[But since he's early on post-timeskip they're all nameless NPCs...]
Did you kill Lady Edelgard?
[Might as well ask the most important question, then. Sure, he expects Claude to avoid giving him any important information, but he wants to hear it. If Claude remembers killing him, then surely Her Majesty was next. It would be more of a surprise if they hadn't killed her.]
Believe it or not it's not what anyone wanted. But you all kind of forced our hand.
[Obviously they killed Edelgard, he's not even going to pretend that's not where everything was leading. That would just be an insult to Hubert's intelligence. But, because he made a point of asking so pointedly Claude makes sure to answer in kind.]
Yes, we killed Edelgard. Teach dealt the final blow, if that makes any difference to you.
[It earns a nod from him; he appreciates the straightforward answer on this.]
I see.
[That is the expected outcome of what Claude's laid out so far, so it isn't getting much of a reaction out of him. Even if all of this is completely untrue, he does loathe the idea that anything could have happened to Lady Edelgard. There's no sense in dwelling on that right now, though.]
What happened to Dimitri?
[...You guys probably didn't kill him too, so this is more curiosity than anything else.]
[Not at all. There hasn't been enough of a push one way or another for anyone to be close to coming out on top.]
I wonder why that is. Something to look into, I suppose.
[Claude can sell a convincing act, sure. Maybe he even would come up with a plan this crazy. But the pieces aren't fitting into place the way they should, which means there's more at play here.]
[Claude repeats the word with a scoff, shaking his head. Like there's any chance it's not something the both of them will be looking into extensively.]
Y'know... there's one pretty big difference between what I remember and what..... someone else does.
[He has absolutely no intention of name dropping Bernadetta but there's no reason he can't but that little bit of hesitation in there to keep the other man hopeful. Tease.]
Supposedly, far as they recall, Teach went for the Lions.
[The first remark earns a smirk from Hubert, but that...
Well, that's something that still troubles him. There are differences in their memories that are impossible to overlook. Even if Claude is lying about his - which, again, doesn't seem likely given how unbelievable all of this is in the first place - that doesn't explain what Bernadetta's said to him. Claude's refusal to give a name is irritating, but entirely expected at this point, and Hubert won't even bother pressing on that.]
Did the Professor teach the Golden Deer as you remember it?
[A slight smirk tugging at his own lips when Hubert doesn't even acknowledge the hesitation to give a name. Choosing his battles, as it were. It's infuriating all over again, that a man like Hubert would waste his skills following so blindly after Edelga-
No, not blindly. That was the mistake he'd made before, writing him off as a lapdog with no thoughts of his own. He was just too loyal to disobey her and do what made more sense. Surely he'd had to have known how all of this would play out.]
And I'm sure they taught the Eagles as far as you recall, yeah?
[He doesn't really need Hubert to confirm it. They both know it. Though it does make him wonder, musing under his breath.]
That one person could so drastically change the outcome of so much...
[And that quiet thought is one Hubert's been considering since he first heard Bernadetta mention it, that the Professor hadn't taught them. The Professor is certainly a powerful person, but are they really the catalyst for how differently they remember things going? There's still much to consider there, but it's a thought Hubert isn't really sure how to process for now.]
Speaking of them, have you seen the Professor here?
[While they likely won't have any more answers than anyone else, it would be good to know if they're around.]
[Who are they to question Fate? If that one choice so drastically sways the development of those that later lead the countries of Fodlan... well. It makes sense, doesn't it. Especially when Teach is, in some way, a vessel for what's left of Fodlan's Goddess.
Which just circles back around to Rhea being an absolute maniac. Stars above. Ugh.]
Hmm? No, I- heh with all this confusion I dunno if I want to run into Teach here.
Pretty sure the only person that'd be worse would be the archbishop herself.
[Speaking of Rhea. Oh hells it would be horrible if she showed up here too. Though... he's pretty sure the Rhea from his Path wouldn't make it out of the crater alive. Immaculate or no.]
Though... huh. You guys still have her captive in your memory? Because I'm pretty sure those Diamond guys would be able to put her down real quick given her condition last time I saw her.
[...Well, the pause likely gives him away more than anything else, and he doesn't intend to insult Claude's intelligence by lying and pretending he knows what Claude's talking about.]
Captive? No, the Archbishop was able to escape and fled to Faerghus. You remember us holding her captive?
[That's interesting. That's such a huge part of their power, sending the entire Church scrambling, lost and leaderless in the absence of the Archbishop. Never mind whatever experiments they were running on her to leave her in such a poor state when they'd grudgingly rescued her.
The idea that they'd maintain as much control in a Path they didn't have that advantage? It's surprising.]
Mmm. That's gotta make your life a lot harder, then. There's a lot more discrepancies than I imagined, though.
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Date: 2021-01-14 11:01 pm (UTC)[But since he's early on post-timeskip they're all nameless NPCs...]
Did you kill Lady Edelgard?
[Might as well ask the most important question, then. Sure, he expects Claude to avoid giving him any important information, but he wants to hear it. If Claude remembers killing him, then surely Her Majesty was next. It would be more of a surprise if they hadn't killed her.]
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Date: 2021-01-17 03:17 pm (UTC)[Obviously they killed Edelgard, he's not even going to pretend that's not where everything was leading. That would just be an insult to Hubert's intelligence. But, because he made a point of asking so pointedly Claude makes sure to answer in kind.]
