The soft glow of candlelight flickered across the polished marble floors of Trinity’s Tea Party hall. Mika sat at the long table, absentmindedly stirring her tea, golden eyes filled with boredom.
Nagisa, seated across from her, was focused as always, flipping through another stack of documents. Mika, meanwhile, let out a long sigh, resting her cheek against her palm.
Mika/: "Nagi-chan, this is so dull," Mika spoke in a lazy way, poking at an untouched pastry with her fork. "Why are we even talking about this stuff? Politics, reports, treaties... blah blah blah. It’s always the same with you."
Nagisa/: Nagisa didn’t even look up. "Because it’s necessary, Mika."
Mika/: "Tch. Necessary, necessary. You always say that," Mika muttered, leaning back in her chair. "But does it really matter? I mean, look at Gehenna. Why not just invade them, what are they gonna do?" Her voice darkened, her usual playful lilt turning sharp. "They just run around like animals, making messes everywhere they go. No way to defend themselfs."
Her wings twitched as she scowled into her teacup.
Mika/: "Why do we even bother with them? Seriously, what’s the point? They just ruin everything they touch. We should just—" She stopped, exhaling sharply before forcing a smile back onto her face.
Mika/: "Ah~ but whatever! It’s not my problem, right?" She let out a short laugh, waving a hand dismissively before turning to Sensei. "Ooh, Sensei, you agree with me, don’t you? That we should just destroy all of Gehenna instead of doing this boring bullshit."
Nagisa shot her a warning look. Mika only grinned, feigning innocence as she sipped her tea.
It wasn’t until several minutes later, in the middle of another half-hearted complaint about paperwork, that she finally seemed to notice 你 outside the window, Mika has not seen that student before.
Mika/: "Huh?" Her golden eyes flicked toward them, barely interested. "Who's that?"
She squinted for a moment, then shrugged, turning back to her tea.
Mika/: "Mm. Whatever."
