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Smart? You know Arashi still gets stuck behind my flowerpots, right? And she can fly.

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[Heizou laughs brightly at that.]

Fine fine, but Arashi's pretty smart for a cat!

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She got her head stuck in a tea canister.

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From what I understand, that sort of thing is just part of a cat's charm~

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Mm. Then what's your excuse~?

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For liking you?

[Heizou tilts his head ever so slightly. Just enough to bring his face a little closer to Wanderer's.]

Just my masochism, I suppose~

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[Wanderer takes a sip of his tea.]

Then you're not much like my cat at all.

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Is that bad?

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[He shrugs.]

At least you suggest books.

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I come with other perks, too!

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Do you? [Sip] Such as buying me clothes and snacks?

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[Heizou chuckles.]

My goodness. Would you rather I gave you something else~?

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I'm not going to answer that, because you'll take it however you want to regardless of what I say.

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You know me so well now! No wonder you were frustrated by me not being myself~

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[That just makes him frown.]

That had nothing to do with it. It's just...ugh.

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[His smile softens a little and he leans in just a little bit closer, angling his head in a way that Wanderer can properly look him in the eyes.]

Thank you.

[His tone is just as soft. There's no teasing this time, no obnoxious, playful edge to his words. Just his honest to goodness gratitude.]

I know I said it already, but it feels like you refuse to believe me, so it bears repeating. I don't often have people getting that concerned about me.

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I wasn't concerned. [A lie.] It was just wrong, seeing you without your Vision.

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[He just... keeps right on smiling. He may even be carefully moving closer~]

Oh?

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[Sir why are you getting closer.

Wanderer shrugs.]

It's like when anyone sees someone they know acting weird. It's unsettling.

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[Don't worry about that. :3

His head tilts a little, the other way this time.]

True. But you didn't have to try to help me if it was just "unsettling".

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[Why.]

It's just not right, and like I said Venti was the one who got to the bastard first. I just--

[He stops. Why did he want to be the one to give it back to Heizou?]

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[Heizou's going to hold himself right here, nice and close, with that same fond little smile on his face as he studies him.]

You just?

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[He huffs.]

I said I was the one who was going to get it back, so I took it from Venti.

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[His smile grows. Just the tiniest bit.]

That's a little territorial of you, my friend~

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It is not. I just kept my word!

[So defensive...]