I'm not going to assume it won't be and give up before I try.
[ . . . and she thinks that's understandable enough. No, it probably won't come true, but Lili's stubborn as hell. She probably won't even find an answer in time before she has to run away from these damned things in a few days, but-]
Would you rather make Kashuu cut down himself? Or make Stahn do the same thing? Or worse - have them cut down each other? All the people who activated their robots are annoyingly soft-hearted.
[Because Leon will say that he's capable of doing it - and perhaps for one of his other friends that might be easier. But for Stahn? Lili can't imagine saying an offensive word about Yona, much less having to actually harm her or cut her down.
At least their tea comes though, which Lili will pour for the both of them.]
[Not............. going to comment, she's just going to sip her own tea.
You do you, Leon. She'll pretend she doesn't notice. Except-]
Order your own milk if you want it.
[Moving on.]
Then I don't want it to be necessary for you to raise your sword against something that looks like Stahn. [Plainly, because she thinks that's pretty obvious.] Don't turn this into a game of semantics.
[He'll stop talking about it if she stops bringing it up too. It's too awkward--he can't admit it and she can't accept his attempted denials, which means they'll be running in circles forever if they keep it up.
Lili just shakes her head then as she sips her tea. When she speaks again, it's after some rumination. Leon might not be lying to her maliciously - it's probably more likely that he can't even admit to himself how much Stahn means to him.
It's not like she doesn't understand. Yona is someone so vitally important to her that she can't deny it anymore but - others like Kashuu or Atsushi or even Otome.... that's harder. Regardless, she thinks that it's frustrating that lies are still exchanged between them.]
[He's not sure he's going to like this proposal, honestly, especially after what the subject matter has been, but he just holds his tea cup in his hand as well and meets her eyes, because it's not like he's afraid of her proposal, that would be ridiculous.
Except Lili's just going to be incredibly honest.]
There are too many lies floating around this place. I obviously don't expect you to tell me everything about yourself - or anything at all, really. [That would imply that they're friends, even though Lili will undoubtedly recklessly ask later.] Just... If I don't have to think about lies from you, that would be one less issue.
And of course I won't lie either.
[Though in her head she doesn't lie a lot in general.]
[... He's a little startled, admittedly, and it shows. He's never had someone ask him that before, and... after a long pause, he slowly sets down his tea cup to look at her properly. No lies, huh... he's never really thought about it before, but...]
I have never considered myself a particularly dishonest person [Aside from tsunisms] but... I suppose it could not hurt, if it is so important to you that you would make this fuss over it.
[He'll try to not lie to her. Not that he's been trying to lie to her either but....you know.]
Yet... I'm constantly growing tired of the treachery of this place. As I said, you don't have to tell me everything - and I don't expect you too but.... I'd rather you say that you don't want to tell me something than give misinformation.
[Like.
You know, if he's been hurt. That sounds like something that would be typical to brush under the rug. Lili would know.]
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[ . . . and she thinks that's understandable enough. No, it probably won't come true, but Lili's stubborn as hell. She probably won't even find an answer in time before she has to run away from these damned things in a few days, but-]
Would you rather make Kashuu cut down himself? Or make Stahn do the same thing? Or worse - have them cut down each other? All the people who activated their robots are annoyingly soft-hearted.
I don't want them to have to face that.
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[He's not interested in making either of them do that, because--]
They may not even be capable of that. [But also, yeah, he wouldn't want to make them go through that. And yet. Here they are.]
But if there is no other way, then I will take care of them myself.
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I don't want you to have to do it either.
[Because Leon will say that he's capable of doing it - and perhaps for one of his other friends that might be easier. But for Stahn? Lili can't imagine saying an offensive word about Yona, much less having to actually harm her or cut her down.
At least their tea comes though, which Lili will pour for the both of them.]
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Pause.
Add....sugar............ don't look at him, don't pay attention to him at all, this is normal, shut up.]
... What we want and what is necessary are unlikely to overlap in this instance.
[If it poses a threat to Stahn, Leon will kill it. That's just how it goes.]
