[Rise likes pushing buttons and though she can't totally eliminate her sadness and distress she can tone it down. Leon's being kind enough to let her be here and be herself. The least she can do is try to cheer up a little bit for his sake. Teasing him is always fun and though she picks up on his nerves she also can't quite place why. For that, she tilts her head and gives him a curious look.]
Must be a really special friend then. [She doesn't think much of it, flopping back against his shoulder with her coffee. It's nice to gauge how he feels about things. Or stress him out on accident, either or.]
Ha ha, nnnnno, no no! Tooootally not whatever you're thinking! It ain't like that! Now I know you're definitely playing! Heh . . . !
[He sets his coffee down so he can wave his hand, as if he could literally laugh it off, as in, actually fling something away from himself, that'll be convincing, right? His stomach churns with a complicated mix of horror and excitement. These things he hasn't worked out yet feel like a knot he can't possibly untie, only cut through, but everything he can think of to cut through it is totally inappropriate right now. Not as special a friend as you. Accurate, but is now the time? He's still a little thrown off by the unfortunate urge to kiss her earlier . . .
But it's impossible to react with freaked-out defensiveness when she's being cute, too. Leaning on him. She came to check on him.
[Someday maybe she'll understand what he's thinking and just how dangerous it is to tease him this way. She doesn't think anything of it, doesn't think Leon would have thoughts about her beyond the general idea that she's pretty. She doesn't mind, but that means just teasing him the way she does with Yosuke. It's enough to get her to laugh again, more genuine than before even if it's still quiet.
She'd come to make sure he was okay, and also because she knew he'd make her feel better, too. His thanks comes as a brief surprise, but she only nods.]
You should be used to this by now. [And there's a wink before she turns, looking up at him curiously.] So what should we do with our day in? Movie?
[Movie? Oh man. He laughs, cheeks hot again, and scrubs at his hair and looks away to grab his CereVice. Sure, wanna look through my recently watched? That would definitely not go over well this time . . .
But yeah. It sounds good. Leon can't put his finger on how he feels; it's that knot inside him again, everything complicated wound up into one impossible lump. But right now, the end effect isn't bad or anything. He can work on untangling it all later. Right now he feels better because she's here, and he's pretty sure she feels better because she's here, and—that matters. More than anything.
He pulls up the app he can stream movies from, avoiding his Recently Watched queue, and tabbing straight to What's New.]
Yeah. Yeah, sounds good! Lemme know if you see anything you like and we'll watch it! I can order us food if you're hungry. I'm all about making the entertainment come to us today!
[He looks down at her again all curled up against his shoulder with a smile, feeling his own heart beat in his chest.]
[Leon it's probably for the best that Rise doesn't know what kind of weird shit you watched last time. She can turn a blind eye to most things but that would be a little harder to explain.]
Definitely!
[The important part is that he's comfortable with her here and she's looking over to review what's on the screen. They can talk about food and everything else later. Right now it's just about hanging out and being comfortable and that's all she can ask for.]
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Must be a really special friend then. [She doesn't think much of it, flopping back against his shoulder with her coffee. It's nice to gauge how he feels about things. Or stress him out on accident, either or.]
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[He sets his coffee down so he can wave his hand, as if he could literally laugh it off, as in, actually fling something away from himself, that'll be convincing, right? His stomach churns with a complicated mix of horror and excitement. These things he hasn't worked out yet feel like a knot he can't possibly untie, only cut through, but everything he can think of to cut through it is totally inappropriate right now. Not as special a friend as you. Accurate, but is now the time? He's still a little thrown off by the unfortunate urge to kiss her earlier . . .
But it's impossible to react with freaked-out defensiveness when she's being cute, too. Leaning on him. She came to check on him.
Finally he takes a deep breath.]
—Thanks.
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She'd come to make sure he was okay, and also because she knew he'd make her feel better, too. His thanks comes as a brief surprise, but she only nods.]
You should be used to this by now. [And there's a wink before she turns, looking up at him curiously.] So what should we do with our day in? Movie?
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But yeah. It sounds good. Leon can't put his finger on how he feels; it's that knot inside him again, everything complicated wound up into one impossible lump. But right now, the end effect isn't bad or anything. He can work on untangling it all later. Right now he feels better because she's here, and he's pretty sure she feels better because she's here, and—that matters. More than anything.
He pulls up the app he can stream movies from, avoiding his Recently Watched queue, and tabbing straight to What's New.]
Yeah. Yeah, sounds good! Lemme know if you see anything you like and we'll watch it! I can order us food if you're hungry. I'm all about making the entertainment come to us today!
[He looks down at her again all curled up against his shoulder with a smile, feeling his own heart beat in his chest.]
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Definitely!
[The important part is that he's comfortable with her here and she's looking over to review what's on the screen. They can talk about food and everything else later. Right now it's just about hanging out and being comfortable and that's all she can ask for.]