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Leroy seemed to close up as the topic turned to Svara, his tail lashing like an angry cat's. Jacquez tilted his head, dark eyes studying raptly as the husky seemed to struggle with himself, finally deciding to speak rather than stew in silence. The collie-hybrid was intrigued by the dysfunctional dynamic between the two young lovers, unable to quite grasp why it worked. Perhaps that was because his own twisted mind did not know that sort of love, or perhaps it was just his own ego getting in the way of seeing things through another's eyes. Leroy's rough voice sounded over the crunching of the brittle twig between his large hands. Jac had not expected to hear of uncertainty... of guilt. Surely love overwrote such short-comings, did it not? If it made someone feel even less sure of themselves, what was the point in committing?
"Well, you happen to be speaking to the most selfish bastard around," the Frenchman drawled, a mischievous grin curling onto his lips. If Leroy was not a "nice guy", then Jac was a soulless villain by comparison. "It's not mean, it's natural. We are born alone, we die alone, and in between, we try to make ourselves happy. To put another's needs before your own... well, it certainly doesn't feel natural, does it?" He leaned his one arm against a tree's roughshod trunk, crossing his legs lazily. Ruri came to mind; their platonic relationship was one he cared about, but it was difficult to describe, exactly. She had gone out of her way to make his life easier, to help him better juggle his responsibilities, to not intrude on the things he cared about. If she had tried to really change his ways or "fix" him, he doubted that he would have permitted her constant companionship. "I have never toyed with the concept of monogamy. Does it normally bring about guilt? Mm, have you broken your vows, is that why...?" If he had any shame, he would probably try to mince his words so as not to hurt another's feelings... but that was another concept he was not terribly intimate with. Others tended to get used to his ways of speaking, after the first few snubbings. . .
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