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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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[mombastic]

I don't admire it.

[ 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. ]

[discard]

[...Ah.

... 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?]

[mombastic]

Then there's no reason to be uncomfortable with each other, now is there?

[ NO MORE RUNNING, YOU. ]

[discard]

... You say that, but...

[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?]

[mombastic]

But what? I don't think you really need to act any differently around me, Leon.

[discard]

[...UGHHHH]

People like you are so [irritating. impossible to understand. better at emotions] frustrating.

[mombastic]

... Thank you!

[ She'll take that as a compliment. ]

[discard]

[SEE, THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS. THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS.

He just makes a wordless noise of frustration and turns his attention back to his ice cream cone because it's dripping.]

[mombastic]

How is it, by the way? Tolerable?

[ YOU'RE SO CUE, LEON. ]

[discard]

[NO YOU'RE CUE

but he just sulks into his ice cream because he's a big baby.]

... I suppose.

[(it's delicious)]

[mombastic]

[ She won't tease him much further-- it's nice enough to relax and ice cream, honestly. ]

[discard]

[It isn't bad, really. He'll focus on enjoying his ice cream first. (Because it really is good.)

And finally, after a long, long moment:]

... Have you been well?

[mombastic]

There were a few things that I had to get out of my system... but you know, I'm better off for having spoken with you.

[ She's been carrying a lot, more than she's been willing to talk about, until recently. ]

[discard]

[.... 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.]

Ah... is that so...?

[He's embarrassed....]

I see.

[mombastic]

... Thank you, Leon. It seems I still have to remind myself that keeping everything in isn't always a good idea.

[discard]

[... 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.

[He's embarrassed.]

[mombastic]

Regardless, you did help me... unintentionally or not.

[ So yes, be embarrassed more-- ]

[discard]

[why are you doing this]

....

[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.

[mombastic]

I think you do. [ Mildly. ] I don't think you were aiming for the opposite, at any rate.

[ Because otherwise that was a spectacular fail. ]

[discard]

[It was definitely a spectacular fail.]

Don't act as though you know what I was intending or what I wanted.

[......... because it was a spectacular fail.]

[mombastic]

I did say 'think', rather than 'know', didn't I? If I'm wrong, that's fine.

[ But he's here right now. ]

[discard]

You're wrong.

[Ah.

But yes, he is here right now, sulkily eating his ice cream like an embarrassed teen boy.]

[mombastic]

Then that's fine! I'll just have to spend more time with you until I can understand you better.

[discard]

[... ???!???]

That is-- what? How did you even reach that conclusion from what I just said?

[mombastic]

Well, I didn't know what you intended or wanted, which means I don't know you well enough yet. That was my fault.

[ So she'll remedy that. ]