Oh, the grandstanding. How delightful. Colin leaves off the juniper and turns his attention to Leander.
"You can't fuss so much over a trinket and then expect to be believed when you say you're not petty," he says, raising an eyebrow. "If you don't want to be thought petty, don't be petty. If you don't want to be seen as creepy, don't be a creep. And if you don't want a pissed-off woman to fling something of yours into the sea, don't assault people without need."
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"You can't fuss so much over a trinket and then expect to be believed when you say you're not petty," he says, raising an eyebrow. "If you don't want to be thought petty, don't be petty. If you don't want to be seen as creepy, don't be a creep. And if you don't want a pissed-off woman to fling something of yours into the sea, don't assault people without need."