[That gets a laugh, shaking his head in rueful agreement.]
That's Fate for ya.
[Honestly if not for the hand shake offer he'd have no idea what the younger man said was meant to be a name. He blinks, startled, but reaches out to- well... there's no one else around for this particular moment and Hibiki will not understand the significance at all. So he doesn't quite shake his hand, more grasps the other's forearm with a single firm squeeze, a little bit of a shake, something that could easily be used to pull someone in for a hug.
Stars how many times has he had that happen in the past couple of weeks. Come home a war hero and suddenly everyone that wanted you dead wants to be your best friend. Ugh]
[There is far too much that he's pretty sure could be tracked to continue using the phones. Just from bits of information that he's picked up from others, explanations he's listened in on. And, what's more... after everything Hubert did to screw them over, messing with the scouts information, tracing Those Who Slither through their own use of magic.... yeah these technological devices seem to function an awful lot like magic. So. He's not taking any chances.
Yuri won't get another response after that but he will find Claude in an out of the way place just off the main entrance of the Gardens, the bright gold of his fancy new button down shirt tinted greenish by the glow of a nearby flower even though it's not quite late enough for the Garden to be in full luminescence yet. He might just be idly whistling something that sounds an awful lot like bird song until Yuri shows up.
"No one deserves to be corralled like a beast." Even if Dimitri had barely even qualified as that by that point. He wasn't just a feral animal but by the time Edelgard retreated and the rest of the Lions had been slain well... he may as well have been rabid.
"But yeah I've gotten a lot of that. No one seems to remember things the same." Which is frustrating as hell and makes no sense. For as carefree as he usually acts this is clearly bothering him, huffing a sigh and shoving his hand back through his hair.
[Claude is definitely not foolish enough to think, even with the thrilling little rush of speed he's learning, that the blade he keeps hidden beneath his belt would even begin to give him a chance against someone like Dimitri. Not without weapons or Kader to give him the height advantage.]
Ah. I knew I'd find someone who thinks I'm dead eventually. I'd ask the same of you but... well I've already run into a few other people that should be dead.
So he says and yet... What good was a beast that broke out of its cage unrestrained? It was better to be put down than left to cause chaos unchecked.
"The discrepancies are concerning." He wonders who might be able to make sense of such things. Of course, the immediate thought his Byleth - who he holds in not so secretly high esteem - but they aren't here to guide him this time.
"But I've begun to wonder if it truly matters here." He was able to talk to Hubert. Now Claude. He's getting chances he wouldn't have been afforded back home according to the end he'd met in their realities.
[Look... where he's from the printing press and gunpowder are cutting edge technology. Where he's been the last few years? Don't even have that. He's so lost and he hates it. Better to own up to it now and get the knowledge he needs to get a leg up here.
But as a demonstration of how much he doesn't Get It Claude plucks out maybe... four? vouchers. Really basic clothes and groceries, maybe one for soap/shampoo. And he hands the entire rest of the stack to Gaku.]
.... No idea what any of that is.
[Toilet paper? What's a toilet? Indoor plumbing? Electricity? Antibiotics? Genius! But the tiny bit of exposure he got on the space station is not enough for him to be able to read these little coupon thingies and make connections.
You had disappeared almost without a trace. It would be hard to assume anything else.
( dimitri grunts, lowering his head. what claude is saying sounds crazy, and honestly? it sounds like something that dimitri would be saying. seeing people that should be dead?
...
actually, the more thinks about it? that might not be a good thing depending. )
May I approach?
( he's already taking a step forward. then another, if he's allowed to go further. )
[At his height, it's not difficult to keep an eye on Claude circling him, though the centaur is polite enough to remain stationary -- save for his tail which gives an amused flick to the side]
My species has already died out -- hence why my appearance would likely startle the population into a frenzy.
[He nods along, not wanting her to feel like he's questioning her honesty. Of course then she goes and evaluates this Prime Minister lady and her system as "not too bad" and he cringes internally. It's a good thing she wasn't involved in politics if she's going to take any of this at face value.]
Yeah, they've been pretty nice to us so far. But then we have something they need.
[A gentle criticism, nowhere near the full extent of his suspicions. Not that he'd share them with her even if he thought she could handle it. Best to assuage some of her anxieties without being too disingenuous.]
Teach would definitely have plenty of ideas, he's pretty sure Yuri and Constance would too, but he's also not sure Byleth would be any more forthcoming with their knowledge than ever. Half a step ahead as always.
"Could be concerning, could be fascinating... It comes down to what does matter, I suppose." In this place? That could be a lot of things. The fact that he's even able to consider it fascinating says a lot about where his mind is going. Working with concepts and theories on how whatever this technology is could benefit him... or would that be them now?
