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"Good morning, Nene-chan! How's my specialest girl doing on her— Ah."
Upon bursting in Nene's room, all Mizuki can see is, well, not much. The blinds are closed, nearly all the way, and Nene is curled in on herself, headphones snuggly on her head. She winces, probably at the light suddenly entering the room, as well as Mizuki's voice.
They quickly close the door behind them, apologizing profusely under their breath. Nene likely can't hear them very well, but her expression relaxes a tad. Mizuki waits for her to remove her headphones, even if only halfway through.
"Bad day already?"
"Sensorily, yeah..." Nene shifts uncomfortably on her bed, looking nowhere in particular, only pointedly not at Mizuki, "It's too hot, and I just woke up feeling... all sorts of wrong. I'm sorry, I texted everyone else already, but..."
"Hey, it's okay. You're allowed to have a bad day."
Mizuki motions with both their head and hand at Nene's bed. She nods, and they sit down a certain distance away from her.
"Even on my birthday?"
"Especially on your birthday." Mizuki bumps their hand cautiously against Nene's knee, she doesn't flinch, "I was thinking we could do something together at home, but if you don't feel up to that either, that's fine too."
"No... That sounds nice, I'd like that."
Nene smiles a little, and Mizuki barely resists the wave of cute aggression that washes over them. They can't ruffle the hell out of her hair right now but god do they want to.
"Say, want me to get your hair out of the way properly? No offense, it's kind of a mess."
"No, you're right. I tied it up haphazardly. Please do."
Mizuki hums, hopping off the bed briefly so they can get behind Nene instead. Carefully, oh so carefully, they untie her hair. They work quickly, making sure Nene has their hands on and near her for as short of a time as possible. She might not complain about it, but Mizuki knows.
"There you go."
"Thank you, Mizuki."
They don't need to move back around, Nene turns around to face Mizuki instead. They find her smile to be infectious, in that way.
"Okay, let's brainstorm on what to do, then!"