[Wants, wanted, wanting. Come to think of it, why are people so damn interested in what he "really" wants? The answers seem pretty clear-cut to him lately. It's just a matter of social propriety for whether he should really be saying these things aloud. Knowing the end goal is easy enough, but figuring out the steps towards that is the real challenge...

And if he has to make a stepping stone out of a lion, he will.]

If I did, this would be a very different conversation.

[He's only forced to keep up appearances with Tatsumi, and only for their history together. Discord between fellow idols is far from unheard of (here's looking at you, "Sena-senpai"...). Everyone else? Free game.

HiMERU eyes Leona dubiously, quirking a displeased brow.]

Why? Do you intend to earn my ire? Once you have it, know that it's not so easily displaced again. [just in case you couldn't fucking tell]