[Mikleo knows better than to comment on Leon's real feelings behind the matter. He'll just smile a little. Perhaps he can start to see what Chaltier sees in the young man.]
It's still a kindness. To myself and everyone else. So, thank you.
[But...it doesn't negate that this is kind of an inconvenience to Leon.]
How about I make you something for a month? Gelato, sorbet, ice pops, and fruit frappe are some other things I've made besides ice cream.
[Shut up it's not for you!! And it's not a kindness!
Leon huffs under his breath in response to that--kindness, really--but his only response is muttered:]
Don't be ridiculous.
[Stop thanking him, it's embarrassing. And... offering him a reward of sorts for this too, that's also strange. He wasn't really expecting anything in exchange (ironic, considering how often he expects people to have ulterior motives himself), but... those are all things he actually likes....
.......... but it would be embarrassing to admit that he likes them...]
... Do whatever you want. I won't stop you. [That means "yes please give me ice pops" in Leonese.]
[Hrk. Another dizzy spell hits him that makes it feel like the world suddenly tried to flip him over. Gently, Mikleo's head falls on Leon's shoulder with a soft, unintentional grunt.
This bites.]
...Has anyone else been getting sick? I've noticed that...almost everyone from my world has been experiencing similar symptoms.
[His poor personal space bubble...... Either way, he doesn't respond verbally to Mikleo's head on his shoulder, though the way he tenses up can probably be felt by the water seraph. He can't help it; it isn't as though he mistrusts Mikleo, but physical touch is a touchy subject for Leon at the best of times.
He'll focus on the question anyway, because he hadn't realized it was so far spread.]
Is that so? [Almost everyone from Mikleo's world... Leon can't imagine why, unless it's because they're all living together, so they're all infecting each other?
Ugh, he hopes he doesn't get sick from this.]
I haven't seen much myself. [But Leon isn't social, so that doesn't mean much.] It sounds infectious, however, if that is the case for your other companions.
[Mikleo feels him tense up and somehow makes a note of it in the back of his mind. He tries to bring his head up, and it's the first real success he's had all day. The hard part's going to be keeping his head up....]
Hope not. Being sick like this isn't great. Though, I can't even remember the last time I got sick.
[Although, the seraph can't really remember if he actually made breakfast for the humans in his apartment this morning.]
Seemed like we got it around the same time. I'll have to see if we can get a doctor to check us out.
[Being sick is the worst, so it's not like Leon's going to argue with that. He's enough of a kid to really, really hate being sick so for now, he's mostly grateful that he didn't catch whatever it is (punk).]
That would be the most sensible option.
[No point in prolonging your misery, after all.]
With the way everyone lives in such close quarters here, an infectious disease could cause no end of trouble for the majority of us. Make sure that you recover so you do not make the situation worse.
Mm, might not be as much of a problem. Seems like this colony would have the resources to combat it before it caused a panic. Still a pain, but....
[Man, Cerealia better not make him eat those words. Although, now that he thinks about it, isn't Stahn from Leon's world, too? There's a good chance they know each other.]
You know someone named Stahn? Swordian Master of Fire, I think. I ran into him in ViViD once. Do you know if he's okay?
[You never know with a place like this, really. He's pretty sure they're both thinking along the same lines there, so he'll go along with the topic jump.]
Yes, I know Stahn. He's [his best friendan important companionUGHHHH] a traveling companion of mine. He's fine.
[Which Leon knows because they live together..... traveling companions, sure.
He is not. [Witness how quickly Mikleo rises to Sorey's defense. Not to mention how huffy he gets about it.] He's more intelligent than most give him credit for.
[Ominous pause.]
Though, given how you just described Stahn that, I guess that's as close to a compliment as Sorey's going to get.
I can't deny he's too trusting. [Like. Nobody in their right mind can. He doesn't think even Sorey can deny this.] Sometimes, he gets in over his head or doesn't think about the consequences of his actions, but that doesn't make Sorey any less of a good person.
... as for the rest... Leon is quiet for a moment, but it's the simmering sort of quiet that comes from a lot of pent up feelings. (At least his grasp on Mikleo tightens instead of loosening, so he's probably not going to drop Mikleo right now. No matter how irritated he gets.)]
