maybe tomorrow - open; exhausted

[michael t.]

ALL I FOUND THE SPACE BETWEEN THE SPACES
STANDING IN THE NOTHING, AND TIME RECLAIMS YOU

Michael had struggled with mental health issues for his entire life, but never neurological ones. He had never dealt with tics in the past, with the only comparable experience he had being repeated actions he would take when he was feeling particularly anxious. However, those normally weren't involuntary. Rather, they were just actions he repeated because they did a bit to ease the anxious feeling coiled up inside. Regardless, despite his lack of personal experience with tics, that didn't mean he had never encountered them before in others. He had been a traveler for most of his life, after all, and he had met lots of different kinds of people. Some with the very same issue that Marianas was currently dealing with. Although... most of them had been much older than Marianas currently was, and had more of a handle on "dealing with" their tics – for the most part, anyways.

It was because of this that Michael sadly didn't have much advice that he could provide the girl with. Hell, even if he had advice to give, he wouldn't be sure if it was the right thing to do. After all, Mari seemed exhausted, and the dealer didn't even know her well... she probably didn't want unsolicited advice about her tics. Still, when the bobcat spotted Vayne heading over, he decided it would be a good idea for him to do so as well. If only to make sure that Vayne didn't say the wrong thing, considering his niece was young, and likely hadn't encountered tics in the past. It wasn't long before Michael made his way over, settling beside Vayne and offering her a brief nod before he turned back to Marianas. After a moment of hesitation, he found himself tilting his head to one side, speaking sympathetically, "Rough day, huh?" He wished that there was something that he could do... perhaps Roan would be able to help? Tics could be caused for a variety of reasons, and the soothsayer would probably know better than he would.

— Reggan