Just that? He can tell there's a little more than just that; if nothing else, the robot would have tipped him off big time. But they're not together. Leon has no idea why, though—that could mean anything! Maybe she just hasn't asked him yet!
And the rest? There's new information in there, some more pieces of the puzzle of her life that he doesn't yet understand. The Midnight Channel. Being saved, joining a team, that fake version of herself in the bikini. He barely even knows where to start with that. It's not that he doesn't want to know, but . . . how do you approach it?
In a way, they're in the same position there, and when she's done explaining, he nods slowly and starts there. Because not getting it doesn't mean he can't kinda relate.]
. . . It's different with people from home, huh? You know I've got a couple classmates here . . . I wouldn't say we were, y'know, close or anything, not that I remember anyway—
[That one was on purpose. He's a little nervous, but it's Rise. He feels safe with her about some of this, at least.]
—I really barely knew them until I met up with 'em here. But even though we weren't a team or anything like you guys, it's still like, they get stuff without me having to explain it. Like they know everything already . . . not just 'cuz they're both geniuses, heh.
[And it's not entirely true. They still don't understand everything, really, and it's not always a comforting feeling. But sometimes it is, and he's pretty sure Rise doesn't have the same—issues, with her team, as his classmates and him might have with one another after everything.
He shakes his head.]
What I'm saying is, I'm glad you've got people like that! I dunno what I'd do without 'em! . . . Y'know, it's not that I don't wanna know all this Midnight Channel stuff, 'cuz I do . . . it's always just a bad time. That's how that stuff works, huh?
[In fact, he's leading them leisurely down a path to the left in the direction of the water slides. Is this a good time? Probably not. He doesn't want to be Depressing Date Guy. But when is?]
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Just that? He can tell there's a little more than just that; if nothing else, the robot would have tipped him off big time. But they're not together. Leon has no idea why, though—that could mean anything! Maybe she just hasn't asked him yet!
And the rest? There's new information in there, some more pieces of the puzzle of her life that he doesn't yet understand. The Midnight Channel. Being saved, joining a team, that fake version of herself in the bikini. He barely even knows where to start with that. It's not that he doesn't want to know, but . . . how do you approach it?
In a way, they're in the same position there, and when she's done explaining, he nods slowly and starts there. Because not getting it doesn't mean he can't kinda relate.]
. . . It's different with people from home, huh? You know I've got a couple classmates here . . . I wouldn't say we were, y'know, close or anything, not that I remember anyway—
[That one was on purpose. He's a little nervous, but it's Rise. He feels safe with her about some of this, at least.]
—I really barely knew them until I met up with 'em here. But even though we weren't a team or anything like you guys, it's still like, they get stuff without me having to explain it. Like they know everything already . . . not just 'cuz they're both geniuses, heh.
[And it's not entirely true. They still don't understand everything, really, and it's not always a comforting feeling. But sometimes it is, and he's pretty sure Rise doesn't have the same—issues, with her team, as his classmates and him might have with one another after everything.
He shakes his head.]
What I'm saying is, I'm glad you've got people like that! I dunno what I'd do without 'em! . . . Y'know, it's not that I don't wanna know all this Midnight Channel stuff, 'cuz I do . . . it's always just a bad time. That's how that stuff works, huh?
[In fact, he's leading them leisurely down a path to the left in the direction of the water slides. Is this a good time? Probably not. He doesn't want to be Depressing Date Guy. But when is?]