[ He draws closer immediately. Whatever frustration that made him put a violent distance between the two of them either Mizuki swallowed and ignored, or somehow passed. Mizuki himself wouldn't be able to tell you which, but he hopes desperately that it's the latter. He doesn't want to be that angry again. ]

Ah, is it...? I figured a party might be able to help Gummy relax. [ He turns to point to her, but realizes he doesn't actually know where she went, so it takes him a moment to eventually point out the little blonde bear in the bar. ] She doesn't know a lot of people on board, so... I thought this would be a good opportunity to do so.

[ And then he goes talking about the karaoke machine. There's a slight laugh when he mentions being able to figure it out, like it's some kind of accomplishment (though, truly, he is proud...!), but it swiftly turns to horrified shock when he asks to sing together. He knows there's a lot of noise and it probably wouldn't have mattered at all, but he's still not comfortable with singing. Especially in front of a crowd. ]

I-I can't... [ He gives a very obviously look out at everyone attending the party, and then back to Venti. ] I still can't sing, Venti.