[He makes note of that information, filing it away. Something to come back to another time maybe, if she's feeling like it. But they're far away from her world now and even if the protective instincts inside of him twitch at her words, there's nothing to be done for it now. The best he can do is to keep her smiling now.]
Deal. And I'll let you in on a secret, you are MY favorite student. Clearly your previous teachers and classmates simply didn't appreciate you the way you deserved.
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I wasn't exactly the most popular kid in class, to the students OR the teachers.
I'll save pranks for very, very special occasion, and only done out of nothing but fondness.
Sound like a deal?
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Deal. And I'll let you in on a secret, you are MY favorite student. Clearly your previous teachers and classmates simply didn't appreciate you the way you deserved.
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...
But thanks. I'll be nice to not be the total lost cause.
Just try not to get TOO sappy on me, okay?
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I speak nothing but the truth.