[Once it's in the bowl, he's just going to get some water and use it like a watercolor, honestly. This probably doesn't actually work in the real world of physics but you can do it with spices so whatever. I'M IN CHARGE HERE KICKS LOGIC OUT OF THE WAY
As far as Otome and Rupert (and Kaoruko, kind of) go, though, well... privately, he's hoping that they've spoken to others in private about this. That they're keeping quiet so as not to trigger more instances like what happened with him. That they're genuinely trying to "save" as many people as possible, the best way they know how.
But he's not naive enough, or sociable enough, to put full trust in people he barely knows. He isn't going to make assumptions in their favor, or against it--he just shakes his head slightly.]
I will endeavor to ask, should we find a reliable method of communication.
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As far as Otome and Rupert (and Kaoruko, kind of) go, though, well... privately, he's hoping that they've spoken to others in private about this. That they're keeping quiet so as not to trigger more instances like what happened with him. That they're genuinely trying to "save" as many people as possible, the best way they know how.
But he's not naive enough, or sociable enough, to put full trust in people he barely knows. He isn't going to make assumptions in their favor, or against it--he just shakes his head slightly.]
I will endeavor to ask, should we find a reliable method of communication.
[Not on the marquee, probably.]