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Mitsu's ears flattened down a bit when the mini just stopped approaching and stood there staring at her. It seemed even little Bent was trying to get him to come closer but the organoid seemed more than content to ignore him.

"Umm.." Assertive really wasn't her game plan if Shun had failed to noticed. With a puzzled look on her features Mitsu looked down at Bent before reaching down to gently scoop the mouse up into her hands. "M..maybe show me what to do?" Mitsu asked looking toward the reaper hoping he had some pointers on the matter. If he showed her maybe she could mimic what he was doing.

Mitsu frowned a little more when Shun tried to explain about digging into one's confidence. While it sounded easy in theory application was always the hardest part. Thankfully, Shun gave her a demonstration, even when for a moment it seemed like he wasn't going to.

Mitsu noted the tone in the reaper's voice and the reaction it got from the mini. "Don't show fear..." Mitsu repeated giving a slight nod. Be bold...well, they would see.

Taking a deep breath Mitsu tried to calm away the last of her anxiety over the creature before she looked back to Arkham. "Arkham, here." Mitsu pointed to the floor in front of her, the tone of her voice a little firmer though not nearly like the reaper's. Baby steps.

Mitsu's ears perked a little when Arkham started toward her but they fell back again when he stopped in his approach. Maybe she wasn't doing this right...though Shun had said she had done well and to try again. Her brows furrowed for a moment as she contemplated what to do differently. Shun had a pretty stern expression, maybe that was key as well?

Looking back at the mini, Mitsu's ears perked in a more dominate position, though they seemed to twitch a bit before falling into place. She seemed to struggle with what to do next until she finally settled on narrowing her eyes a bit as if trying to glare like Shun often did...though with her it looked more comically cute than anything. "Arkham." The stern tone was a little better and Mitsu pointed to the floor in front of her with a bit more authority. "Here."

Mitsu couldn't help it, as soon as she accomplished getting Arkham over toward her, her tail began to wag. "I did it!" She echoed Shun's praise while looking at the mini who still seemed a little unsure.

"That's a good boy, Arkham." He needed praise too after all for having listened. Slowly she reached out a hand to give him a pat, unsure if he would like it or not. Milo liked to be scratched under the chin...but he wasn't...made up the same way. It was worth a try though and with that thought Mitsu brought her hand around to scratch under the mini's chin. Her fear had seemed to ease away now and once she realized he wasn't going to attack he was actually kinda cute.

Mitsu smiled a bit when Arkham nudged into her hand. No, he wasn't bad at all. In fact he was rather sweet. "Yes, Arkham is a good boy." Mitsu repeated as she continued to rub under the mini's chin. He seemed to like the attention after all. If only Mitsu could get passed her fear of the rapalicious in her closet. More than once the mini had been standing at the door looking up at her as she put Ziggy away and it freaked her out every time. Like it was waiting to pounce.

And then the question that Shun was hoping to avoid popped out of Mitsu's mouth. "Do you want to work on homework?" That's why she had come over after all. It was their usual study time....she had just gotten a little distracted.

Again Mitsu's ears fell back at Shun's little sigh. It seemed she was just as affected by those around her at times. His lack of enthusiasm wasn't new, she knew he didn't like to do the homework....maybe it was just selfishness on her part. It was an excuse to spend time with him. Mitsu always felt better when she was around the reaper so she looked forward to coming over for study time. Apparently he didn't feel the same.

"I..if you don't want to do the homework...you only have to tell me." Though that would eliminate her excuse to come over so frequently.

"I...don't feel like you're wasting my time." She really didn't. Helping the reaper with his homework was soothing in a way. It was something she was actually good at. If he didn't want to do homework...Mitsu wasn't sure what else they could do.

"W..what other things would you want to do?" Might as well ask right? "I wanted you to train me but I didn't want to bother you until you felt better." And by better she meant feeling one hundred percent. "I...I just.." Her face seemed to show her mental struggle on the matter. "I just wanted to help." She wasn't sure what else to say. Maybe if she had been able to make it more entertaining Shun wouldn't feel this way about it. In a way it felt like she had failed him.

Nervously Mitsu looked up toward Shun's face and caught his expression as it softened a bit further. He looked like a completely different person when his face wasn't set in an intense stare.

As for what to do though, Shun didn't seem to have anything else in mind. It was a little distressing because Mitsu was at a loss now as well. Then came the apology, Mitsu really hadn't expected that. Her eye's followed the reaper's gaze as he looked down at his hands. They were still healing but they looked much better than they had.

"Y-you'll be able to train again soon." Mitsu tried to reassure. Though she hoped he wouldn't push himself like he had this last time. "And then you can show me some moves too." Like he had promised to do. She hoped he still didn't feel like she should find someone else. Mitsu really didn't want to seek out someone else to teach her.