You'd think, huh? To be honest, most of the time, it is an act. All pomp and posturing to so others believe that's what a noble is.
(He's not a host, Izumo!!)
But I'm not like most nobles. (He's different.) "The old guard hate him. New lord exposes the shocking secrets of the nobles."
(He's got jokes!
Also he's turning on the tap for Izumo. He'd offer to help her with her hands but he kind of gets the impression she might want to take are of herself a bit??? She's an independent girl.)
she is, in fact, a very independent girl and will take one look at herself in the mirror and grimace at the wounds on her face before focusing all of her attention to her hands. ]
People like to say that a lot. [ she comments as she shoves on hand at a time under the water forcing herself not to flinch at the stinging. ] No one wants to think they're like anyone else. Everyone is an individual.
[ she turns off the tap with one hand as she examines one of the sores on her jaw. ]
...but when they do come in contact with someone who is genuinely different than them, they hate it.
(Individuals? Just going to lean against one of the other sinks. Whispers I'm assuming the bathroom has paper towels so he'll have some of those on standby too, just holding them out for her whenever she's ready to take them, )
That might be true. (He won't deny it,) But a lot of that stems from just not understanding each other.
[ she flinches at his response and grits her teeth. there's really no hiding anything in here, unfortunately.
but, yeah, they can have towels and she'll look at him from the mirror before grabbing one from him. her words sharp as she wants to see where he plans on going with this. ]
Then what?
[ she'll quickly turn heel and look at him. ]
Are you going to tell me next that you're going to try to understand everyone? Make them all understand? That's impossible.
[ what she truly believes? izumo "i refuse to talk about feelings or be honest" kamiki? she mulls over it and suddenly feels like the room is far too small for this kind of talk and looks away from him. ]
People who think that they can talk like that are the kinds of people I hate the most. They're just words that mean nothing.
When it comes down to it, they'll never follow through.
[ the tone of her voice is sharp, as expected, but somewhere there might be a hint of something fragile about the sentiment. ]
(Really. Unfortunately, Claude isn't the most open person in the world and you need to be at least a B support to unlock his backstory so he isn't really going to open up anymore here! It's also probably best not to press when someone is feeling vulnerable. It'd be easy if he wanted to but given their current circumstances and this is just the first day of who knows how many? He can afford to read the air and take it easy a bit,)
But I have a dream and I'm not going to give up on it.
they sure do have literally until one of them dies—which is at least two weeks—to build up on prying deeper into one another's backstory. so it's fine that izumo lets it stay there. besides, she's not going to pick apart a man's dream.
she's not that cruel, instead she'll awkwardly thank him. emphasis on awkward as she flusters but keeps herself standing tall. ]
(... Yeah. Anyway, he's going to set down the paper towels and everything.)
I'll leave you alone to get cleaned up. (He doesn't know? Maybe she's hurt elsewhere on her body? And he's not going to put her in an even more uncomfortable position!!) If you need me, I'll be around.
[ hm. i had to re-read her canon point for this tag and it was unfortunate.
anyway, she'll nod at him as a sort of thanks for letting her make sure that her hands and face are the worse of it (physically). ...which they are, thankfully. everything that he has been doing up to this point has been rather unfair to him, hasn't it?
still, despite it all, there's still apprehensions that she will not shake herself free from. she can't. a decent amount of time will pass before she exit the bathroom (assuming that he had stepped out) and looks for him.
He stepped out! And he's poking around the front desk when she comes out. The computers don't seem to be doing anything and he can't figure them out so he's really just focusing on the papers.
Is he making a mess? Absolutely. Just laying out a bunch of blank papers and opened folders all over the desk.
And he looks up when he hears someone else around,)
Hey! Feeling better? I was starting to think you fell down the drain.
he stayed. .... she's. not entirely sure what she should do with that information. or... well, she'll wander over to where he was stationed. ]
Y, yeah.