Stahn is an idiot and a buffoon who thinks that everyone is his friend regardless of what sense should tell him. He goes through his life with his head in the clouds as though it is perfectly fine to carry on carelessly, butting himself into business that isn't his with the same irritatingly cheer that he treats everything with! In the end it is only going to hurt him, but of course he is too much of a fool to realize that!
[And Leon hates it, because he understood life before Stahn happened, and now... now everything is a mess, and he still doesn't understand Stahn. But Stahn is pure sunshine, and a better person than the world deserves in a lot of ways, and for some reason he tries to stay as Leon's friend even though it just hurts him over and over again and Leon hates it.
(But he doesn't want Stahn to give up on him either.)]
Mikleo's quiet through that tirade, though. He's quiet a little after Leon settles down, too. Eventually, the water seraph speaks.]
Then it's a good thing that he has you here with him to prevent those foolish mistakes from happening, or to at least caution him about them if he's so set on his decision. Isn't it?
[Leon settles down through the silence as well, quiet and keeping his eyes trained straight ahead. Ultimately, though, he sounds much calmer after Mikleo's input.]
I am not his keeper.
[But, of course, he'll do it anyway.
And... well, not even Leon can bring himself to admit out loud that trying to be Leon's friend is the most foolish mistake Stahn has made so far--it's not hard to realize that Stahn, just like Marian, would have been better off without knowing him.]
Though I suppose if nothing else, he would find a way to drag me into it anyway. [So yeah, he'll stop him, to the best of his ability.]
[Mikleo refrains from saying, "No, you're not his keeper. You're his friend. That's what friends do." Later, perhaps, when he's not feeling like death.]
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It's still a kindness. To myself and everyone else. So, thank you.
[But...it doesn't negate that this is kind of an inconvenience to Leon.]
How about I make you something for a month? Gelato, sorbet, ice pops, and fruit frappe are some other things I've made besides ice cream.
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Leon huffs under his breath in response to that--kindness, really--but his only response is muttered:]
Don't be ridiculous.
[Stop thanking him, it's embarrassing. And... offering him a reward of sorts for this too, that's also strange. He wasn't really expecting anything in exchange (ironic, considering how often he expects people to have ulterior motives himself), but... those are all things he actually likes....
.......... but it would be embarrassing to admit that he likes them...]
... Do whatever you want. I won't stop you. [That means "yes please give me ice pops" in Leonese.]
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Oh, good, then that's what I'll do.
[Hrk. Another dizzy spell hits him that makes it feel like the world suddenly tried to flip him over. Gently, Mikleo's head falls on Leon's shoulder with a soft, unintentional grunt.
This bites.]
...Has anyone else been getting sick? I've noticed that...almost everyone from my world has been experiencing similar symptoms.
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He'll focus on the question anyway, because he hadn't realized it was so far spread.]
Is that so? [Almost everyone from Mikleo's world... Leon can't imagine why, unless it's because they're all living together, so they're all infecting each other?
Ugh, he hopes he doesn't get sick from this.]
I haven't seen much myself. [But Leon isn't social, so that doesn't mean much.] It sounds infectious, however, if that is the case for your other companions.
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Hope not. Being sick like this isn't great. Though, I can't even remember the last time I got sick.
[Although, the seraph can't really remember if he actually made breakfast for the humans in his apartment this morning.]
Seemed like we got it around the same time. I'll have to see if we can get a doctor to check us out.
[Medical science is very much out of his league.]
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That would be the most sensible option.
[No point in prolonging your misery, after all.]
With the way everyone lives in such close quarters here, an infectious disease could cause no end of trouble for the majority of us. Make sure that you recover so you do not make the situation worse.
[Okay!!! Don't make the rest of them sick.]
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[Man, Cerealia better not make him eat those words. Although, now that he thinks about it, isn't Stahn from Leon's world, too? There's a good chance they know each other.]
You know someone named Stahn? Swordian Master of Fire, I think. I ran into him in ViViD once. Do you know if he's okay?
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Yes, I know Stahn. He's [
his best friendan important companionUGHHHH] a traveling companion of mine. He's fine.[Which Leon knows because they live together..... traveling companions, sure.
Hmph.]
He is too much of an idiot to catch a cold.
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That almost sounded like fondness. But I'm glad he's okay.
[Otherwise, the Swordian Master will have more trouble on his hands.]
