[ Claire has gotten a bit sidetracked if she's being honest, the rifts delayed things in a way she hadn't expected, but she does finally have the plant for Hilda that Claude requested. And preceding any of that, she needs to check in on him. ]
[ The words floating into his vision in familiar handwriting are a welcome sight - even if as he pauses to read them it means that (baby) wyvern teeth sink into his hand and Claude swears under his breath a second later. Well. His fault for being distracting from the training they're supposed to be doing and while holding a treat in his hand. ]
You have good timing, as our latest houseguest decided I should no longer be in one piece but before that, I was quite well. [ Mind scribbled while he's inspecting his hand and shooting an unimpressed at a rather pleased looking baby wyvern. ] Hazards of raising a wyvern, I suppose. But if you mean for more recent events, I made it through alright. You did as well, I hope?
[ The past few weeks have seemed like a blur, truly. It's Claude's turn to realize he's done a rather poor job of checking on everyone else, what with being occupied with Hilda's recovery. ]
Usually they're a flying mount alongside pegasi and the standard horses, but this little guy is currently our house pet. Or close enough to one while we figure some things out and get past the biting stage of things.
[ Something he'll always be fond of whether his hand is stinging (like now) or not, but when Claire mentions her injuries his own (very minor) one is forgotten as he frowns at that. ]
I'm glad to hear you're alright, too. Hopefully your injuries weren't too severe, or were less severe than Hilda's though she's up and about now. Even if it likely also brought us the rifts, magic's been a good thing all around as of late.
[ It won't be until later that Claude will learn Hilda won't be so pleased by letting this out what with how she's been telling others she has a cold - but given that he knows the two of them are close, it makes sense to him to share this now when he wouldn't want Claire to worry. It fits with the segue, too, since the mention of plants is something far better to focus on. ]
And I'd love to, since the timing for these works out even better than I only kinda sorta planned for before. There's a cafe I've been meaning to try out on my next visit. What do you say we try it together? My treat, as a thank you for the plants.
[ She says that with a smile on her end, but then it fades as she focuses on the words about Hilda. She'd had a full-on tea with the woman and she'd made no hint of injury. Granted, Claire isn't sleeping much (at all, really), but now she's angry at herself for not paying closer attention, and slightly upset that Hilda wouldn't tell her. She isn't her mother, but she is her friend—her doctor friend.
But she doesn't want to cause any more stress or strain between Claude and Hilda, so she simply exhales and takes a moment to reply. ]
Now that's a sentiment I can get behind, because it's the same for me and you both. There's much I've learned about here I wouldn't even have known could be possible thanks to what Fodlan's like compared to what's here. At this point I wouldn't be surprised to find out even Solvunn's ahead of much of Fodlan.
[ When it comes to comparing one rural atmosphere to another, at least, since Claude's not sure that's entirely accurate. It'll do by way of comparison to get the point across, and he remembers what Claire's told him about her home - even with the complications of time added in there - on top of everything else.
Any tangents from that can wait since he reads her next words with a furrow in his brow. That sounds - too close to what Hilda had experienced, and it's difficult to not feel that same flare of concern for what Claire went through. ]
Magically healed enough to not die is something I can relate to as well, unfortunately, both here and at home. I'm glad healers were there to keep you with us.
How about the Sunday of the weekend? I'm also usually up with the sun so most any time will work. Let's say after your chores are done since I've always found a meal tastes better then, and we can make a proper breakfast out of it to catch up?
Perfect, I support any and all instances of leaving the cleanup to someone else to worry about. That's always the worst part of any sort of project, anyway.
[ Is he kidding? Maybe slightly, but certainly not when it comes to completing a bunch of chores right before that for some well earned (relative) relaxation afterwards. And these plans are something he's looking forward to, so it's with a small smile Claude reaches for the journal which holds most of his plans to make a note of it immediately. ]
I'm looking forward to this, and not just for the chance to get to talk plants again. And if that cafe's disappointing, well, we'll just have to make a habit of finding yet another one to try the next weekend around.
[ She hasn't done anything like that in such a long time, it's almost so leisurely she can't believe it's her life sometimes. She's so used to the chaos and busyness of home that never seems to stop. ]
It's like you've read my mind. There's much in the Square I haven't been to see despite it being open for over a year now, so that's all the more reason to tackle them together now.
[ Something to look forward to - something they all need after recent events and everything else from months before it. A bright spot in everything, and that smile doesn't leave his face. ]
Soon it is, and the same for you if anything needs to be rescheduled. Otherwise, I'll see you there and we'll catch up.
