[ whatever it is on their lawn, lee immediately picks up on lumine's panic and exhales a laboured sigh. 'what is it this time?' is what he'd ask if they hadn't already gone through this song and dance several times already. instead, there's a beat as he shakes lumine's hand off, craning his chin over his shoulder to regard camu from the doorway. ]

I asked Lumine for a favour, but I wasn't expecting her eagerness in accomplishing it so quickly.

[ he smooths out his sleeve, the picture of nonchalant. and because lee doubts camu would be satisfied with that explanation alone: ]

If you're hungry— [ read: bored ] there are steaks in the fridge.

[ a bit like— go fetch! ]