( he really is surrounded by such kind people... such flatterers... tsukasa ducks his head a little, his ears matching his cheeks matching his hair. )

Thank you... Um, cпасибо. ( another thing he wants to be better at: speaking russian. that's for her, too. ) I'll try to keep it in mind. Really, I will.

( plenty of people have said it to him. still say it to him. and he still doesn't feel like he quite deserves it yet, but... )

I didn't mean to bring the mood down any— I'm looking forward to your show! And I'll do everything I can to help out, volunteer or otherwise. Maybe I could help pass out pamphlets? Or take tickets... No, there's actual staff for that part, right? Hm...