Only time will tell.
"As far as things that matter go..." A slightly sheepish look, a little shrug. You can't blame him for this and you know it, Dimitri. "You're not... feeling any particularly murderous urges are you? In general but, more importantly, for me. Specifically."
[Bernadetta is not the type who should ever do more than care for her own territory, at most. The thought of what she might have wrought as the Minister of Religion would be alarming, if complete denunciation of the Church hadn't already been on Edelgard's docket. On the bright side, religious freedom might have been at a bewildering and very complicated high.]
Well... yes?
[She looks at him, wide-eyed and guileless, and he might need to brace himself for what comes next.]
How, um... how exactly is that... different from usual? People are always nice when they need something. Sometimes that's the only way they will be nice to you. But, um, knowing how long they'll be nice h-helps you figure out how much they're willing to put up with before it's not... not worth it to them.
[Her anxieties are a deep, deep bedrock, gilded with swirling motifs of pessimism. She expects to be cajoled and begged and threatened to meet somebody else's expectations.
[It takes everything he has not to laugh, or even show a bit of that amusement, when Dimitri explains why he'd assumed him dead. Ah. So, not dead in Dimitri's memories just... no longer in Fodlan.
The blond steps forward and Claude's easy smile tightens ever so slightly at the edges. If someone weren't watching carefully they wouldn't see anything different but there's an air of tension that wasn't there before. Not fear so much as caution.]
Don't suppose it'd do me any good to ask that you... I dunno, warn me if you're wanting to fix that whole "should be dead" thing, huh?
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Hibiki
Date: 2021-01-13 12:42 am (UTC)That's Fate for ya.
[Honestly if not for the hand shake offer he'd have no idea what the younger man said was meant to be a name. He blinks, startled, but reaches out to- well... there's no one else around for this particular moment and Hibiki will not understand the significance at all. So he doesn't quite shake his hand, more grasps the other's forearm with a single firm squeeze, a little bit of a shake, something that could easily be used to pull someone in for a hug.
Stars how many times has he had that happen in the past couple of weeks. Come home a war hero and suddenly everyone that wanted you dead wants to be your best friend. Ugh]
You... can just call me Riegan, for now.
[Paranoid? Well... obviously.]
Yuri
Date: 2021-01-13 01:11 am (UTC)[There is far too much that he's pretty sure could be tracked to continue using the phones. Just from bits of information that he's picked up from others, explanations he's listened in on. And, what's more... after everything Hubert did to screw them over, messing with the scouts information, tracing Those Who Slither through their own use of magic.... yeah these technological devices seem to function an awful lot like magic. So. He's not taking any chances.
Yuri won't get another response after that but he will find Claude in an out of the way place just off the main entrance of the Gardens, the bright gold of his fancy new button down shirt tinted greenish by the glow of a nearby flower even though it's not quite late enough for the Garden to be in full luminescence yet. He might just be idly whistling something that sounds an awful lot like bird song until Yuri shows up.
Just in case he needs a little help finding him.]
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Date: 2021-01-13 01:20 am (UTC)Mr. Riegan, got it. Sorry if I fumble it- I'm not amazing at Western names.
Hubert
Date: 2021-01-13 01:27 am (UTC)Okay... well something here doesn't add up. You said you were taking out some bandits with the Eagles? So... No one else is dead either?
[Cause uh.... y'all are all dead, buddy.]
no subject
Date: 2021-01-13 03:51 am (UTC)[But from the sound of it...]
Do you remember killing all of us?
[He doesn't really expect an answer, but morbid curiosity compels him to ask.]
Dimitri - @blaiddydblood
Date: 2021-01-13 06:55 pm (UTC)"But yeah I've gotten a lot of that. No one seems to remember things the same." Which is frustrating as hell and makes no sense. For as carefree as he usually acts this is clearly bothering him, huffing a sigh and shoving his hand back through his hair.
Bernadetta
Date: 2021-01-13 07:23 pm (UTC)[This is getting more complicated by the moment.]
Okay... so... According to you, Teach took over for the Lions? The amount of stuff that would change if they weren't-
[A frustrated little sigh and then he laughs it off, shoving the puzzle aside for when he has more time to dedicate to it.]
I guess the important part, for now, is that everyone's here and alive and... we have an entirely new government to deal with?
no subject
Date: 2021-01-13 07:26 pm (UTC)[Did he and his people kill them? Mmmmm who knows! But there's a lot of dead folks.]
But it's a war, I imagine there's an awful lot of us dead by your account too?
no subject
Date: 2021-01-13 07:27 pm (UTC)[He's not his grandfather. But... Western?]
Western names? What does that mean?
