There's not a single person out there who is completely perfect. Once you acknowledge that much, anything you learn about your friends is just that-- something new to learn.
Being able to talk about the parts that you're not so proud of, though... that's never easy.
[None of that makes any sense at all to him. He's legitimately never heard of that sort of way of thinking, so he just blinks at her blankly. That's... what?
?????
He's been raised in an atmosphere where perfectly was not only required, it was expected. It was expected of him, and he expects it of the people around him in a way, though he fails to realize that he makes allowances for the people he likes, which is just... exactly what Otome is saying anyway.
He just can't wrap his head around it.]
Don't.
[Ah... Yes. He really doesn't want to talk about it anymore.]
What I did was nothing to be admired. [He was just trying to push Otome away.] Nothing that I've done is.
[.... wait, really? He wasn't expecting that at all. He... doesn't know if he feels better or not for having talked to Otome (except he does, he just can't recognize it), but he definitely wasn't expecting her to.]
[... It's not like he was the one who taught her that; it's not like Leon is any better about it now. But even so... in the end, all he can do is look away sharply.]
W-well-- that is your own concern to handle. It has nothing to do with me.
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[ She'll just point that out. ]
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[Ah... how ominous, Leon. But he doesn't really mean it that way.]
You had never intended to let anything I said color the way you thought of me. Stahn...was, and still is the same way.
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Being able to talk about the parts that you're not so proud of, though... that's never easy.
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?????
He's been raised in an atmosphere where perfectly was not only required, it was expected. It was expected of him, and he expects it of the people around him in a way, though he fails to realize that he makes allowances for the people he likes, which is just... exactly what Otome is saying anyway.
He just can't wrap his head around it.]
Don't.
[Ah... Yes. He really doesn't want to talk about it anymore.]
What I did was nothing to be admired. [He was just trying to push Otome away.] Nothing that I've done is.
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[ Of course she wouldn't. She doesn't admire what she did either, but that's not the point here. ]
But I accept it. [ He had reasons. She knows he did. But she's never going to ask about them. ]
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... It's hard. What is he....supposed to do with that.]
... Then...I also accept what you have done.
[Isn't that all he can do?]
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[ NO MORE RUNNING, YOU. ]
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[iT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE... he's so incredibly uncomfortable by people being overly nice about things like this!!! How is he supposed to deal?]
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People like you are so [irritating. impossible to understand. better at emotions] frustrating.
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[ She'll take that as a compliment. ]
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He just makes a wordless noise of frustration and turns his attention back to his ice cream cone because it's dripping.]
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[ YOU'RE SO CUE, LEON. ]
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but he just sulks into his ice cream because he's a big baby.]
... I suppose.
[(it's delicious)]
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And finally, after a long, long moment:]
... Have you been well?
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[ She's been carrying a lot, more than she's been willing to talk about, until recently. ]
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Ah... is that so...?
[He's embarrassed....]
I see.
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W-well-- that is your own concern to handle. It has nothing to do with me.
[He's embarrassed.]
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[ So yes, be embarrassed more-- ]
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....
[He...... looks at his ice cream.
Weighs the pros and cons of just throwing out the ice cream so he can escape.
......... the ice cream wins out, but only barely. For now.]
Now you are just being ridiculous. If I unintentionally helped you, then it is not as though I deserve thanks for that.
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[ Because otherwise that was a spectacular fail. ]
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Don't act as though you know what I was intending or what I wanted.
[......... because it was a spectacular fail.]
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[ But he's here right now. ]
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