[ WHAT IS WRONG WITH MEN. maybe someone else would assume he's joking, but Rudbeckia is too familiar with hearing similar things from Iske to ignore those words. if she says yes right now, she has no doubt that Callisto would destroy the screen just to prove some deranged point. and of course, he's going on about her "admiration" again... as painful as it is to have that come back to bite her, it's nice to know that her fake confession worked in some way, at least. ]

That won't be necessary! Really!! [ she waves it off with laughter, bright and delicate as chimes. ] I mean, when I have this opportunity to spend time with you, how could I ask for it to ruined?

[ ugh. what is she, a dog? why is her first instinct always to dig a deeper hole? still, appealing to Callisto's ego always seems to be the safest way to deal with him. ]