Dimitri- @aboarhent
Date: 2021-01-13 07:37 pm (UTC)Ah. I knew I'd find someone who thinks I'm dead eventually. I'd ask the same of you but... well I've already run into a few other people that should be dead.
Joric
Date: 2021-01-13 07:45 pm (UTC)My wyvern.
no subject
Date: 2021-01-13 08:40 pm (UTC)[he takes a moment to ponder how to explain]
To be basic, names that are more common to countries far west of mine. Does Japan ring a bell at all?
no subject
Date: 2021-01-13 09:03 pm (UTC)I-I'm pretty sure, yeah. I was brought along with them on missions more than once, s-so...
[Pretty much certain.]
I, um. I guess that could be right. They're, um, not too bad for people dealing with a bunch of new... immigrants?
[Is that the right word...?]
Fai
Date: 2021-01-14 01:27 am (UTC)Who knows! It's a big city.
[Bigger than anything he's ever seen.]
Lots to see~
[Probably lots they don't want the new gembonded seeing.]
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 02:46 am (UTC)"The discrepancies are concerning." He wonders who might be able to make sense of such things. Of course, the immediate thought his Byleth - who he holds in not so secretly high esteem - but they aren't here to guide him this time.
"But I've begun to wonder if it truly matters here." He was able to talk to Hubert. Now Claude. He's getting chances he wouldn't have been afforded back home according to the end he'd met in their realities.
Gaku
Date: 2021-01-14 02:58 am (UTC)He's so lost and he hates it. Better to own up to it now and get the knowledge he needs to get a leg up here.
But as a demonstration of how much he doesn't Get It Claude plucks out maybe... four? vouchers. Really basic clothes and groceries, maybe one for soap/shampoo. And he hands the entire rest of the stack to Gaku.]
.... No idea what any of that is.
[Toilet paper? What's a toilet? Indoor plumbing? Electricity? Antibiotics? Genius! But the tiny bit of exposure he got on the space station is not enough for him to be able to read these little coupon thingies and make connections.
Sorry for this ye olde boy, Gaku]
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 04:24 am (UTC)( dimitri grunts, lowering his head. what claude is saying sounds crazy, and honestly? it sounds like something that dimitri would be saying. seeing people that should be dead?
...
actually, the more thinks about it? that might not be a good thing depending. )
May I approach?
( he's already taking a step forward. then another, if he's allowed to go further. )
Archer of Black
Date: 2021-01-14 04:35 am (UTC)[But at least he's open to questions? Just don't mind Claude circling around him now, curious and... somehow maybe appraising?]
If it's not common then... are most people in your world just normal bipedal humans?
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 04:41 am (UTC)[ It's not something he's ever heard of before. ]
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 05:03 am (UTC)[At his height, it's not difficult to keep an eye on Claude circling him, though the centaur is polite enough to remain stationary -- save for his tail which gives an amused flick to the side]
My species has already died out -- hence why my appearance would likely startle the population into a frenzy.
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 06:44 pm (UTC)Japan? No, never heard of it. Is that where you're from?
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 06:51 pm (UTC)Yeah, they've been pretty nice to us so far. But then we have something they need.
[A gentle criticism, nowhere near the full extent of his suspicions. Not that he'd share them with her even if he thought she could handle it. Best to assuage some of her anxieties without being too disingenuous.]
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 06:59 pm (UTC)"Could be concerning, could be fascinating... It comes down to what does matter, I suppose." In this place? That could be a lot of things. The fact that he's even able to consider it fascinating says a lot about where his mind is going. Working with concepts and theories on how whatever this technology is could benefit him... or would that be them now?
Only time will tell.
"As far as things that matter go..." A slightly sheepish look, a little shrug. You can't blame him for this and you know it, Dimitri. "You're not... feeling any particularly murderous urges are you? In general but, more importantly, for me. Specifically."
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 06:59 pm (UTC)Well... yes?
[She looks at him, wide-eyed and guileless, and he might need to brace himself for what comes next.]
How, um... how exactly is that... different from usual? People are always nice when they need something. Sometimes that's the only way they will be nice to you. But, um, knowing how long they'll be nice h-helps you figure out how much they're willing to put up with before it's not... not worth it to them.
[Her anxieties are a deep, deep bedrock, gilded with swirling motifs of pessimism. She expects to be cajoled and begged and threatened to meet somebody else's expectations.
Why wouldn't she?
That's just how things work.]
no subject
Date: 2021-01-14 07:04 pm (UTC)The blond steps forward and Claude's easy smile tightens ever so slightly at the edges. If someone weren't watching carefully they wouldn't see anything different but there's an air of tension that wasn't there before. Not fear so much as caution.]
Don't suppose it'd do me any good to ask that you... I dunno, warn me if you're wanting to fix that whole "should be dead" thing, huh?