Blaze rolled her eyes a little.

Kale sighed a little, "We should go out again soon." he decided, "I'll try to finish my rounds a day early again."

"... Then shouldn't we head back to James' early?" Blaze asked, simply curious about what he thought.

Kale shrugged, "If I finish the rounds early, James still has to preform that last night so we can't leave anyway. Might as well make use of the night." he explained.

Blaze shrugged. "Don't work yourself too hard."

Kale chuckled a bit, "You're worried? I'm touched." he teased.

"... Aren't I supposed to worry?" Blaze asked, confused.

Kale raised an eyebrow, "I don't know. Are you? If I told you to slow down, how would you react?"

"What do you mean by 'slow down'?" she inquired.

Kale paused, "If you were running off into a dangerous situation, and I told you to slow down or be careful... would you think I implied that you weren't capable or that you would make mistakes?" he rephrased.

Blaze thought about it a moment. "It depends," she decided. "If you knew more about the 'situation' than I then I would be more cautious. But if you said it too many times, I would get annoyed... Are you upset that I told you not to work too hard?"

Kale shrugged, "I don't think so." he replied honestly, "Though it implies you don't care if we have another free night together." he said seriously though there was an amused twinkle in his eyes.

Blaze frowned, thinking that through for a moment. Her head seemed to hurt a little. Clearly she was still struggling with phrases that could hold multiple meanings depending on the perspective. "... I do care," she said as she tried to think of another way to phrase her previous statement.

Kale caved and started laughing, "You're very cute." he nodded, amused as he reached over and patted her head, "Don't short-circuit your brain." he cautioned with a crooked grin.

Blaze was embarrassed for a moment. And then became confused. And then was both embarrassed and confused.

Kale continued to laugh, "Your reactions are the best." he told her with a nod as he stood, "The best."