IC OVERFLOW AND MISC.

[babermetrics]

For those little captcha occasions, or whatever other random IC stuff I want to do in a journal rather than elsewhere.

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2/2 yeah

[hamham]

[But no, that isn't something to worry about. It doesn't matter if people like him. He doesn't care what they think! And...and besides he's got a friend! And most of his classmates like him! So he simply looks away from the man, sort of turning his nose up a little in the same motion.]

It does not matter whether or not mortals "like" it. It is not a "thing" to be liked or disliked freely as if it were some fad or fashion statement. I am a walking abomination, born of a devil and an angel. If humans choose to be amiable in spite of this fact, they have courage that I can appreciate. If they show me disdain, I respect and welcome it. But it is inconsequential to me which side they fall on.

I do not exist to please them.

[babermetrics]

[ . . . Damn.

He hadn't meant anything by it; thinking before he speaks, or using any tact at all, isn't Leon's strongest point. And Tanaka's answer also isn't anything he can easily understand--he really just does not get people who don't care at all about what anyone thinks. I mean, come on!

And picking up on subtlety isn't his thing either, so if there's any thread of overcompensation in Tanaka right now, he doesn't notice it.

But what he does notice is that, even if he doesn't really get it, and even if this guy's still a huge freak--that was pretty cool. He stops laughing and smiles back, a bit awkwardly. This nerdy bullshit still isn't going to cow him, but it's not half bad either, as speeches go.]

Damn . . . you're pretty harsh, but I dunno what I expected. Maybe you really are a devil, or angel, or uh--what's a half devil, half angel, anyway? 's there a word for that? Anyway, you're pretty dedicated to that, huh? I guess that's cool in a way. Like, if you're gonna go weird, go all-out weird!

[hamham]

[Well...what he says next somewhat makes up for it, at least. There was overcompensation, but it's better Leon didn't notice it. The last thing he'd want to do is comment on that right now.

But he didn't, and what he says actually somewhat amuses Gundam. There's a snort of a chuckle.]

Halfling would be the most proper term, though acceptable too are "abomination", "mutt", any number of choices in that vein. Ultimately it does not matter in the end.

Still you do not quite grasp the situation, but I will not fault you for it. Mortals often decide not to believe the unbelievable. That's fine. When you come face to face with some of the other beings that inhabit this city, however, I expect that you will begin accepting the truth about me.

[He is not the only magical being in this place, after all!]

What matters now, however, is that you are showing me great disrespect. I have given you my name and you have had your time to gawk. Should you not be returning the gesture?

[babermetrics]

[He's definitely not wrong about Leon deciding not to believe the unbelievable; sometimes it's a feat to get him to believe the blatantly obvious, depending. But Tanaka's also right that it's not really important right now. If Leon tried to think through and accept everything that's happened to him in the past couple weeks of his life, he might seriously end up losing his mind.

One thing at a time, right? Names are easy, and he'd been so distracted he hadn't even noticed he hadn't given his own yet.]

It's Kuwata Leon! You're the one who went on that whole thing about the Netherworld, man, you can't expect me to keep track of introductions! And I ain't gonna call you an abomination or anythin' like that . . .

[And not only because he stumbles a tiny bit over the word, though he pretends he doesn't.]

That's way too messed up even for me. You helped me out, you don't deserve that! You'd have to be really twisted to wanna hear that from people. Whatever--Tanaka! I guess halfling sounds fine.