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Who: Leto + You
Broadcast: Video
Action: N/A
When:

[ The video flickers on to Leto sitting on his bed, kicking his legs briefly. He grins when the video starts recording, pushing himself onto his feet. He tilts his head, that odd bird-like movement he often exhibits. ]

I have heard some interesting things of late, so I thought I'd put the question to you all. When you fall in love, can you only love one person? Can you fall in love with multiple people? Is love something you find yourself stopping after just one?

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Whom would be more accurate. I have loved many people. My sister. Kanda. Sable. Aoba. Raenef.

[ Susan, but since she's here, he won't mention her by name. ]

[pneumo]

Isn't loving different from being in love though?

[precedented]

Is it?

[pneumo]

Yeah! Like...um.... p He's never been in either, so Sascha actually has no idea what the difference is. ]

One is for...kissing?

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[ His lips twitch. ]

Falling in love is for the sudden motion of realizing that this is a person you need. Loving is continuing the motion for as long as you can.

[pneumo]

.....It is? [ He says this is a way that subtly asks for further explanation. ]

[precedented]

Falling in love is easy, sudden and blinding. Being in love and staying in love is the greatest toil and labor one gives to another.

[pneumo]

And you've done that before?

[precedented]

Oh, several times.

[ It's his condition. It's why he gave up everything to save the human race from themselves. He cannot look at someone and not love them, in his own way. ]

[pneumo]

I'm so jealous....

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[ That's . . . a surprising sentiment. ]

Why?

[pneumo]

Because I've never had it happen even once.

[precedented]

That does not mean it'll never happen. What kind of person do you see yourself falling in love with?

[pneumo]

Oh...um! Well. [ Sascha holds a hand to his face as he starts to think about it, and within no time at all he's got a goofy grin on his face. ]

Someone who likes me! And talks to me, and spends time with me...oh! And who I can sleep with every day, and they'll still be there when I wake up! And we have to hug and hold hands too.

[precedented]

Fairly high standards.

[ A little teasing. ] I'm sure there are people who enjoy that as much as you do.

[pneumo]

Well yeah! I've seen lots of people who like that stuff, but... Not with someone like me, hehe.

[precedented]

Perhaps you come off a little strong?

[pneumo]

Well, I can lift some pretty heavy stuff...

[precedented]

Not that kind of strength.

[ He rubs his chin. ] You want to be loved. You want your loneliness to go away. But to keep someone around, you need to give back to them as well.

[pneumo]

I want to! [ Really he does! It's just that with his being a vampire and all, it usually doesn't go that...well. Back home, anyway. Here it's a little different. ]

People just don't like me is all.

[precedented]

[ He gives him a pointed look. ]

That's not quite true here, is it?

[pneumo]

No... It's amazing! I even made my very first friend here... That was never gonna happen back home!

[precedented]

Hmm. I wonder.

[ But it is best not to prod at that possibility. ]

[pneumo]

[ Probably...yes. But he at least looks in better spirits. ]

I love being here...everything's way different.

[precedented]

The difference comes from the mingling of various cultures, I imagine.