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I am not fond of him! [aslbfsgnlk!!!!!] I hate happy-go-lucky bastards like him the most, so don't get any strange ideas!
[Ugh!!!!!
Nah they're best friends for real though.]
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Mikleo winces slightly, but he's able to hide his smile at that.]
My mistake. Shame you won't like my friend very much, especially since he'll be visiting the shop more often when we're better.
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You mean Sorey.
[He knows that much...... with how Sorey reacted when Leon brought up Mikleo's name.]
Your friend is an irritation and an idiot.
[Leon ur rude]
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He is not. [Witness how quickly Mikleo rises to Sorey's defense. Not to mention how huffy he gets about it.] He's more intelligent than most give him credit for.
[Ominous pause.]
Though, given how you just described Stahn that, I guess that's as close to a compliment as Sorey's going to get.
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(The word you are looking for is "friends", Leon.)]
He is overly optimistic and meddles for no good reason. He trusts too easily, too--
[wait what SHUT YOUR MOUTH, MEEBO.]
It was not a compliment. Not for Stahn either! Don't be ridiculous! [HMPH]
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I can't deny he's too trusting. [Like. Nobody in their right mind can. He doesn't think even Sorey can deny this.] Sometimes, he gets in over his head or doesn't think about the consequences of his actions, but that doesn't make Sorey any less of a good person.
[HMPH YOURSELF, GOSH.]
Does Stahn agree that you're not friends?
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I don't need him sticking his nose in my business.
[That's just said sullenly, and then, most flustered--]
His opinion has nothing to do with this.
[Stahn doesn't agree]
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He wouldn't if you told him not to.
[Ahah. Mikleo sees what's going on here.]
Stahn thinks you're his friend, doesn't he?
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[Imagine Sorey's kicked puppy face here.]
See to it that he sticks to it. [Hmph!!!
... as for the rest... Leon is quiet for a moment, but it's the simmering sort of quiet that comes from a lot of pent up feelings. (At least his grasp on Mikleo tightens instead of loosening, so he's probably not going to drop Mikleo right now. No matter how irritated he gets.)]
Stahn is an idiot and a buffoon who thinks that everyone is his friend regardless of what sense should tell him. He goes through his life with his head in the clouds as though it is perfectly fine to carry on carelessly, butting himself into business that isn't his with the same irritatingly cheer that he treats everything with! In the end it is only going to hurt him, but of course he is too much of a fool to realize that!
[And Leon hates it, because he understood life before Stahn happened, and now... now everything is a mess, and he still doesn't understand Stahn. But Stahn is pure sunshine, and a better person than the world deserves in a lot of ways, and for some reason he tries to stay as Leon's friend even though it just hurts him over and over again and Leon hates it.
(But he doesn't want Stahn to give up on him either.)]
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Mikleo's quiet through that tirade, though. He's quiet a little after Leon settles down, too. Eventually, the water seraph speaks.]
Then it's a good thing that he has you here with him to prevent those foolish mistakes from happening, or to at least caution him about them if he's so set on his decision. Isn't it?
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I am not his keeper.
[But, of course, he'll do it anyway.
And... well, not even Leon can bring himself to admit out loud that trying to be Leon's friend is the most foolish mistake Stahn has made so far--it's not hard to realize that Stahn, just like Marian, would have been better off without knowing him.]
Though I suppose if nothing else, he would find a way to drag me into it anyway. [So yeah, he'll stop him, to the best of his ability.]
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Probably. He seems the type.
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The noise Leon makes is derisive at that--mostly at Stahn and his type, yeah.]
Hmph.
If you are so interested in him, talk to him more yourself. [Go be his friend or something, Stahn would love that, Leon's sure.] Leave me out of it.
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[Gosh.]
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Either way, Leon's quiet for a moment before he just lets it go.]
And I will deal with him as much as I have to. He has a role to accomplish in our world still.
[And it's one that Leon wants to make sure he gets home to do.]
That is all there is to it.
[It's not like he cares and that's why he wants to make sure Stahn stays safe.]
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Sorey does, too. It's just part of the reason I'm trying to make sure he doesn't get killed for a stupid mistake.
[There are a multitude of other reasons, too, but that's one he's willing to admit.
Mikleo looks up and aha! There's the apartment! Carefully, he points to it.]
That's our apartment right there. I can make it inside if you drop me off at the door.
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