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[sunsetking]

Type: Voice
Sender ID: sunsetking (Leona Kingscholar)
To: public
Subject: sleep
Warnings: Will update as needed


[There's the sound of a grunt before a long sigh.]

I'm a fan of naps as any other person [Enjoy the deep, groggy-sounding voice.] but I doubt it's normal to just be sent straight into a coma out of nowhere.

[Yeah, guess who's surprisingly not a fan of that?]

Is that a normal thing that happens around here or what?

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[sunsetking]

[Better but no preferable. Has Azul been touching up on his make up?]

Really? You're warning me about the risks?

[It's almost funny to hear that from him. Leona knows the risks, of course. It's why he hasn't actually attempted anything. Yet. Still, it's almost hypocritical for the octopus to mention it.]

[octoblot]

Yes, yes, surprising that I would do so without a price tag attached, I know. But consider that as a fair bit of advice to give, in exchange for when I accidentally fell on you during my own mistakes in experimenting with unstable magic before you had your coma, hmm?

[Azul is at least aware that it is a tad hypocritical coming from him of all people, but still: What Leona's research involves could be just as dangerous if something goes wrong with trying to create substitute magestones in case the ones they currently have are somehow damaged or broken beyond repair. At least he is saying something rather than just leaving him to his own devices, which he might have done in the past. Or extorted him somehow over this information, probably.]

[sunsetking]

Hm, I'll take it as compensation for that.

[It is something that Azul isn't trying to extort him for this. Then again, neither of them are exactly the same people they were either prior to coming to this world. It's...strange. But it does speak volumes that they can speak to each other like this as well without continuously throwing barbs at one another.]

[octoblot]

Good.

[Azul appears satisfied by that response; he might have been annoyed if Leona had not accepted his generous offer of unsolicited advice otherwise.

Then again, he did come here and check up on Leona and clean up his place, still without mentioning anything about it as being a form of compensation. They both have changed a fair bit where the other is concerned... even if Azul is still trying to sort out his feelings on why that is and what it means.

And he doesn't particularly want to think too hard about that while he is currently sitting right in front of Leona, lest he ends up giving something away too carelessly, so...]

It looks like you're actually going to stay awake now instead of going right back to sleep, so... I suppose it should be fine to take my leave, as I'm sure that you've had your fill of my company by this point.

[sunsetking]

[Feelings that neither of them are good at admitting.

Leona can feel some sort of gratitude, but he's also not going to admit it. Not if he can help it.]

I sure am.

[He waves him out.]

No need to worry about me suddenly passing out for a month again.

[octoblot]

Yeah? I'm going to hold you to that, Leona-san. If you suddenly take another one of these long impromptu naps without warning, I will be very disappointed.

[He almost said "displeased", but then he word-swaps to "disappointed" instead. After all, it's not like Leona had meant for that to happen intentionally... and it's also a little more honest to say, as he would in fact be disappointed if he couldn't speak with Leona again for another month.

But otherwise, unless there's something Leona thinks of that he needs or wants to ask about before Azul leaves, he's going to step out now.]