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"The pleasure is mine, Clyde," responded Leo, choosing to address him in a less formal manner - this was school, not a business meeting, he didn't need to put on airs for his peers here.

The first thing Leo noticed was that Clyde had a strong grip - he wasn't surprised, give how obviously muscular the other boy was, but he still found himself approving of the other boy; in a way, he was like the direct opposite of Lilac, which is why he found it all the more strange when Clyde started to [i]freak out[/i] after making eye-contact with Lilac once again. The poor boy - and again, he must reiterate how strange it was for him to think of Clyde as such, given the context - was looking at the blonde waif of a girl as though she were the incarnation of evil itself.

Speaking of which, he turned to the girl in question. She was much like he remembered her; small and doll-like, and as quiet as mouse. They didn't talk much, hardly enough to get a good impression of what the other was like, but the girl was behaved, if anything. If he recalled correctly, her parents practically turned the function where they had met as an exhibition for how adorable their little girl was. If it was one thing this girl was lacking, it wasn't doting parents.

"It's nice to see that you still remember me," he said, matching her polite tone easily, "and I'm surprised as you are. You'd think after all that time we spent here we'd have come across each other once."

It was at this moment that he made eye contact with a boy passing just by them. The moment only lasted a second before he moved away, and Leo was otherwise unperturbed by it.

"So, I'll assume that were all second years here?" said Leo, trying to steer the topic into something they could all discuss - mostly for the other boys benefit; really, it would be better if he just excused himself if he was going to act so obviously uncomfortable around Lilac, but as long as he wasn't . . . "That being the case, that'll mean the [i]sacramentum[/i] do you two have any plans in place, for your future partners, I mean? As far as I'm concerned, I'd be satisfied with a Familiar that's willing to work with me."

And he really was. He didn't care overmuch for what their abilities were or whatever quirks they had, so long as it wasn't a detriment to their cooperation. While some might wish for a Familiar with a rare ability, or one that complimented their own, Leo was of the mind that those traits mattered little in the long run - even if they were compatible in power, as long as they clashed in will then there was very little that could be achieved. It was thinking like this that led him to believe that it didn't matter what kind of person their Familiar was, so long as they were willing to work with him. He was curious if others held his opinion.
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