[Rude's starting to think he's made a mistake in engaging here at all. It wasn't supposed to be some drawn-out thing and now he's getting questions that naturally raise his already pretty high guard. Not that he can't understand what guides the question but openness with people he doesn't know just isn't who he is.
And having people question that certainly doesn't help.]
Answer is what it is.
[And really, he thinks his answer is more helpful than a straight yes or no in this instance. But if it's not good enough? He's not going to stick around and force himself to endure further questioning along a line he has no reason to tough out.
He did what he intended. Time for him to go see if he can't track down a certain redhead and remember what he actually came to this thing for.]
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And having people question that certainly doesn't help.]
Answer is what it is.
[And really, he thinks his answer is more helpful than a straight yes or no in this instance. But if it's not good enough? He's not going to stick around and force himself to endure further questioning along a line he has no reason to tough out.
He did what he intended. Time for him to go see if he can't track down a certain redhead and remember what he actually came to this thing for.]