You're really not helping his case.. now he just sounds like a fool and a doormat. [Shaking his head as the corners of his lips started to pull upwards in a sedate smirk. As a pragmatist Kaiba didn't generally engage in any activity that didn't benefit him personally in some way. Well, if you excluded the present.] Remind me never to call you for a character reference.

[What little he knew about Ren that was easy to confirm. He did give the impression of being fairly easy going.]

[He remained standing, listening in part to her.. and in part to the wind howling outside. Surely, it would die down soon...] facts that needed no such reminder... [With some distance back between them, he quickly swung the cord of the locket back over his neck, before tucking it safely away. Once he got tired of standing, he returned to the bar area and sat with his back towards her. Well- that was unnecessary. As he assumed most interactions to be.]