Aeria could see Leon crossing the bridge through the corner of her eye, but she didn't look his way. Instead, she stared off blankly at nothing in particular. His eyes focused in on her and she could feel his hesitation before walking over. "Hey there," he greeted as he sat down next to her. "About time, Leon. I was starting to get bored." She muttered, though it wasn't entirely true. In fact, Leon didn't take that much time at all. 

There was a moment of silence before Leon spoke, "I'm really sorry about all that," He apologized, the smile from his face dwindling. This time, she had earned Aeria's full attention. "When I saw Keita, it gave me a flashback of when I was younger. It made the whole incident that led to me looking the way I do very real again. His appearance, along with out new not so noticeable friend, just kind of knocked me onto the edge." She nodded in silence, finally understanding why it caused him so much unease. She didn't ask him to elaborate on the story, knowing full well that the emotional wound from the unpleasant experience was still there. "Okay," She chimed. I won't ask you about your past so long as you don't ask about mine." she proposed with a small smile. The more Leon told her about his story, the more she felt that she owed him her own, and she didn't want to say any more.

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"I tried to think of a reason for why that mutant would want us and I only have an inkling of an idea, really. Remember how just you and I set out to Hjem, where mutant after mutant proceeded to upon us? I think Mutants are unconsciously attracted to other mutants, maybe from the scents that mutants put off unknowingly. They're probably especially attracted to those that use their mutations more frequently..." Leon looked towards her, a small smile on his face, "And no mutant actively uses their mutation as much as either of us three. We're practically using our mutations constantly. We're like sugar to ants. Though Tollnak and I are much sweeter than you." His smile turned into a smirk as he looked away from her, giving her a pat on the back of the head with his hand that hung over the bench.
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"Or.. maybe they're attracted to us because we're attractive." She grinned in a smug manner, sarcasm thick in her voice. She dropped her smile, "Fine fine. Jokes aside, I don't really know. Who cares, we'll figure it out later." She shrugged, not really wanting to put too much thought into it. They could always try and figure it out tomorrow, but for now, she just wanted to let her mind relax. As Leon made the comment about him and Tollank being sweeter, she turned her head to face him, giving him a bitter look. "Is that so? The way I see it, Tollank and I are the sugar. You're the ant." She snickered, her eyes holding a mischievous glint as she tried to hold back a laugh. She took a deep breath to calm her breathing, "We should probably head back, you know."