[For his part, Leon will 100% be trying to win, naturally. Stahn riled him up. Now he has to win. (Whether he'll be able to or not is another matter entirely.) He's not Chelsea or Woodrow--ranged combat is entirely foreign to him aside from a friendly demon lance or two, so though he's really honestly trying hard he's... only doing mediocre here.
It's also foreign to Leon to not be doing something he's good at, generally speaking, so it makes his brow furrow and his expression shift into a frown and
Yeah he's totally going to pout if he gets a bad score.
[it's not like stahn is much better at things like this—he's always the one to run in with swordian a-blazin', up in the enemy's face. ranged fighting isn't his style, so his experience in this kind of game is limited.
but unlike leon, stahn knows how to actually fun, so he does things like go to the arcade sometimes—like temporal catastrophe and residence of the undead. so he has a little experience, even if he's still not very good by most people's standards.
(at least the attendant is amused, right?)
it's not long before the winning alarm goes off, with bright lights on stahn's terminal flashing.
Leon's obviously a sore loser because he's Leon; he sucks at being a normal, well-adjusted human being at any time, much less when he's lost at something. (He was trying really hard, too, but now he wants to pretend like he wasn't to try to save his pride.)
He turns away on the seat, sighing, crossing his arms as Stahn celebrates.
Did he have fun...? Maybe, in the midst of everything. It's honestly hard for him to tell a lot of the time, and he's back to being sour now.]
[stahn's still having a moment, and while the attendant is handing stahn his prize—the poop emoji pillow—he's the one who makes the comment.
"It looks like someone's a sore loser, isn't that so?"
...which draws stahn's attention.]
—Eh? [he looks to leon... who is now turned away and probably pouting. and maybe leon is a sore loser, but come on, attendant guy, that's rude.]
Ahaha... well, we just get into it when we compete! That's all, he's fine. [but he does cant his head to the side a bit and give the attendant a look that's meant to say not to press the issue any further.]
[You can't have possibly expected anything else... Leon's going to cut his losses while he still can and try to save them both some heartache here. He knows Stahn would feel bad if he won now--and also Leon would feel pretty bad if Stahn kept beating him and nobody wants that.]
Go play games with someone else--I am not interested.
[leon absolutely isn't wrong to try and cut their losses...
but when has stahn ever been quick to concede when leon reacts that way?]
Leon! Come on, Leon!! [he doesn't want to play games with other people right now. he wants to with leon! that's why they're here together... to have fun...]
If you weren't going to be doing anything else, then it's not wasting time. It's okay to do things for yourself sometimes, Leon...
[he can't help but utter with a small sigh. every attempt to do something a little less stressful and focused on getting out of cerealia ends up like this, so it's just getting harder for stahn to sweep it under the rug.
leon may not know how to have fun, but all the same, it seems like he refuses to even let himself try.]
Let's just... see what else is here. There's more than just the games and food, I think... Everyone worked really hard, so I want to see as much as we can.
[It's hard to argue that he has anywhere else to be, since...well, he doesn't. Instead, he just sighs, crossing his arms vaguely, and nods after a long moment. No more games is a good start, and even if he's still feeling rather sulky from the last, he supposes he can come along with Stahn.
It does seem to mean a lot to him, for some reason.]
...Hmph. If I was doing this for myself, I would not be here at all. [Then who are you here for, Leon.............. do you even realize how that sounds.]
Regardless--just do what you want. I suppose we may as well stay for a short period of time longer, though I do not intend to stay any longer than that.
[if it helps, stahn doesn't really quite catch how that sounds either. he just takes it as what he thinks it to be—that leon really only came along because stahn didn't give him a choice. nothing about leon's actual wants or the fact that it does make stahn pretty happy to have the company.]
I don't know what else is here, so we'll just have to walk around a bit more. If there isn't anything else, then we can go.
[though they'll miss the fireworks that way, huh...]
[...... well. At least he got that acknowledgement from Stahn, at least.
If they don't find anything else, then they can leave, and that's a relief. He's pretty ready to go--even aside from his general dislike of this sort of thing, he's getting pretty exhausted from the crowd (and his own sour mood, let's be real here).
[it's... a step forward, kind of. he doesn't mind leaving once he's seen everything, but he really wanted for leon to enjoy himself and have a better time.]
Hey, Leon? [so of course, he's going to bring it up.] Has it really been that bad?
[stahn tilts his head a little; sometimes leon's words betray him. sometimes they contradict each other and it leaves stahn... not entirely sure what to think.
it seems like he doesn't hate it as much as he claimed, but he also doesn't seem to be enjoying it, either.]
Right... I thought maybe there'd be something here you could have fun with. [maybe he thought wrong? he really did just want to share the experience with leon because it seemed like it would be fun.]
[He didn't think entirely wrong, but he may have been expecting a bit too much from Leon--this sort of thing is still entirely foreign to him, and feeling like he's stuck there against his will certainly isn't helping. There have been parts he's enjoyed, nonetheless.
It'll just take him some time to realize it.]
Concern yourself with yourself, instead of with me. You should know that I am not interested in this sort of thing.
I don't need to be concerned with myself... I know how to enjoy myself and what I like to do.
[stahn will protest this, because as much as he likes this stuff, he wants leon to be able to enjoy things in life too.] I wanted to find something you liked too, since you don't get to have fun too often!
