tfln

[gutties]

That's not really a thing that happens, is it?

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[laidtocrest]

don't worry too much about it. really, i knew what i was getting into when i turned away from king and country, and this is more or less what i expected.

besides, i don't need a good reputation, i just need a good enough one to get things done.

all of that said i appreciate it, so thanks. really. i mean it. not everybody would go out of their way to look out for a guy in my position, but that's why i decided to fight for you, yeah?

[pineneedle]

Well, you chose to fight for me. So of course I'm going to fight for you. That's the obvious course to take, right?

[ But they're both the sort to avoid the awkward actual talks of things, so. He's relieved anyway. ]

Glad I can rely on you, even if you joke about letting Edelgard cut your head off sometimes.

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[laidtocrest]

well, you gotta admit it would be a pretty dramatic way of going out, so i could do worse in terms of deaths in this war? it's poetic and kind of ironic.

jokes aside, though, can't change anything if i'm dead, right? and what my father was doing wasn't working, and what you're doing is, so...you fight for me, i fight for you.

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[laidtocrest]

[He rereads his message, and then rereads it again, and then does a moment of bleak staring which, obviously, Claude can't see, but just know it's there.]

okay, do me a favor? pretend like i'm drunk right now and that was a two-pitcher thing i just said.

[pineneedle]

[ He can't help but think of the double meaning in that---sadly one he knows relatively well even if no one in the army actively knows it. A card kept close to his chest that always gave him some empathy. ]

Are you saying you aren't drunk right now? It's a nice night for a drink or two.

[ A pause. ]

If you want to, anyway.

[laidtocrest]

you know, you're not wrong? it's an nice night for a drink or two, and drinking by myself would definitely ruin the mood.

tell me where to meet you and i'm all yours.

[pineneedle]

My first thought was a little too blasphemous, so how about the greenhouse? I need to pick up a few things there anyway.

I have some wine that Hilda thinks she hid from me, but if you have anything you prefer feel free to bring it along.

[laidtocrest]

now i'm interested in your other idea, but you're probably right. it's a date! i'll see you there.

[Ignore the wording. It's reflexive.

Also, random scenario was very conveniently timed, so...]