Like how I thought you were cute even when double-cursed? [ a playful smile ] I'm teasing.
[ before claude gets scared off like a deer. also he says he's teasing but unfortunately he's being sincere, he's just bringing it up because claude is cute when he's shy. he inclines his head toward the balcony ]
I brought some sparklers with me from setting up their date at the beach, wanna light 'em?
[ oh. well. he feels a little bit of hesitation there, and... some guilt. but. ]
... we don't always have to return. [ softly, even as he keeps drawing shapes and focusing on the lights ] The angels have... been telling me there's other options. Staying in Heaven, going to a different timeline, going somewhere else... apparently if you ask God, there's a lot that can be done.
[ though there's again a little wrinkle of uncertainty there because yves sure does have a history with gods ]
I know most people will want to go home and what's waiting for them, but... maybe there's other options for people who want to explore them.
Mm. I know. I don't think anywhere would be an easy transition since an isolated island is what I've known all my life but... you'd be there, so. It is someplace I'd like to be. I think I can be pretty resourceful after that.
[ he's just trying to figure out how to get from point A to point B.
he's still thinking about adolphe, but lowkey he thinks adolphe would be so much happier literally anywhere besides their crazy fucking island. it's a conversation for later ]
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week 4, wednesday, ballroom
BUT LATER he will be back at the empty ballroom, the vibes are content and amused as he helps himself to a lil appetizer. ]
I always thought the feasts back home were unparalleled, but the ones here are something else.
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Claude, did you curse my teacher? And Marcoh?
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I wasn't necessarily targeting them.
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he rolls his eyes but he does end up mostly amused. endeared. having a crush is a curse ]
Didn't I tell you I was setting up dates? I had to wait until Marcoh stopped having hooves to send him off in good conscience!
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Well, when it comes to true love...
[ Fondly thinks of Aventurine and Cloud. ]
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[ before claude gets scared off like a deer. also he says he's teasing but unfortunately he's being sincere, he's just bringing it up because claude is cute when he's shy. he inclines his head toward the balcony ]
I brought some sparklers with me from setting up their date at the beach, wanna light 'em?
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But he'll looking out over toward the balcony, already starting to head over. ]
Sure. [ Yay. ] Why are you setting up dates anyway?
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[ he has a gremlin streak to him but now he's won over enough people they just think he's cute. this is admittedly part of the con artistry
walks over to the balcony! ]
Nothing wrong with a low stakes first date. It's just time spent with someone you care about, right? And even better if it blooms into something more.
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[ He laughs. ]
You have boundless energy, Yves.
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[ handwaves a lamp or lantern or something outside on the balcony so yves can open it and light the two sparklers he brought
offers one to claude with a bright smile, delighted at the lights! ]
Here, here, Claude, take yours!
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Mm. We've found ourselves in good company here.
[ Just a bit of yearning here. ]
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at the yearning, he just briefly bumps against claude's shoulder ]
We have, haven't we? It feels lucky, to find such good friends even after death.
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It is. It makes getting through all this easier and harder at the same time.
[ Affection, fondness, but also some of that yearning/loneliness still. ]
I think most people would be returning to a lot of hardship. I wish there was a way to get ahead of that.
[ As if they don't have their hands full with their current problems. ]
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... we don't always have to return. [ softly, even as he keeps drawing shapes and focusing on the lights ] The angels have... been telling me there's other options. Staying in Heaven, going to a different timeline, going somewhere else... apparently if you ask God, there's a lot that can be done.
[ though there's again a little wrinkle of uncertainty there because yves sure does have a history with gods ]
I know most people will want to go home and what's waiting for them, but... maybe there's other options for people who want to explore them.
[ like yves. ]
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That's possible...?
[ Furrowing his brows. ]
I'm assuming it's not a decision that could be undone.
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[ nodding his head, leaning forward on his arms a little bit more as he focuses on the light. his thoughts drift a little bit ]
I don't think it's something you can choose lightly. You shouldn't in the first place, of course.
... well, I'm not choosing until we get Adolphe back.
[ so it'll have to be fine ]
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I can't imagine most people would go anywhere else, though...
[ ... ]
Maybe it's better not to return home if there's nothing good waiting there.
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... do you know where you're going after all this, Claude?
[ yves had made an assumption based on his memory but
last time yves made an assumption about this question his world got rocked so hard he needed three to five business days to recover so who knows ]
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Anyway, there's equal parts fatigue and determination. ]
I'll go back to Leicester. I can't leave them without a leader.
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but that is about what he expected this time. he just hums thoughtfully at that, letting claude's two feelings wash over him. then, curious: ]
If I don't have anywhere else to go, could I go with you?
[ he already said that he has to check in with adolphe because he's loyal above all else, but. might as well ask so he knows what his options are ]
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whaaaat ]
You're welcome to. [ Said cautiously, with a bit of worry. ] But Fódlan's not an easy place to be. There's likely going to be war for some time yet.
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[ he's just trying to figure out how to get from point A to point B.
he's still thinking about adolphe, but lowkey he thinks adolphe would be so much happier literally anywhere besides their crazy fucking island. it's a conversation for later ]
Oh, and I want to see your wyverns.
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That's not a bad reason. My wyvern is a sight to behold. She's got teeth the size of daggers.
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What? How big is she? What's her name?
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Her name's Sahar.
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