Private Finished Tea Time for Teens

Yuki blinked a little at Ezra's choice of clothing, having been expecting a more gender-neutral look from his acquaintance. It didn't matter anyway, he supposed, considering he'd seen stranger things in his time here on the islands. He bowed politely, adjusting his glasses a little for effect as he smiled. He could hear music in the background - was that a study mix? The boy tried hard to stifle a giggle. He wasn't sure that it was quite appropriate for the meeting, but he supposed it worked. It felt a little awkward to be over at someone else's house, though. With Ganymede, it was kind of spur of the moment, but this time the visit was planned. Not to mention he didn't know Ezra that well.

"I appreciate the invitation you have extended to me." He responded, entering the hallway and hesitating on whether or not to take his shoes off before noticing Ezra had their own on. Alright, Yuki supposed this wasn't the kind of place you took your shoes off in. "I appreciate the offer, and shall do so."

He headed towards the sitting room and took out his laptop, looking for a screen to connect it to. "Do you have a projector of some sort? I have prepared a PowerPoint presentation today. I hope that it will prove useful to today's session."
He also took out a small notebook labelled "teaching" and a stylish ballpoint pen - it had been a gift from his brother for his birthday. "But really, first of all, please take a seat. Let us discuss your current standings with Tadashi." Yuki paused before continuing, a little awkwardly. "And if possible, might we use casual speech? It feels a little stiff to speak so formally in such an intimate setting..."

"Of course, that is more than alright." He smiled courteously, setting the laptop down on the table as he rearranged the food (hopefully Ezra wouldn't mind) to make room for it. The PowerPoint was titled - Friendship advice: make one, keep one, be one. "And no worries, just be aware that I may switch between the two for the sake of examples during roleplay - which we shall do, should you find it not too taxing." The white-haired boy adjusted his glasses, settling into his seat more. He was now in a realm more comfortable to him - soon he would begin training Ezra the way he had been trained. His tutoring sessions had not gone to waste!

"I see..." He nodded, taking a water bottle out of his bag and having a sip. "It sounds like Tadashi is unwilling to begin a dialogue. That's a problem. Communication is the foundation of any relationship, platonic or otherwise..." He said, taking notes. The PowerPoint (and Yuki's training) were built on the assumption that the would-be or current friend wasn't hostile, so perhaps he'd have to come up with strategies on how to deal with a broken relationship.
"It sounds like you already owned up to your part in the breakdown, and this is good. It's the first step to making amends. I would assume you've also apologised? Did you manage to show strong emotion?" He asked, tapping the edge of his pen on his cheek. This would be something interesting, considering his friend always seemed to be rather monotone in voice and expression. If Ezra could portray physically their regret, it would be very useful in them becoming friends with Tadashi once more.

Yuki nodded sympathetically, humming as he took Ezra's words into account. Okay, so it sounded like Ezra had made the first move. That was good. Ezra also seemed serious about fixing their friendship - also good. Hopefully Tadashi would have realised that already by this point, and at least begun to consider the possibility of mending their relationship.

"Alright. If you can't do it, it can't be helped. Then, if you wouldn't mind, could you tell me about what happened in more detail? Did he ask for some time alone again? Did you two argue?"

Yuki felt his stress level increase slightly. Clearly helping Ezra with their friendship problems was something deeper than he had initially expected. A six-month absence? Ezra discovering they were something completely different than they had originally believed? It all sounded like something coming out of a novel (although he supposed that everything on the islands, including himself, could be considered something strange enough to be considered fiction.)

He paused for a moment, unsure of how to respond as he racked his brain as quickly as he could for things he had learnt – anything, anything at all that could possibly apply to this situation. Unfortunately, his training had all taken place in the Narrow Reality. Things like someone finding out they had different heritage to what they thought they had or becoming a completely different person in about six months (if that was roughly what had happened) were situations that he had not been trained to handle. In fact, a lot of his training had been in a business context – in preparation for his future in the financial world. None of that would be of much use here...

The snow-haired youth was quickly realising that he might have bitten off more than he could chew.

"Well, the fact that he didn't push you away is already promising. Perhaps this friendship is very much salvageable." He mused aloud. "I believe the next appropriate course of action would be another meeting. Tadashi seems to care about you very much, from what I hear, but also... he is anguished. Very much so...or at least, the one time I bumped into him he'd given me that impression." Yuki heard himself, taking a mental step back. Whoa. When did he learn how to sound so neutral? "My training would suggest that asking why, looking for who to blame and trying to force reciprocity are things to avoid doing during said meeting. Unfortunately, I was not trained in the specifics of the situation you provided... My training did not consider the possibility of such dramatic events occuring between friends."