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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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That was the agreement, after all...

[It is just muttered, though, because a moment later he's following Stahn into the restaurant.

Progress!]

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[this is totally not the time to be grumbly, leon. either way, they'll get inside and get seated and have menus to stare at...

which, naturally, leaves stahn in deep contemplation of what to order.

(everything looks really good, okay.)]

Hmmm...

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[Leon knows basically immediately what food he wants to eat (it's the most boring sandwich on the menu), but then he turns his attention to the desserts to contemplate them.

Hmmmmmm.]

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[stahn will eventually settle on a meal for himself as well (a savory crepe), though it doesn't take much to realize that leon still seems like he's contemplating what to order.]

...Do you... not like anything you see?

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... No, it's fine.

[He's just fascinated by the desserts, that's all! But having been called out on it, he decisively sets down the menu with a snap.

There.

Done.]

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Oh... okay.

[at least someone will be there to take their order pretty quickly, though...

stahn doesn't really have much in the way of conversation right now like he usually does.

awk..ward...]

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[Awkward....

Except Leon's kind of enjoying the quiet. It allows them to make their orders and gives him some time to relax a little and inspect the place they're in. It's...strange and unusual while in Stahn's company, but for him, it's not bad.

Especially because he's been in some terrible need of relaxing, lately.]

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[for stahn, it definitely feels too weird—and dymlos definitely understands the atmosphere as well.

for a bit, stahn will let the silence sit, but being the way he is...

he can't for too long.]

It's pretty nice in here. It's hard to tell from the outside, huh?

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... It isn't terrible, I suppose.

[Leon's Leon, after all.

He can't praise anything.]

It will do.

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[honestly, for leon that basically is a compliment, and stahn knows it.]

I hope the food's good, too! Everything looked really great.

[...he's trying so hard right now.]

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It seems fine, yes.

[Leon's just...eyeing Stahn a little suspiciously.]

Calm down. I am not unhappy with your selection.

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[wow, don't look at him like that? he didn't do anything?]

Mm... I'm okay! [is he, though?] I just... want it to be something you like enough, that's all.

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... And I've already said that this is fine.

You are being more nagging than usual.

[?????]

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...Am I? I... didn't realize it.

[not completely, but even dymlos is audibly sighing at that like 'stahn, wtf.']

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[Okay, Leon heard that one, and he shoots a look at Dymlos, brow furrowing. Does Dymlos know more than he's letting on?? Is there some sort of ulterior motive here???

What's going on...]

Clearly not... And yet here we are, in this awkward situation, so you may as well tell me your ulterior motives now.

[It doesn't work that way, Leon...]

1/3

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Ehhhhhh!?

[leon wtf]

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I—I don't have any motive at all! Not like—!

[see, how he's all flustered.]

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[he takes a second to try to actually get a hold of himself, but... he's kind of just pouting a little.]

I just... wanted to do something nice, that was all.

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[... Okay, Leon doesn't get it at all.

He waits through Stahn's outburst, and then crosses his arms and sighs.]

Then what is it about this atmosphere that is entirely wrong?

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I don't know. Nothing's... really different, but it just feels weird, huh?

[stahn's not blind to that much, at least.]

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[SURE DOES....

Leon can't figure out why though.]

...Hmph. It must simply be due to the fact that we are both still tired.

[PROBLEM SOLVED]

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Yeah... maybe that's all it is. We haven't really gotten much rest, huh?

[though stahn doesn't actually believe what he's saying as he says it.

but if he can't pinpoint any other reason, then maybe that's all they can chalk it up to?]

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[That's...definitely not what it is.

But Leon's still oblivious, so that's what they're going with.]

... Not recently. It is unlikely that that will change soon, either.

[ALAS...]

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I guess not. We should try to rest when we can... but it's kind of tough to say when we'll be able to.

[he is pretty tired, though. that much is true, even if it's not the reason things are so undeniably awkward right now.]

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Mm.

[Leon...trails off into silence then, somewhat awkwardly.

Wow.

When did this awkwardness happen??? What are they supposed to do about it?]