[ Good thing Elliot's here to fill the void with the closest he's had to mutual respect for anyone (his friends, his family, himself) in a long, long time. Maybe one day the favor will be returned to him, but that's not something he dwells upon in the wake of Kaoru's bereavement.
His expression blotches at the compliment, which he dismissively waves off with a sigh entrenched somewhere in his lungs. At some point he's dropped both hands, which remain idle at his sides. ]
I know. Leo ... he's made several reappearances now. [ There's nothing thick and cloying his voice, no mawkish sentiment for his valet, because that's something he reserves solely for his first friend (which is really kind of sad, given the context of his hellish canon, but whatever). ] I don't expect it to be any different from your sister's disappearance in that regard. She may show up yet again when you least expect it.
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His expression blotches at the compliment, which he dismissively waves off with a sigh entrenched somewhere in his lungs. At some point he's dropped both hands, which remain idle at his sides. ]
I know. Leo ... he's made several reappearances now. [ There's nothing thick and cloying his voice, no mawkish sentiment for his valet, because that's something he reserves solely for his first friend (which is really kind of sad, given the context of his hellish canon, but whatever). ] I don't expect it to be any different from your sister's disappearance in that regard. She may show up yet again when you least expect it.
[ Noncommittally shaking his head, he proceeds further down the path, and it's only when they're just a block away from the café that he speaks up once more. ] Have you tried contacting CERES about the matter? Under duress, they may answer differently in private lines.