When in safe areas, Leon will unload and holster his gun to relax after some time passes. This all changes once he reaches the RPD. Once he returns to his original nightmare, he'll never holster his gun. In fact, he CHECKS his weapon. He doesn't feel safe here...
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I think people treat characterisation in fandom as objective when it's really subjective. No fan has an objective knowledge of exactly how a character acts in all situations bc theyre not the person that created these characters and they inherently have bias