[ Sylvain’s immediate response is to wrinkle his nose in distaste at that comparison. ]
Hey now. If you’re going to start comparing me to Lorenz, I’m taking the tea back.
[ He adopts a not-so-mildly offended tone at the implied insult there, even as he huffs and leans back in his chair.
There might still be enough of a glimmer of laughter in his gaze, however, to give the ruse away.
Besides, it’s ample enough distraction to give him a moment to study Claude’s most recent move and try to figure out what he’s up to. Not enough clues yet, as usual, so he merely shifts to sliding a third pawn into place to support the first two, setting up a strategy he’s never gotten to try against Claude just yet. It’s a risky one, but also very different from his typical strategies. He’s hoping it’s unexpected enough to give him an advantage here while he keeps the other man guessing at what his aim is.
When trying to outmaneuver Claude? He always needed every advantage he could get. ]
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Hey now. If you’re going to start comparing me to Lorenz, I’m taking the tea back.
[ He adopts a not-so-mildly offended tone at the implied insult there, even as he huffs and leans back in his chair.
There might still be enough of a glimmer of laughter in his gaze, however, to give the ruse away.
Besides, it’s ample enough distraction to give him a moment to study Claude’s most recent move and try to figure out what he’s up to. Not enough clues yet, as usual, so he merely shifts to sliding a third pawn into place to support the first two, setting up a strategy he’s never gotten to try against Claude just yet. It’s a risky one, but also very different from his typical strategies. He’s hoping it’s unexpected enough to give him an advantage here while he keeps the other man guessing at what his aim is.
When trying to outmaneuver Claude? He always needed every advantage he could get. ]