dendroculi | [homophonic] catchall for lee rang

That's right. It's annoying.

[get therapy rang]

Isn't it exhausting to be constantly monitoring the people you like to see if they're spending time with people you don't...

[hmph... maybe so]

If they really liked me, then they'd know not to do it in the first place.

What about if someone who likes you doesn't like someone you like? Are you supposed to not spend time with that person, then?

[there's like a beat where he's trying to imagine this scenario,]

I suppose? It's never happened to me before... I'd probably be happy to just spend time with them.

[she tilts her head to one side. maybe he's struggling to imagine it because it's a little too hypothetical...]

So if... Count D liked you, but he didn't like Buzen, you would be happy to just spend time with Count D and never see Buzen again?

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Why are we talking about this again?

Hehe. I was just curious about the thought process there. I've kind of encountered it before, but... one of my friends really doesn't like my assistant, but she stopped telling me to stay away from them pretty quickly. So I didn't get to understand it well before she gave up trying to convince me.