Private Finished Looking a Little Down

Konpeitō eyed Serena with suspicion. He didn't like to be pitied and worried she was getting close, and he didn't like how accurate she was either. "I hope you aren't reading my mind," he replied with a reserved chuckle. It wasn't possible. He had his charm on. He was safe. "I still hang out with some of them. One's a friend, the other is like a little brother. But," he shrugged, "I was never really like the rest.

"Also, I do have places for me. I'm working here, aren't I? Bleedr and the Sanguine Society happily accept my donations too. I lived most of my life happy and unaware that NEK0s existed anyway."

His body relaxed when Serena looked equally as surprised at her guess. She could have been acting, of course. There was no reason to assume the sweet and docile ones couldn't be great liars. Konpeitō didn't want to get himself shaken with paranoia, however, so he figured she was bullshitting and was surprised she was right.

He finished another couple of bites of his sandwich as Serena spoke, then sat it down. "I'm not unnatural," he clarified. "Anyway... Have you? Have you found where you belong?"

"With the death of magic, that might become truer than ever." He finished the last piece of his sandwich, then realized what he said may have been a downer. "I hope you find someone like you. That sounds really nice. I'd love to meet my perfect match. I don't care if they're the same species or race as me. I want us to match each other's needs. Call me a hopeless romantic, but I feel like there has to be my perfect match out there... If I hadn't met him already." If the latter was the case, then he was all kinds of fucked up.

Konpeitō tensed. He was all for people looking at the bright side of things, but what she said made him feel so... He didn't want to say angry. Frustrated? Unhappy was good enough. He felt unhappy. Whether she went back or not, she would win. If he went back to the Narrow Reality, to his birthplace, he might lose everything that made him Konpeitō.

The tenseness passed quickly as he nodded and ignored her comment. "A hopeless romantic doesn't have to be a bad thing. I like gushy, lovey-dovey stuff. Soulmates, living with my husband, taking care of him, all of that. My tastes are a bit specific and... out there," he said with a laugh, "so I think it'll take me a while to find anyone close to what I need."

"I'll have to turn down that bet. I'm certain you'll find your S.O. before me. I just left a relationship, so I don't think I'll be getting into another for a bit. Not until I know how to present my needs. Although... I don't know how common half-phoenix half-Suzakus are if you're deadset on finding another one."

Konpeitō let out a soft laugh. "Too bad I'm only into guys. I could become that, but it wouldn't be the same. It's not like I was raised as one, I would only be one."