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[catposting]

You went into the mist, faced a ram demon and got out without a scratch, even without powers. That's pretty cool.

[leonheartedly]

I - thanks?

[from the way he says it, it's almost like he's not really heard that before. He shrugs a little awkwardly]

To be fair, I got out because of you. I'm nowhere near that fast.

[catposting]

— Don't get praised much back home?

[leonheartedly]

I get told I did a good job . . . ?

[catposting]

[ chuckles briefly ]

Right. Well, you're doing a good job here too.

It can't have been easy watching Crois lose his pasture memories.

[leonheartedly]

I'm trying. It's all I can do.

[we won't get into whether he thinks he's succeeding or not]

. . . no, but it doesn't matter. He got them back and he's even more annoying than he was before. [he says it fondly, though]

1/2

[catposting]

[ grinning ]

You make it sound like a charm point.

[catposting]

... You know, I get where you're coming from. I'd say the same in your place. But do you ever find it weird how many people here would say their own struggles don't matter, as long as an end goal is reached?

[leonheartedly]

[a little dryly]

It's not charming at all.

[but he doesn't answer right away. His arms cross and he frowns a little in thought before he shrugs a shoulder]

I can't say I've given it a lot of thought. But I also haven't spoken to a lot of people about that, either.

[pointedly ignoring the part about himself tho]

[catposting]

[ thoughtfully, a little distant ]

Why are we here? Or rather... what's your interpretation of why we're here?

[leonheartedly]

. . . it's more than to "inspire sheep", that's for damn sure.

We're obviously here to help . . . but I don't know if it's to fight or to just help this place or what.

[catposting]

Have you ever thought about why we're helping this place?

[leonheartedly]

[in a complete deadpan]

Because we don't have much choice.

What about you? What do you think?

[catposting]

[ almost starts laughing but holds it in ]

It's to make Blossom happy.

[leonheartedly]

Is she able to feel happy, what with how stressed and anxious she gets?

[catposting]

Anyone can feel happy.

[ ... ]

Unless they literally had their happiness ripped out of them. Somehow I don't think that's the case with Blossom, though.

[leonheartedly]

It was mostly a joke, she just seems very . . . jumpy most of the time.

[catposting]

You can say that again. She jumped out of her wool twice - three times? - during our first few conversations. I'm surprised Stormy only zapped me once.

[leonheartedly]

. . . is it because you did it on purpose.

[catposting]

I would never startle an innocent sheep on purpose.

[leonheartedly]

So that's a yes.

[catposting]

[ snorts ]

Point is, if we're going to all this trouble to make our kidnapper happy, we might as well care about the things that make us happy, too.

Surely you don't think your feelings matter less than hers.

[leonheartedly]

[. . .]

I think her feelings are just as important as everyone else's.

[catposting]

Including yours?

[leonheartedly]

Sure, mine are important.

[. . . after everyone else's]