[ as well as anyone can feel given her circumstances which are (spoilers/you must be of this rank to view), so she'll leave it there. the comment about how long it took her goes completely ignored by the mess he made because...really? ]
what's the deal with the blank pages? even if it was a reception desk, something should be filled out or so, right? she'll take a look at the computer and frown when she sees the black screen. ]
[ pardon claude, if you're anywhere near the computer, she's just...gonna move right pass you and situate herself in front of it and examine it some. there's a keyboard or something...right?
hmm. ]
Yeah, this is a computer.
[ she'll tap on the keys a few time and when nothing happens, will start to look for the modem. ie, crawl/look under the table. ]
[ no computer but isn't unfamiliar to some of the other things that they've come across, okay... ]
The monitor should turn on. [ she says from under the desk and fumbling around with the cords and wiring. everything probably looks fine to her?? not like she has any higher know-how but it's all connected. probably. ] It's the big box screen thing you were likely looking at. I wouldn't know what you could expect to see, but it would be something.
[ she'll find the power switch at least!! and give it a few clicks back and forth before hitting the power button on the modem. ]
[ he'll hear some grumbling from under the desk as izumo re-orientates herself from messing with the wiring and cables down there. she contemplates opening the case to the modem to see if there's even something inside, but decides that it would be pointless. this is the extent of her knowledge.
so, instead she just continues and shuffles out from under the desk and get off of her hands and knees. however, she'll make sure her opinion is known. ]
Useless!
[ she'll only have her head out from under the desk when she speaks up again with an indignant expression on face. ]
What's the point of having this all here if it's just for appearances?
To make us think this place is something more than it seems, perhaps? (But why would they do that.) Hey... what are you going to do from here? I'm going to check out the rest of this place.
[ instead of answering the first question he asks her, she focuses on the second especially since it's something that should be addressed immediately. not that anything immediate comes to mind. rather, what comes to mind are all things that are embarrassing to come forth and say to someone she just met.
she'll orient herself so that she'll be sitting on the ground instead on being on her hands and knees, but lower her gaze. ]
I...I don't know.
[ there's a question on the tip of her tongue but she's not asking it. ]
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(He's not a host, Izumo!!)
But I'm not like most nobles. (He's different.) "The old guard hate him. New lord exposes the shocking secrets of the nobles."
(He's got jokes!
Also he's turning on the tap for Izumo. He'd offer to help her with her hands but he kind of gets the impression she might want to take are of herself a bit??? She's an independent girl.)
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she is, in fact, a very independent girl and will take one look at herself in the mirror and grimace at the wounds on her face before focusing all of her attention to her hands. ]
People like to say that a lot. [ she comments as she shoves on hand at a time under the water forcing herself not to flinch at the stinging. ] No one wants to think they're like anyone else. Everyone is an individual.
[ she turns off the tap with one hand as she examines one of the sores on her jaw. ]
...but when they do come in contact with someone who is genuinely different than them, they hate it.
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(Individuals? Just going to lean against one of the other sinks. Whispers I'm assuming the bathroom has paper towels so he'll have some of those on standby too, just holding them out for her whenever she's ready to take them, )
That might be true. (He won't deny it,) But a lot of that stems from just not understanding each other.
At least, that's what I think.
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but, yeah, they can have towels and she'll look at him from the mirror before grabbing one from him. her words sharp as she wants to see where he plans on going with this. ]
Then what?
[ she'll quickly turn heel and look at him. ]
Are you going to tell me next that you're going to try to understand everyone? Make them all understand? That's impossible.
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Is that what you truly believe?
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[ what she truly believes? izumo "i refuse to talk about feelings or be honest" kamiki? she mulls over it and suddenly feels like the room is far too small for this kind of talk and looks away from him. ]
People who think that they can talk like that are the kinds of people I hate the most. They're just words that mean nothing.
When it comes down to it, they'll never follow through.
[ the tone of her voice is sharp, as expected, but somewhere there might be a hint of something fragile about the sentiment. ]
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(Really. Unfortunately, Claude isn't the most open person in the world and you need to be at least a B support to unlock his backstory so he isn't really going to open up anymore here! It's also probably best not to press when someone is feeling vulnerable. It'd be easy if he wanted to but given their current circumstances and this is just the first day of who knows how many? He can afford to read the air and take it easy a bit,)
But I have a dream and I'm not going to give up on it.
