Mickey's thoughts aren't really that deep! Raidou seems to be a good man who helps others out, but also a very serious and stern person who has a very... "no-nonsense' attitude, I would say. Someone that he can only tell jokes to once serious stuff has gotten out of the way. Mickey respects Raidou's skills (he can sense those things in your tubes and if you control them, you've GOT to be good) and professionalism.
Brook on the other hand sees Raidou as something closer to an amusing young disciple. Oh, he does not doubt that Raidou is powerful and respectable if he can command such peculiar beings, but at the same time he's just so... stiff. Brook LOEVS teasing stiff people, especially when they receive said teasing with a "oh well better grin and bear it it is below my station to get my feathers ruffled" attitude. It's like his biggest damn ping EVER to never, ever leave those people alone.
But just as he loves teasing him, he also recognizes that Raidou is a smart, caring and far too serious young man. The Masque ordeal and the aftermath made it clear to him that Raidou cares deeply and passionately about others, but he keeps it all bottled up and keeps such a grim face on that it will hurt him in the end. Raidou seems to take a lot of responsibilities on himself and gets very crestfallen when he fails to meet his own expectations, and it makes Brook fuss and worry in a very grandfatherly, "oh come now things aren't so bad look at the funny face I can pull" way. He thinks you're capable of surviving and handling stressful situations, but not quite mature and prepared enough to walk through them with your spirit intact.
To summarize, Brook sees Raidou as someone who has a lot of growth, both painful and benevolent, ahead of him and who will need a steady shoulder and an open ear to get him through said situations, and Brook would be honored to be that support for Raidou should he need it.
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Brook on the other hand sees Raidou as something closer to an amusing young disciple. Oh, he does not doubt that Raidou is powerful and respectable if he can command such peculiar beings, but at the same time he's just so... stiff. Brook LOEVS teasing stiff people, especially when they receive said teasing with a "oh well better grin and bear it it is below my station to get my feathers ruffled" attitude. It's like his biggest damn ping EVER to never, ever leave those people alone.
But just as he loves teasing him, he also recognizes that Raidou is a smart, caring and far too serious young man. The Masque ordeal and the aftermath made it clear to him that Raidou cares deeply and passionately about others, but he keeps it all bottled up and keeps such a grim face on that it will hurt him in the end. Raidou seems to take a lot of responsibilities on himself and gets very crestfallen when he fails to meet his own expectations, and it makes Brook fuss and worry in a very grandfatherly, "oh come now things aren't so bad look at the funny face I can pull" way. He thinks you're capable of surviving and handling stressful situations, but not quite mature and prepared enough to walk through them with your spirit intact.
To summarize, Brook sees Raidou as someone who has a lot of growth, both painful and benevolent, ahead of him and who will need a steady shoulder and an open ear to get him through said situations, and Brook would be honored to be that support for Raidou should he need it.