Yes, we killed Edelgard. Teach dealt the final blow, if that makes any difference to you.
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Date: 2021-01-18 09:37 pm (UTC)I see.
[That is the expected outcome of what Claude's laid out so far, so it isn't getting much of a reaction out of him. Even if all of this is completely untrue, he does loathe the idea that anything could have happened to Lady Edelgard. There's no sense in dwelling on that right now, though.]
What happened to Dimitri?
[...You guys probably didn't kill him too, so this is more curiosity than anything else.]
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Date: 2021-01-20 04:36 am (UTC)My best guess?
[A hard look, not accusatory just... once again appraising, as though he suddenly has new information.]
You.
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Date: 2021-01-21 09:22 pm (UTC)Me, hmm? I'll be sure to keep that in mind.
[...Okay, despite the menacing tone that's almost a joke?? His sense of humor is just Like This.]
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Date: 2021-01-22 02:31 am (UTC)But he does.
Ah well, he can feel guilty about it later.]
Either way... there wasn't much of Dimitri left in what came out of the mists in Gronder. And anything that was left, Her Imperial Majesty saw to.
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Date: 2021-01-22 04:44 am (UTC)Understandable. [Sorry not sorry, Claude.] So in the end the Alliance comes out on top.
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Date: 2021-01-22 02:54 pm (UTC)Guess so. Not how you remember things, I'm sure.
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Date: 2021-01-22 06:53 pm (UTC)[Not at all. There hasn't been enough of a push one way or another for anyone to be close to coming out on top.]
I wonder why that is. Something to look into, I suppose.
[Claude can sell a convincing act, sure. Maybe he even would come up with a plan this crazy. But the pieces aren't fitting into place the way they should, which means there's more at play here.]
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Date: 2021-01-23 05:54 am (UTC)[Claude repeats the word with a scoff, shaking his head. Like there's any chance it's not something the both of them will be looking into extensively.]
Y'know... there's one pretty big difference between what I remember and what..... someone else does.
[He has absolutely no intention of name dropping Bernadetta but there's no reason he can't but that little bit of hesitation in there to keep the other man hopeful.
Tease.]Supposedly, far as they recall, Teach went for the Lions.
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Date: 2021-01-23 11:25 pm (UTC)Well, that's something that still troubles him. There are differences in their memories that are impossible to overlook. Even if Claude is lying about his - which, again, doesn't seem likely given how unbelievable all of this is in the first place - that doesn't explain what Bernadetta's said to him. Claude's refusal to give a name is irritating, but entirely expected at this point, and Hubert won't even bother pressing on that.]
Did the Professor teach the Golden Deer as you remember it?
[That's his assumption, anyway.]
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Date: 2021-01-25 02:54 pm (UTC)No, not blindly. That was the mistake he'd made before, writing him off as a lapdog with no thoughts of his own. He was just too loyal to disobey her and do what made more sense. Surely he'd had to have known how all of this would play out.]
And I'm sure they taught the Eagles as far as you recall, yeah?
[He doesn't really need Hubert to confirm it. They both know it. Though it does make him wonder, musing under his breath.]
That one person could so drastically change the outcome of so much...
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Date: 2021-01-25 07:01 pm (UTC)[And that quiet thought is one Hubert's been considering since he first heard Bernadetta mention it, that the Professor hadn't taught them. The Professor is certainly a powerful person, but are they really the catalyst for how differently they remember things going? There's still much to consider there, but it's a thought Hubert isn't really sure how to process for now.]
Speaking of them, have you seen the Professor here?
[While they likely won't have any more answers than anyone else, it would be good to know if they're around.]
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Date: 2021-01-26 07:53 pm (UTC)Which just circles back around to Rhea being an absolute maniac. Stars above. Ugh.]
Hmm? No, I- heh with all this confusion I dunno if I want to run into Teach here.
[What if they're not his Teach?]
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Date: 2021-01-27 03:27 am (UTC)[Nothing against the Professor, but this is already too confusing. Still, it's good to know that he hasn't missed seeing them around.]
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Date: 2021-01-28 10:54 am (UTC)[Speaking of Rhea. Oh hells it would be horrible if she showed up here too. Though... he's pretty sure the Rhea from his Path wouldn't make it out of the crater alive. Immaculate or no.]
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Date: 2021-01-28 09:44 pm (UTC)While I would never want to have to deal with her here, the very idea of the Archbishop having to deal with this place is at least entertaining.
[Can you imagine how mad she'd be, Claude. It'd be hilarious.]
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Date: 2021-01-29 05:26 am (UTC)[A snort of laughter from him as well.]
Though... huh. You guys still have her captive in your memory? Because I'm pretty sure those Diamond guys would be able to put her down real quick given her condition last time I saw her.
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Date: 2021-01-29 05:49 am (UTC)Captive? No, the Archbishop was able to escape and fled to Faerghus. You remember us holding her captive?
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Date: 2021-01-29 11:08 am (UTC)grudginglyrescued her.The idea that they'd maintain as much control in a Path they didn't have that advantage? It's surprising.]
Mmm. That's gotta make your life a lot harder, then. There's a lot more discrepancies than I imagined, though.