[ to be honest, what he hears isn't what he's willing to listen to. maybe if hiyori apologizes after all of that extraneous and pompous babble he subjected leona to, he'd be willing to be just as helpful and kind as the other guy tried to portray himself as. perhaps not as noble, because he'd totally hold it over him as long as they both live in the same space, but...

unless that statue serves a real purpose, there's no way it would ever get built. there's far too many things that need repairing. improving. modernizing. so maybe it could help with the watering efforts? gather sunlight to allow other things around it to be powered? cover the damn thing with outlets so people can charge their equipment. that would be useful. definitely more than what he believes hiyori can be. ]

To escape. Can't use it to escape.

[ ah. now that's the palpable look he's been waiting for. casually sips his tea with his pinky slightly extended as he does so. ]

Like I said. Not gonna try to kill myself over tryin' to get out if I can't get out with what I got. But if there's someone else who can that will appreciate what I have to offer, then that's what I'll use.

[ you know, the kind that can look at leona's toned body and swipe right. ]

Want some?

[ tea, he means. not himself. but he'd serve if that's what hiyori ended up wanting at some point. ]