[it's pretty easy to take everything else when they're focused and working together. so once the robots are done, stahn drops the stance, sighing a bit.
(especially since leon is already scolding him.)]
—You surprised me, that's all! I didn't think you'd come to help...
[and maybe ever optimistic, he was hoping he wouldn't have to actually fight the bots off.]
Eh? That's not what I meant! I just... didn't realize you were nearby!
[that's all. he knows that leon would never leave him to be hurt or in danger if he could help it. but all the same.. he's still surprised, because he didn't realize leon was even that close to be able to help him at all.]
... Hmph. That is something you had best get over quickly. We will not have time to dally and hesitate when this place finally decides we are no longer of any worth to them.
[well, that definitely strikes some kind of chord with stahn—if only because coming from leon, he understands the implications behind that kind of statement.
sometimes it's easy to forget that ceres and oberon are very similar in the worst of ways.]
...You're right. [there's still a bit of defeat in his tone though, because even if leon is right, he still doesn't like the idea of things being so... dark.]
I don't think so. I've seen a few people already today... but a lot of people are gone now, too.
[which has also been hard to miss. more and more friends of his have disappeared completely, giving him less to check up on (but plenty to worry about, even still.)]
Maybe I should tell Otome you said that. [yeah, he's calling it out, because stahn isn't going to let leon say that. for anyone else in cerealia? maybe he could let it slide.
The point is that aside from a very few notable exceptions, the people here have not endeared themselves to me. Talking to them is a waste of time and effort.
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(especially since leon is already scolding him.)]
—You surprised me, that's all! I didn't think you'd come to help...
[and maybe ever optimistic, he was hoping he wouldn't have to actually fight the bots off.]
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What do you even think of me?
[Rude???? It's not like he was going to leave Stahn hanging on his own.]
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[that's all. he knows that leon would never leave him to be hurt or in danger if he could help it. but all the same.. he's still surprised, because he didn't realize leon was even that close to be able to help him at all.]
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[He won't deny Stahn has a fair point there, but he's not going to admit it out loud, either.]
You need to pay more attention. Come on. We have no reason to linger here, either.
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[stahn will absolutely protest that part, because there's just a lot going on right now!
(though he doesn't hesitate to go along with moving away from where they stand.)]
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Then you were trying to find a peaceable solution when the enemy is a lifeless robot. I am not certain which would be the stupider decision.
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[not that he's fond of robots at all either, but hasn't he done enough robot destruction in recent months as it is?]
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[Where's your self-preservation...]
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[even though leon is right, but...]
I didn't want to have to destroy them, though. [he felt bad, and destroying robots just. brings back some sour memories now.]
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[Leon should know.
Really well.]
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sometimes it's easy to forget that ceres and oberon are very similar in the worst of ways.]
...You're right. [there's still a bit of defeat in his tone though, because even if leon is right, he still doesn't like the idea of things being so... dark.]
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... For now, though, we must handle the threat before us.
[So that will have to be enough. And maybe that's Leon letting Stahn off the hook a little from thinking too deeply about how bad CERES can be.]
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...I know. I know, you're right. There's... still a lot we have to take care of here.
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[He wouldn't usually care, but...they really don't have any particular direction to go off of here, so...]
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[which has also been hard to miss. more and more friends of his have disappeared completely, giving him less to check up on (but plenty to worry about, even still.)]
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[In that case... Leon will just set off on a random direction.
He doesn't really want to think about people just randomly disappearing at the moment.]
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[since leon started on a direction anyway. stahn is ready to follow, of course, but he has no idea where they're actually going.]
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[Maybe.
He's not sure.]
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[why is leon always like this.]
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[So there!!!]
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[that's bullshit, and he knows it.]
Maybe I should tell Otome you said that. [yeah, he's calling it out, because stahn isn't going to let leon say that. for anyone else in cerealia? maybe he could let it slide.
but not her.]
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[Otome is, as ever, the exception.]
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[he still said it.]
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