Besides... things like this are better with a friend anyway. [even if he could have met up with someone else, leon is his best friend!! so of course he wants to hang out and do fun things.]
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It's also foreign to Leon to not be doing something he's good at, generally speaking, so it makes his brow furrow and his expression shift into a frown and
Yeah he's totally going to pout if he gets a bad score.
Thanks, Leon.
HE'S TRYING THOUGH. THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT.]
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but unlike leon, stahn knows how to actually fun, so he does things like go to the arcade sometimes—like temporal catastrophe and residence of the undead. so he has a little experience, even if he's still not very good by most people's standards.
(at least the attendant is amused, right?)
it's not long before the winning alarm goes off, with bright lights on stahn's terminal flashing.
so of course, he lights up excitedly.]
Yahoo!!! I did it!
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Leon's obviously a sore loser because he's Leon; he sucks at being a normal, well-adjusted human being at any time, much less when he's lost at something. (He was trying really hard, too, but now he wants to pretend like he wasn't to try to save his pride.)
He turns away on the seat, sighing, crossing his arms as Stahn celebrates.
Did he have fun...? Maybe, in the midst of everything. It's honestly hard for him to tell a lot of the time, and he's back to being sour now.]
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"It looks like someone's a sore loser, isn't that so?"
...which draws stahn's attention.]
—Eh? [he looks to leon... who is now turned away and probably pouting. and maybe leon is a sore loser, but come on, attendant guy, that's rude.]
Ahaha... well, we just get into it when we compete! That's all, he's fine. [but he does cant his head to the side a bit and give the attendant a look that's meant to say not to press the issue any further.]
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TIME TO GO, LEON'S SULKING.]
... Let's go.
[At least he's not just...stalking off in a huff alone??? Look at the bright side.]
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We should try another one! There are so many types of games here... [there has to be one leon can win fair and square.
(only stahn would feel bad for winning just because leon is sulking like a child.)]
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[You can't have possibly expected anything else... Leon's going to cut his losses while he still can and try to save them both some heartache here. He knows Stahn would feel bad if he won now--and also Leon would feel pretty bad if Stahn kept beating him and nobody wants that.]
Go play games with someone else--I am not interested.
[Games suck.]
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but when has stahn ever been quick to concede when leon reacts that way?]
Leon! Come on, Leon!! [he doesn't want to play games with other people right now. he wants to with leon! that's why they're here together... to have fun...]
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So he's going to keep on stalking away from the games, scowling.]
Don't make me repeat myself. I am not playing any other games.
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[he's chasing after leon with the emoji pillow clutched in his arms, which has to look positively ridiculous.]
It's supposed to be for fun! [stop being an angry salt mine.... :(]
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Absolutely not! If you intend to remain here and waste your time, then do so, but I'm finished with it.
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[this totally not a festival date is not being brought to an end so easily.]
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We are not playing any more games here!
[Take it or leave it.....]
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Okay, but let's find something else, then! [—he really just doesn't want leon to leave.]
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If it is going to continue to waste my time like everything else, I'm not interested.
[But he's...listening, at least.]
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[he can't help but utter with a small sigh. every attempt to do something a little less stressful and focused on getting out of cerealia ends up like this, so it's just getting harder for stahn to sweep it under the rug.
leon may not know how to have fun, but all the same, it seems like he refuses to even let himself try.]
Let's just... see what else is here. There's more than just the games and food, I think... Everyone worked really hard, so I want to see as much as we can.
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It does seem to mean a lot to him, for some reason.]
...Hmph. If I was doing this for myself, I would not be here at all. [Then who are you here for, Leon.............. do you even realize how that sounds.]
Regardless--just do what you want. I suppose we may as well stay for a short period of time longer, though I do not intend to stay any longer than that.
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I don't know what else is here, so we'll just have to walk around a bit more. If there isn't anything else, then we can go.
[though they'll miss the fireworks that way, huh...]
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If they don't find anything else, then they can leave, and that's a relief. He's pretty ready to go--even aside from his general dislike of this sort of thing, he's getting pretty exhausted from the crowd (and his own sour mood, let's be real here).
So he just makes an acknowledging noise.]
... Fine.
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Hey, Leon? [so of course, he's going to bring it up.] Has it really been that bad?
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[A beat, and he amends--]
It isn't as though it wasn't anything I could not handle, naturally.
[But...still...]
... I am not interested in this sort of celebration in the least.
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it seems like he doesn't hate it as much as he claimed, but he also doesn't seem to be enjoying it, either.]
Right... I thought maybe there'd be something here you could have fun with. [maybe he thought wrong? he really did just want to share the experience with leon because it seemed like it would be fun.]
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It'll just take him some time to realize it.]
Concern yourself with yourself, instead of with me. You should know that I am not interested in this sort of thing.
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[stahn will protest this, because as much as he likes this stuff, he wants leon to be able to enjoy things in life too.] I wanted to find something you liked too, since you don't get to have fun too often!
Besides... things like this are better with a friend anyway. [even if he could have met up with someone else, leon is his best friend!! so of course he wants to hang out and do fun things.]
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I don't require you looking after me as though I'm a child. I don't need to go out of my way to have fun.
[Jeeze.]
And I do not recall agreeing to be your friend.
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