"...yeah, that's fair." Leo sighed.

"And it'll be on me, of course." he told her, before pausing a moment.

"I'm thinking Chinese." he then said, figuring he'd get a lot, so she would have leftovers for the next couple of days.

"What about you?" he asked.

"Chinese? Something else? You craving something in particular right now?"

Leo suppressed a chuckle, but his face turned a LITTLE red when she struck her pose. He had to admit, she was a beautiful woman, in both looks AND personality... and if he hadn't met Nakia first...

"Cool." he then said, quickly changing his line of thought.

"I'll order some after I finish the tinkering." he told her.

"...by the way, did you find a speak therapist?" he asked her. "In the short time we've spoken, and you've actually talked, I've noticed you're a LOT clearer than in the past." he commented.

"So yeah, you find someone to help with that?"

"Oh, I see!" Leo responded.

"...seems you're still having trouble with names, though." he said.

"But still. Your speech is MUCH clearer than before." he complimented her.

"And I mean it. Good stuff." he reiterated, giving a thumbs-up, and finishing with the laptop.

"Done." he said confidently.

"May it serve you well."

Leo nodded.

"Food." he said.

He then took out his phone and worked on it for a bit, getting some input from Desiree. And, thanks to it being a mage-owned and operated place, the food was teleported right into Desiree's apartment, because Leo had paid ahead.

And Desiree saw he got a fair amount.

"All right!" he said.

"Let's dig in!" he declared.

"And the rest you can have over the next day or so."

Leo just laughed quietly and scratched the back of his head when she said that.

"Ah, yeah, that." he said.

"That's why there's three orders of it, admittedly." he told her.

"I wanted to make sure that was the ONE thing I actually took back, thanks for reminding me." he said sheepishly.

"So yeah, leave at least one order untouched. I'll be taking that one back." he went on.

"The rest can stay here, though."

Leo laughed out loud at that.

"That's fair." he said.

"But anyway! Again, congrats on the new place, Desiree." he said once more.

"Seems you've got your life back on track again." he went on.

"Not the nicest place in the world, but it seems all right, neighbourhood aside." he commented further.

"Super lucky you happened to meet Dean, huh?" he then asked.

Leo's eyes hardened a little.

"If they find you quickly, I'll be angry." he told her.

"You deserve safety and peace of mind." he said.

"...and it's not fair to you that you've been denied it for so long." he lamented.

"But... well, let's focus on the now." he then said further.

"Things are looking up for you!"

Leo smirked, though he had mild surprise in his expression from her swear.

"Fair point." he said.

"And it's a good attitude to have." he told her.

"Also, good. I'm glad you still have that survival and stubbornness in you." he added with a chuckle.

"And lemme know when you get internet." he then said.

"We can get back to that one game I know you like to do co-op with me."

Leo just smiled again.

"Yeah, there's a few things new." he told her.

"I'm trying to develop a tablet for those that are hearing-impaired." he said.

"One that is superior to all other tech out there right now." he went on.

"...might take a bit, though." he lamented.

"It's finicky, and I'll need unbiased deaf individuals for testing. Plus, I'm not sure where to start with it."

Leo sighed again.

"Well, mostly, I'm trying to find a screen that doesn't blind the user." he told her.

"After all, it's not good when the screen is too bright to read, but dimming it makes it harder to see." he went on.

"Think backlighting, but more... overall." he muttered.

"Finicky to do." he said.