes a face not unlike a teenager being cornered into having to do something they don't wanna do.]

We will probably talk about it anyway. You are so bothersome.

[tactic]

Okay, Essek, next time I'll advise you to run away from all your problems. That'll solve things.

[ HE IS BEING SO HELPFUL? ]

[unconsecuted]

[HE ISN'T!!!!!]

I'm not running away! No one ever wants to be forthcoming with me about anything regarding their feelings, and that is the one single aspect of life I don't understand or have experience in!!

[He yells this with slowly increasing exasperation but then sighs after and seems to feel better for it actually.]

[tactic]

[ Oh, Essek... Vent away. Aventurine will put a hand on his shoulder as he yells his feelings. ]

[unconsecuted]

[It's fine... It's fine. Slowly, his shoulders droop as he relaxes (sorta) again.]

Sorry.

[tactic]

Don't be. Get it out of your system.

[ WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING TO ESSEK AAAAAA ]