[ --fine. That's the first reflexive thing to say. After all that though? Is there even a point to keeping that up? Yeah, Yves was right here. He doesn't want to worry him. ]
I know you're gonna be fine. I've always known that about you. You've always been the most reliable person I've ever known.
But if you're not fine in this moment, then... we're friends, right? I think we're best friends. [ thanks yves ] So I wanna support you, too, instead of relying on you all the time.
[ and he loves relying on adolphe! using his house as his own? the best thing ever! but sometimes yves has to pull his weight too ]
He wishes he could believe that. Truly, but he just can't--not especially after what he'd just learned. But he has to keep his cool. He can't fully break down. He can do that on his own time. ]
[ stupid!! but... he watches adolphe for a moment longer, his expression still not totally convinced, but he won't push. they've all got their emotions to work through. ]
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[ a little more reluctant to talk about, since that's truly such a dark thing to do but. damn those cartoonishly evil virche royals. ]
Scien was being blamed for a lot of things that he didn't do. Even if I don't agree with what he did after everything... it was really complicated.
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[ He'll put that under a "you had to be there to understand" sort of category. Fucking Royals. ]
But that sounds right. Nothing is really in black and white, after all.
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[ quietly. just... yeah. though he'll eventually gently nudge adolphe with his elbow ]
... you okay? It's alright if the answer's no. It can be a secret between us two.
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I'm--
[ --fine. That's the first reflexive thing to say. After all that though? Is there even a point to keeping that up? Yeah, Yves was right here. He doesn't want to worry him. ]
... I'll be fine.
[ He will be. ]
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pouts a little ]
Adolphe....
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[ Stop making that face.... please............... ]
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But if you're not fine in this moment, then... we're friends, right? I think we're best friends. [ thanks yves ] So I wanna support you, too, instead of relying on you all the time.
[ and he loves relying on adolphe! using his house as his own? the best thing ever! but sometimes yves has to pull his weight too ]
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He wishes he could believe that. Truly, but he just can't--not especially after what he'd just learned. But he has to keep his cool. He can't fully break down. He can do that on his own time. ]
Yeah. Of course we're good friends.
[ No hesitation either way. ]
Thanks, Yves.
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[ stupid!! but... he watches adolphe for a moment longer, his expression still not totally convinced, but he won't push. they've all got their emotions to work through. ]
... of course. Anytime. Always.