[ Midorima finds some satisfaction in the way Eichi's ears twitch when he sees him. Eichi always dresses nicely- the only times he's wearing things that don't fit or don't match his style are when he borrows Midorima's clothing. And even then, Midorima finds that he appreciates that just as much.
Either way, Eichi looks good and he's not going to be wearing those clothes for long today.
(Perfectly innocently.)
The fan itself is just a simple fan. Well constructed, but not particularly intricately designed or anything. Its purpose is function over fashion. ]
Yes. Today's lucky item for Cancer was "hairdresser."
[ In other words, Midorima's entire life is run by his lucky items as usual. Keep up or get wrecked. He looks at Eichi as the man sidles up to him. Is he going to be on his phone the whole time? Midorima isn't used to this. ]
[ Oh!! OH... The dog looks so excited, too. Weiss still doesn't know how to brush a dog's teeth, but that's fine. Midorima can do it and she can check the windows. ]
Merlin, you have to behave yourself for me, alright? Midowima's just gonna bwush youw cute widdle teeth and I'll pwobabwy be dewicious!
[ Weiss's baby talk is always a case of second-hand embarrassment. He goes to take Merlin from her as she finishes up her cooing and goes to put him in the sink. That way if he dribbles he doesn't get it all over the place. ]
He hates the feeling but loves the toothpaste. It's good he has a small mouth.
[ He puts gloves on before he starts to protect his hands, then gets to it. ]
[ So long as Merlin is excited, then good for him. While Midorima's attending to the dog, Weiss gets to work on checking if the windows are closed or not. This time, rather than using a chair or a stool, she hops on a Glyph to get up there if needed! ]
[ There's some scrambling as Merlin tries to back his head away from the tootbrush and knock the paste onto the sink, but Merlin blocks him from it any time he succeeds. No treat unless he cooperates. It takes a few minutes, but eventually Merlin's teeth are clean and Midorima sets him on the floor again so he can rinse out the toothbrush and remove his gloves. He goes to get Merlin's leash from there so they can prepare to leave. ]
[ When they head off to Kise's and all. She'll at least have one hand for either her luggage or Myrtenaster's case... Midorima can carry the other one. ]
[ He holds the leash out to her in response, not verbally confirming. There's no sense in it, since he can just pass it over. He does lean down to give Merlin two headpats though, to let him know that he isn't just abandoning him. ]
[ Weiss still has her luggage by the door, so she goes ahead with Merlin downstairs to get ready. She figures she'll ask Midorima about her bag later on, once he's ready. She can be the one to carry Myrtenaster.
Once Midorima is downstairs and ready to go, Weiss merely gestures to her own luggage and waits for him to take it. Pleaaaaase Midowiiiiin. ]
[ Midorima stares her down for a moment, but he supposes since she's got Merlin he for once won't argue. ]
There's a taxi on the way.
[ They're not walking all the way to Kise's to drop the dog off carrying all of Weiss and Midorima's combined luggage. He's got an entire bag for potential lucky items, okay??? ]
[ Which are basically airships except not as pointlessly bulky and they have more effective fueling methods. Unless airship means something very different to Weiss than what he's thinking. ]
[Hairdresser. It's a little cute... Still, he takes the selfie, adds his cute little filters and hashtags to the post and puts it up with a cute emoji, and when he notices Midorima looking closer, he angles it so that he can see easier, smiling over to him.]
You don't use social media often, do you? As a figure with so many fans, it's important to engage to a certain degree— but it's also impossible for me to become too close to anyone in the public eye, or I could create jealousy and unrest. In most cases at home, accounts like this would be run by a third party, or filtered through one, at the very least...
But I prefer this personal approach, since my mind is constantly on those things, and the rules are certainly more relaxed here. You see, the two of us can be out without an issue, since we're both moonblessed.
[Sure enough, the likes are going up like crazy, already... Fans!!]
Ah— [But once the elevator opens again and the view of the front lobby windows is clear, Eichi sees it. Red, white, familiar size—]
Is that...?
[He's moving to get a closer look, in such an excited hurry!!]
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