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they sure do have literally until one of them dies—which is at least two weeks—to build up on prying deeper into one another's backstory. so it's fine that izumo lets it stay there. besides, she's not going to pick apart a man's dream.
she's not that cruel, instead she'll awkwardly thank him. emphasis on awkward as she flusters but keeps herself standing tall. ]
Th, thank you. [ ... ] For all of this.
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(Too cool, too casual.)
Like I said, we're all in this together. All we can do is help each other.
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I hope you don't end up regretting anyone that you've helped.
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(... Yeah. Anyway, he's going to set down the paper towels and everything.)
I'll leave you alone to get cleaned up. (He doesn't know? Maybe she's hurt elsewhere on her body? And he's not going to put her in an even more uncomfortable position!!) If you need me, I'll be around.
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anyway, she'll nod at him as a sort of thanks for letting her make sure that her hands and face are the worse of it (physically). ...which they are, thankfully. everything that he has been doing up to this point has been rather unfair to him, hasn't it?
still, despite it all, there's still apprehensions that she will not shake herself free from. she can't. a decent amount of time will pass before she exit the bathroom (assuming that he had stepped out) and looks for him.
did...he really stay? ]
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He stepped out! And he's poking around the front desk when she comes out. The computers don't seem to be doing anything and he can't figure them out so he's really just focusing on the papers.
Is he making a mess? Absolutely. Just laying out a bunch of blank papers and opened folders all over the desk.
And he looks up when he hears someone else around,)
Hey! Feeling better? I was starting to think you fell down the drain.
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he stayed. .... she's. not entirely sure what she should do with that information. or... well, she'll wander over to where he was stationed. ]
Y, yeah.
[ as well as anyone can feel given her circumstances which are (spoilers/you must be of this rank to view), so she'll leave it there. the comment about how long it took her goes completely ignored by the mess he made because...really? ]
What did you do here?
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(Considering every sheet is blank! Just gonna stuff start shuffling back together.)
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what's the deal with the blank pages? even if it was a reception desk, something should be filled out or so, right? she'll take a look at the computer and frown when she sees the black screen. ]
There's nothing on the computer either?
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That thing?
( The box she's looking at??? )
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hmm. ]
Yeah, this is a computer.
[ she'll tap on the keys a few time and when nothing happens, will start to look for the modem. ie, crawl/look under the table. ]
Don't have these where you're from?
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We don't have anything like this in Fodlan, no. ( He can tell it isn't working, though. ) What should it do?
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The monitor should turn on. [ she says from under the desk and fumbling around with the cords and wiring. everything probably looks fine to her?? not like she has any higher know-how but it's all connected. probably. ] It's the big box screen thing you were likely looking at. I wouldn't know what you could expect to see, but it would be something.
[ she'll find the power switch at least!! and give it a few clicks back and forth before hitting the power button on the modem. ]
Do you see anything now? Any changes?
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Nothing.
( He even waited a bit before responding. )
Like these files, it's probably all for show.
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so, instead she just continues and shuffles out from under the desk and get off of her hands and knees. however, she'll make sure her opinion is known. ]
Useless!
[ she'll only have her head out from under the desk when she speaks up again with an indignant expression on face. ]
What's the point of having this all here if it's just for appearances?
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(One he'd like an answer to, too!)
To make us think this place is something more than it seems, perhaps? (But why would they do that.) Hey... what are you going to do from here? I'm going to check out the rest of this place.
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she'll orient herself so that she'll be sitting on the ground instead on being on her hands and knees, but lower her gaze. ]
I...I don't know.
[ there's a question on the tip of her tongue but she's not asking it. ]
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We'll cover more ground if we split up. Actually, there are some rooms upstairs.
(He didn't really get a good look (he couldn't get into any of them!).)
One of them might interest you.
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