[Cliff laughed. There was a distinct difference between ending fights and impulsively taking on any challenger either out of spitfire rage or simple glee in the act of throwing his fists. Mothers were alllowed to worry, and he had a hunch that his mother sighed in relief the day Mirage flipped him for the first time-- and then has done so repeatedly for the better part of the last twenty years.

He suspected that, with all of the trials and fears and probable slaughters in similar fits of impulsive rage, Souji never had a similar experience. A glance downward and he saw that smile again.

Maybe he was starting to understand the man more than Souji realized.]

Nah. I've known that he's a tease since day one. It's no biggie, but he just seems a little more adamant about it than usual.