I was hardly a part of it... [ he huffs a little - a very claude, please huff - and comes over to wherever he's sitting down, looking out at the horizon for a long moment. ] Though, I think you may have saddened Yves by not joining.
[ it feels like a very light conversation for a sad evening, and he shakes his head, resting a hand on his own arm and curling it in the sleeve. ]
... I had hoped not to see another dawn with a loss of two.
[ help. claude you big weenie. taair gives him a smile, soft, tired, but no less genuine. ]
Ellie did? [ she was good for that - good advice. it hurts a little to think about, but it's the familiar pluck that comes from nostalgia and loss, and he lets himself sit in it, settling down next to claude. ] That does not surprise me. She often had such wisdom - it amazed me, too.
...What advice was it? If you don't mind me asking.
Mm. [ He doesn't mind sharing. ] She told me to remember my moments of struggle and weakness, so in case I ever started to stray from my path as a leader, I could remember why I had struggled, and why I would just take the path that was easiest, but the path that I thought was right.
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I was hardly a part of it... [ he huffs a little - a very claude, please huff - and comes over to wherever he's sitting down, looking out at the horizon for a long moment. ] Though, I think you may have saddened Yves by not joining.
[ it feels like a very light conversation for a sad evening, and he shakes his head, resting a hand on his own arm and curling it in the sleeve. ]
... I had hoped not to see another dawn with a loss of two.
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He has one knee pulled in with an arm over it, relaxed but still quiet. ]
Me too. It's just... [ Closes his eyes a moment. ] It feels like too much.
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...You know, if you need a listening ear, it would bring me great joy to listen.
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He looks a little confused by the sudden offer before realizing that oh, he sounded like of pathetic. ]
It's nothing. I just... she gave me some good advice, and I'm sorry I didn't get the chance to repay it.
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Ellie did? [ she was good for that - good advice. it hurts a little to think about, but it's the familiar pluck that comes from nostalgia and loss, and he lets himself sit in it, settling down next to claude. ] That does not surprise me. She often had such wisdom - it amazed me, too.
...What advice was it? If you don't mind me asking.
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