Private Taking Out the Glass

Erione looked around at the recyclables waiting to be processed and nodded to himself. It was kind of a happy place, he decided. Not because things were taken there after they had finished fulfilling their purpose, but because there was promise there of a brand new use for each and every item there. Or maybe that was just Erione's sunny optimism.

"I don't have to, but I have plenty of little trinkets. More importantly though I want to give it to you." Either way his offer of the pin was barely a question, slipping it safely into her hand with the sharp bit tucked safely into it's catch. It actually wasn't made of glass. He'd been given the polished and painted piece of shaped scrap metal by a nice little girl whose father was a metalworker. A cute gift given in thanks, perfect for this occasion too.

He listened intently to her description as if it was the most important thing he had heard all day and then he grinned. "I would love to see it in action. I don't have any real plans for the afternoon anyway so why not spend a little time learning something new. As long as i'm not taking you away from anything- not everyone thinks the school is a cool hangout spot after classes." Based on his smile he clearly didn't think that way, personally. Well that and the fact that he had already been obviously still around school after classes on his own anyway.

He couldn't help smiling over and over again. No literally, he couldn't really help it. Between how sweet Azucena was being and the actual supernatural effects of her appreciating him helping her making him extra happy it just kept happening.

Erione didn't especially notice the extra staring but when they were interrupted by other students he just laughed a little and headed out with Azucena, following her towards the stairs. Where he paused a little bit. "That makes sense. I sometimes stay late to work on some art, but I have shrines to tend to so I like to spend a little extra time at those when I can. In a way theyre more my home than my dorm room is," he laughed and then glanced up at the stairs before going ahead up with her.

"I'm not usually out hiking much. Athletics really don't come naturally to me at all." His breathing was getting heavier as they climbed, marking in as fairly out of shape despite his quite thin and light figure. "But that sounds really peaceful. You must be really into nature!" Erione was letting her lead the way to the lab since he didn't know which one exactly they were going to- otherwise he might have been able to travel there via glass instead. But it was nice to keep her company too even if he was a little slower up the stairs.

Erione had to stop short, very nearly bumping into Azucena when she halted suddenly on the stairs. Fortunately he had been trailing behind a little. "Oops. Didnt know you were gonna stop" he said, but softened things a little with a chuckle. He gripped the railing to steady himself for a moment before nodding at her original question.

"Yeah, one of them is actually at the edge of the woods. It's really cozy and has really pretty glass windchimes outside of it and super soft cushions inside. I could show you sometime if you wanted. The other one's at an art gallery but you mentioned liking the forest so I figured that might be more comfortable for you."

Erione covered his mouth to hide his laugh at that particular turn of phrase. He was indeed a good and he did indeed forgive her, but he knew that wasnt what she really meant.

"It's ok. Really, " he met her sheepish gaze with a soft smile and eyes that seemed to smile just as much as his mouth did. Which of course increased when she agreed to visit his shrine. "Perfect. I'm pretty sure you'll love it. But for now we see a different kind of shrine," he laughed and gestured towards the science lab door with a questioning quirk of his eyebrow.

"You know for my people schools are kind of holy places. So this lab might be considered a shrine to scientific knowledge. I'm really excited to learn about what you do in there." He was tempted to pat her on the shoulder or something to keep her from being so anxious but realized that might startle her so instead he formed a marble of green glass in his hand to occupy it, rolling the sphere between his fingers.

Eri backed off a little bit to give her room to work, not wanting to interfere or accidentally spill anything on himself.

"Oh yeah, there are Lumian gods for nearly everything. But schools for us are where the mortals go to learn and spread knowledge and foster creativity. That makes them important focus points for our kind of pantheon," he explained cheerily as she put the lab coat on and began her preparations. Very methodical, he noticed.

"Maybe watching plants get slowly dissolved isnt very exciting to watch. But watching someone who's enthusiastic about the process and what you can do with it is pretty nice. Without you the plants would just remain plants." He genuinely was enjoying it even if it wasnt especially exciting. Though he was partially occupying his more fidgety tendencies with the ball of green glass rolling around in hid hands.

"Oh if you need any help I can move glass around for you. Or I can just stay out of the way and let the mad scientist work," he laughed.