[ He enters Reiju's chamber, sets his bag down, and finds himself exhausted.

He just stands there, feeling limp, back to Reiju as he stares out at nothing. Her breaking the silence does make him start, standing up straight suddenly before he slowly turns around to face her. ]

I— [ pause. Pudding? Like, the food?— ] I'm not going to hurt her if she isn't doing anything wrong. I just... needed a way to get him to take me seriously. So he doesn't think he can just ignore me.

[ Mark sighs, running a hand through his hair before meeting her eyes again. He still isn't sure about her, but so far her intentions seem to be good ones. ]

And you can't tell me he's actually okay with any of this.