[ how we love you, #trashbeach. leo's been here enough times (pretending) to help izumi with his apartment foraging, and even before then leo's particularly fond of the sea...... dumpster it may be.

maybe it's good that they have something like the water to stare at as they work through being exhausted about this mess. it is a lot, leo knows that. even with his boundless energy, navigating through people's more intimate moments is... a lot. his own memories are less of a weighted burden than they were, and more of a reminder, but reliving painful things from his own past is also somewhat exhausting on its own without adding everything else into the mix. ]

Wahaha! They really made sure to make this fair, huh? Like an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! [ wait, that phrase is more of a revenge thing, isn't it? ] Ahh, I know that means something else that I don't really agree with, but! Maybe "an important thing for an important thing" is better?

[ amazing. he's nonsensical already. ]

Whatever! Y'wanna find a clean spot on the beach to sit down and talk? It's kinda dirty, but I still like the sea...! [ without waiting for her approval, he's just gonna go ahead and move to the shoreline to do that. a glance over his shoulder to check that she's following along. oh, and he's also adding the following with a reassuring smile: ] And, mm, don't worry! What I got is really, really nice!

[ so she doesn't have to be anxious about it, like he knows he's been a couple of times already. ]