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Who: Leo & other people
When: October
Where: Various places
What: This is a catch all log for October things
Rating: G?? Most likely.

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[ Not a loaded question, no. She's not modifying her opinion of Leo based on his response. It had been - something, not nice, not kind, not relieving - to hear her suspicions voiced aloud, to have someone calm and learned, reasonable, say outspoken what she had been wondering about.

For him: a soft, affectionate cat.

For her: a contentious snake that hides in dark places.

It's difficult not to look at Koji and remember the Orochi's scales trailing down Soramaru's neck like a malicious, thriving rash, and maybe that's why she's so careless with her carrier.

With a sigh, she breaks those thoughts away. Nishiki can't imagine anything more dull for Leo than her getting caught up in her own plaguing notions. ]

Yours resembles you, at least somewhat. I mean, I think so.

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[ while it's not a loaded question, he doesn't miss the signs that it's meaningful to her in some way, deep down and private. it's just another thing to add to the list of questions he might ask her later, somewhere down the line if they ever become friends.

right now he's content just watching her despite the fact that it makes her uncomfortable. that statement does make him look back down at kriemhild, brows furrowing as he tries to find similarities between them

he's got nothing. ]

How so?

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[ He can ask what he likes now, but whether or not she'll answer - well, maybe his hesitation is wise.

As for his question? Nishiki wouldn't call her hesitance shyness, but there is a certain tinge of something to her reluctance; possibly, she's second guessing her reasoning when he seems so casually bewildered by it. Then again, it's an opinion. Not necessarily shared, but he's interested in her thoughts regardless.

What an odd young man.

... ] Vanity, prettiness, [ that's more of a fact than an opinion, with Nishiki only qualified to measure it in clinical terms - the sum of Leo's features come together like a painting, ] fluidity, observation, self-appreciation, and an underlying ability to inflict harm. That's how.

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[ leo's brows start to knit together when the words come. he's not embarrassed. he knows what he looks like. he's heard similar terms before directed towards him, but never so... clinical. so bare. not meant to be compliments.

the frown smooths back into an expression of amusement soon enough. ]

I don't know if I should feel flattered. Perhaps not, because you're not complimenting me.

[ there's a refreshing feeling nonetheless. leo relaxes and leans his back against the headboard, a pillow cushioning him. ]

Are you going to say that the snake resembles you?

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[ Some would probably think so. As for Nishiki, well...

Surprisingly, her face quirks into a smile: her smile, slight but inarguable. ]

Definitely not.

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Hm.

[ he doesn't mean to, but there's a smile on his face anyway, mirroring hers. ]

I don't know. Shall we throw you off the bed, to verify?

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[ Unexpected, she laughs. Of course, through closed lips, it sounds a bit more like a wheeze, and then she's clapping a hand over her mouth.

Looking over her left shoulder, and then her right - what if someone saw?

...

Leo saw. ]

- no.