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[ he sighs, rubbing at his neck with his free hand. ]

It's nothing.

[ ... ]

Might as well just spit it out.

[ Uuuuugh. ]

I offer you a truce. For Sora's sake and your own.

What do you mean by a truce?

Like an agreement that we both won't go out of our way to tick off the other.

I didn't know I was doing that.

[ Not that he isn't implying Squall's doing that. ]

On your part it's... probably mostly on my own side, but that's... not important really.

[ Arms crossing, Riku just stares. ]

You don't bother me and I don't bother you.

[ Squall takes a glance at Riku, only to be met with his stare. ]

That doesn't mean I didn't in the past.

No. I mean that's what we do. I stay out of your way, you stay out of mine.

[ This is not them becoming friends. ]

[ Friendship is gross. That's Sora's thing anyway. ]

Ah... then that sounds like a good plan.

Yeah.

[ A beat. ]

That it?

Yeah... that's it.

[ Honestly, he was expecting this to go a lot worse, so he was genuinely surprised. ]

Alright then.

[ To which he just... stands there. Arms crossed. ]

Have a.... decent day then?

[ Squall is too awkward for this kind of stuff. ]

Yeah.

[ And deciding to just leave it at that, Riku turns to go back into his room then. ]

[ Squall nods and just leaves to head back to his own room. At least Sora will be happy to know the two of them had an understanding of sorts. ]