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"I am not interested in speaking with you. Stop pestering me."

[ Wow, what a friendly person you're trying to contact on this fine day!! ]

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Stop defending him.

[Huff!!]

Regardless, he had a simple task and that is all there is to it.

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[He is definitely tired, but... he's the sort of tired that comes from having a situation resolved. There's nothing he has to be doing now; he doesn't have to be taking care of anyone, and it's a relief.

So he just sighs, softly.]

What do you want, Stahn?

[He sounds mildly exasperated, but mostly just because he's not used to Stahn tiptoeing around his requests.]

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[he's just not really sure how to approach this, because he definitely feels weird about the whole situation.]

I just wanted to know if you'd go somewhere with me. You know, hahaha... when you have time or something!

[this is definitely awkward as all hell, but at least stahn is definitely himself again.]

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[He just quirks an eyebrow at Stahn.

This is very, very awkward.

What's going on here, even...]

"Somewhere"?

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Oh it's just... I saw somewhere to eat I wanted to try. My treat! You know, you make up for... everything this week.

[for being such a hassle, for punching him and crying, for needing leon to be there for so much because he couldn't really take care of himself properly in that state.

he feels bad about it, but he knows...]

Since I can't really apologize or anything. [he knows leon won't let him.]

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You must have had some amount of trust in him to go to him, though. I'm glad you're making friends, Leon.

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Wha--

[?????]

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I do not trust him!

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And he is not my friend!

[AAAAAA]

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[... Oh.

Hm.

He hesitates a moment, considering.]

I certainly do not need nor want any apologies from you.

[A beat.]

That said, I suppose it could not hurt to go out to dinner.

[mombastic]

You don't trust him at all?

[ YOU WENT TO HIM FOR HELP, SON. ]

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No, I do not.

[Flatly and immediately.]

But... I know that you seem to be somewhat fond of him, and so...

[He doesn't trust anyone, ok. The fact that he trusts Otome now is honestly a Big Deal.]

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... I see. So you went to him for my sake.

[ ... ]

I'm sorry for worrying you.

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... It is not as though... ["I was worried"--no.]

... I want your apologies.

So keep them to yourself.

[mombastic]

Mm... well then, you can have my gratitude instead!

[ resiliency of a rubber band. ]

[majinken]

I know... I knew you wouldn't accept any apologies. But I still wanted to do something—since you helped me so much.

[like, more than stahn can really even put into words. it's really hard for him to explain, but...]

I think I really would have done something stupid if you didn't help. So... thanks, Leon. [at least he's trying, right?]

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I-- I do not want or need that either!

[Now he's flustered, though.]

It was simply... something that I felt needed to be done. Leave it at that.

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... I do not require any thanks from you either.

[Leon shakes his head at that simply, crossing his arms and glancing away.]

All I did was occasionally talk some sense into you. The rest... you handled yourself.

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Leon...

[it wasn't just that, and they both have to know it. if it weren't for leon, he may have done a lot of reckless things, and it wasn't just the fact that leon would talk sense to him.

it's the fact that he assured stahn. the fact that he told him not to be scared because it wouldn't last forever. the fact that he promised not to leave and kept his word, the fact that he stood by stahn's side on this even after stahn himself had lost control.

stahn only managed to keep himself together as much as he did because of leon's help.]

You did a lot, so... this is just something I really want to do in return.

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Simple or not... it was still something that meant a lot to me.

[ You can't avoid that, Leon! ]

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[He doesn't want to think about it that way. He doesn't want to think about it in ways of Stahn owing him anything, in ways of him having done some great deed.

Because he didn't.

He didn't at all, and if he did anything for Stahn, he's still just repaying the debt for all of the things Stahn's done for him.]

... Enough of this already. I agreed, didn't I?

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[UGHHH....

LEAVE HIM ALONE... this is embarrassing and uncomfortable.]

Don't...act as though I did some great deed. I did practically nothing--so leave it at that.

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I-I know...! I just wanted... you to know why.

[since leon seemed a bit puzzled at first and stahn is doing a pretty terrible job at articulating himself in just about every way.]

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...And now I know.

[This is too overwhelming...he's not ready for Stahn Gratitude.]

Was there anything else?

[mombastic]

... Then let's just say I'm happy to have you.

[ He'll get used to it. ]

And I brought a little something.