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You have good timing, as our latest houseguest decided I should no longer be in one piece but before that, I was quite well. [ Mind scribbled while he's inspecting his hand and shooting an unimpressed at a rather pleased looking baby wyvern. ] Hazards of raising a wyvern, I suppose. But if you mean for more recent events, I made it through alright. You did as well, I hope?
[ The past few weeks have seemed like a blur, truly. It's Claude's turn to realize he's done a rather poor job of checking on everyone else, what with being occupied with Hilda's recovery. ]
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๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก, ๐๐๐กโ๐๐ข๐โ ๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐ ๐'๐ก โ๐ข๐๐ก. ๐ฟ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ, ๐ค๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ข๐๐. ๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก'๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ . ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ was.
[ She still feels as though she needs more sleep, still running at a deficit. Nothing new to her, but it has been a while. ]
๐ผ'๐ ๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐๐ข๐โ ๐ผ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ผ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
[ And she was already pretty in awe of everything she's seen and learned of so far. ]
๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โ๐ก. ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐โ? ๐ผ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก (๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐) ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข.
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[ Something he'll always be fond of whether his hand is stinging (like now) or not, but when Claire mentions her injuries his own (very minor) one is forgotten as he frowns at that. ]
I'm glad to hear you're alright, too. Hopefully your injuries weren't too severe, or were less severe than Hilda's though she's up and about now. Even if it likely also brought us the rifts, magic's been a good thing all around as of late.
[ It won't be until later that Claude will learn Hilda won't be so pleased by letting this out what with how she's been telling others she has a cold - but given that he knows the two of them are close, it makes sense to him to share this now when he wouldn't want Claire to worry. It fits with the segue, too, since the mention of plants is something far better to focus on. ]
And I'd love to, since the timing for these works out even better than I only kinda sorta planned for before. There's a cafe I've been meaning to try out on my next visit. What do you say we try it together? My treat, as a thank you for the plants.
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[ She says that with a smile on her end, but then it fades as she focuses on the words about Hilda. She'd had a full-on tea with the woman and she'd made no hint of injury. Granted, Claire isn't sleeping much (at all, really), but now she's angry at herself for not paying closer attention, and slightly upset that Hilda wouldn't tell her. She isn't her mother, but she is her friend—her doctor friend.
But she doesn't want to cause any more stress or strain between Claude and Hilda, so she simply exhales and takes a moment to reply. ]
๐๐๐ข'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐๐๐. ๐โ๐ ๐ก๐๐ข๐กโ โ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆ ๐ค๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค, ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฆ. ๐ธ๐๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐.
[ And this is why her feelings are hurt, which feels silly. It's none of Claire's business at the end of the day. ]
๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก, ๐กโ๐๐. ๐ฟ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐คโ๐๐โ ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐ก ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก. ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
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[ When it comes to comparing one rural atmosphere to another, at least, since Claude's not sure that's entirely accurate. It'll do by way of comparison to get the point across, and he remembers what Claire's told him about her home - even with the complications of time added in there - on top of everything else.
Any tangents from that can wait since he reads her next words with a furrow in his brow. That sounds - too close to what Hilda had experienced, and it's difficult to not feel that same flare of concern for what Claire went through. ]
Magically healed enough to not die is something I can relate to as well, unfortunately, both here and at home. I'm glad healers were there to keep you with us.
How about the Sunday of the weekend? I'm also usually up with the sun so most any time will work. Let's say after your chores are done since I've always found a meal tastes better then, and we can make a proper breakfast out of it to catch up?
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[ Well, most everyone, and certainly everyone she's met. ]
๐โ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ถ๐๐๐ข๐๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐. ๐โ๐๐โ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ผ'๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ก โ๐๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ฆ'๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ . ๐ผ ๐ โ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐-๐กโ๐๐๐ก๐ฆ. ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ก'๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐กโ๐๐๐, ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ .
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[ Is he kidding? Maybe slightly, but certainly not when it comes to completing a bunch of chores right before that for some well earned (relative) relaxation afterwards. And these plans are something he's looking forward to, so it's with a small smile Claude reaches for the journal which holds most of his plans to make a note of it immediately. ]
I'm looking forward to this, and not just for the chance to get to talk plants again. And if that cafe's disappointing, well, we'll just have to make a habit of finding yet another one to try the next weekend around.
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[ She hasn't done anything like that in such a long time, it's almost so leisurely she can't believe it's her life sometimes. She's so used to the chaos and busyness of home that never seems to stop. ]
๐ผ'๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ถ๐๐๐ข๐๐. ๐ผ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐, ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค.
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[ Something to look forward to - something they all need after recent events and everything else from months before it. A bright spot in everything, and that smile doesn't leave his face. ]
Soon it is, and the same for you if anything needs to be rescheduled. Otherwise, I'll see you there and we'll catch up.
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