[This is scaring him, Otome. He doesn't like to think that... well, a mom could just stop being a mom for some strange reasons that she won't tell him (it's not like alternate worlds are his first thought, okay).
He looks uncomfortable for a long moment, shifting in place, before he focuses on the path in front of them instead.]
... I see.
[He doesn't have the same mom issues that Rutee does, but on Rutee's behalf it's hard to not bristle a little. He knows why Chris abandoned her, better than anyone, but he also knows that Rutee... well, it's something that has made life hard for her.]
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Well.
At least you are aware enough of that.
[He's satisfied with that though. It's better than nothing, and it sounds like she's legitimately taking it seriously now.]
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... I was a mother, so I'm aware of how important it is to monitor health.
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He blinks.]
... Either you are or you aren't. I wasn't aware that motherhood was a state that could change.
[... right? Moms don't just...stop being moms, do they? It's not hard for him to imagine Otome as a mother, but...?]
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He looks uncomfortable for a long moment, shifting in place, before he focuses on the path in front of them instead.]
... I see.
[He doesn't have the same mom issues that Rutee does, but on Rutee's behalf it's hard to not bristle a little. He knows why Chris abandoned her, better than anyone, but he also knows that Rutee... well, it's something that has made life hard for her.]
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I'll explain it some other time, if you're interested.
[ Koharu, at least, is happy. ]
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But...
He's a little nervous to understand, too.]
... Do what you want.
[he'll listen, if she tells him, some other time. But he has enough family-related issues that bringing it up himself is a touchy thing.]
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But for now, homeward bound!
[ COME ALONG, LEON. ]
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[Off they goooooo HOMEWARD BOUND.
At least things start to look familiar as soon as they get into the Residential District.]
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If someone like you can still manage to get into trouble from this short distance, I doubt there is any point in trying to help you.
[So.
That's a yes.]
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[ Even if you're dishonest. ]
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There's no need to thank me for that. [He doesn't even have a tsun thing to add, no, that's... all he says... okay, Leon.]
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[ So deal. ]
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You remain impossible.
[Which is why Leon's just... going to stand there sulkily because he's not leaving until he sees her off properly.
Oh.]
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Just go.
[He's hot, then he's cold, he's yes, then he's no--]
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[ Homeward bound it is. ]