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You do you, Leon. She'll pretend she doesn't notice. Except-]
Order your own milk if you want it.
[Moving on.]
Then I don't want it to be necessary for you to raise your sword against something that looks like Stahn. [Plainly, because she thinks that's pretty obvious.] Don't turn this into a game of semantics.
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[He'll drink it without...it's fine... leave him alone.
Regardless, he just arches an eyebrow at that. Stop acting like he likes Stahn, it's not like that!!]
You are acting as though that would cause me problems. It is not as though he is particularly important to me.
[The lies are off the charts here.]
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A really long silence as she sips her tea.
And then:]
You're kidding, yes?
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... Are you mocking me? Stahn--he is the sort of person I hate the most! [Cl...early...]
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[She said the exact same thing to him but she's also pausing because she knows that Leon doesn't actually.... hate Stahn...]
Is this an incredibly long ruse that I never expected you capable of - or are you being an idiot?
[Said with absolute seriousness.... like.... what...........]
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But.
He has to hold onto it. It's what he's been saying from day one, and he doesn't know what he'd say if that was gone.]
Shut up.
[Ah yes, good comeback.]
I don't have to explain myself to you.
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Just don't lie to me.
[LIKE HONESTLY.
Keep your tsun to yourself, Leon...]
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[Ugh. He frowns at her over his own tea cup.]
Don't presume as though you know me.
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Absolutely not. You don't get to pick and choose when we know each other.
[Just because she tried to pull the same thing on him...
But she's not interested in doing the back and forth.]
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[This is just getting worse and worse.
But he can't deny that she knows him, and that's aggravating in and of itself.]
Don't misunderstand!
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[ULTIMATUM. She just huffs then, fixing him with a pointed look.]
Just stop spouting mistruths and we won't have to talk about it - it's more annoying than anything to hear you try to convince yourself.
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[He'll stop talking about it if she stops bringing it up too. It's too awkward--he can't admit it and she can't accept his attempted denials, which means they'll be running in circles forever if they keep it up.
So.
Awkward silence instead.]
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Lili just shakes her head then as she sips her tea. When she speaks again, it's after some rumination. Leon might not be lying to her maliciously - it's probably more likely that he can't even admit to himself how much Stahn means to him.
It's not like she doesn't understand. Yona is someone so vitally important to her that she can't deny it anymore but - others like Kashuu or Atsushi or even Otome.... that's harder. Regardless, she thinks that it's frustrating that lies are still exchanged between them.]
I have a proposal.
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[He's not sure he's going to like this proposal, honestly, especially after what the subject matter has been, but he just holds his tea cup in his hand as well and meets her eyes, because it's not like he's afraid of her proposal, that would be ridiculous.
He can at least hear her out.
Probably.]
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Except Lili's just going to be incredibly honest.]
There are too many lies floating around this place. I obviously don't expect you to tell me everything about yourself - or anything at all, really. [That would imply that they're friends, even though Lili will undoubtedly recklessly ask later.] Just... If I don't have to think about lies from you, that would be one less issue.
And of course I won't lie either.
[Though in her head she doesn't lie a lot in general.]
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I have never considered myself a particularly dishonest person [Aside from tsunisms] but... I suppose it could not hurt, if it is so important to you that you would make this fuss over it.
[He'll try to not lie to her. Not that he's been trying to lie to her either but....you know.]
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[Honestly. But also she shakes her head.]
Yet... I'm constantly growing tired of the treachery of this place. As I said, you don't have to tell me everything - and I don't expect you too but.... I'd rather you say that you don't want to tell me something than give misinformation.
[Like.
You know, if he's been hurt. That sounds like something that would be typical to brush under the rug. Lili would know.]
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[She can't be surprised that he has a comeback for that, honestly.]
You are hard-headed and tenacious, and do not like to accept answers that do not please you. [Such as "I don't want to tell you".]
I can accept your request, but only so long as you accept my answers as well.
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[More or less. That's essentially what her fight with Kashuu was about after all and the reminder of it still makes her sigh.]
I understand - and I will do my best to continue to understand in the future.
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[A weird...agreement. But hey, they'll do what they do.........]