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[gautsome]

[There's no vibrant smile when Sylvain opens the line. There isn't even a Sylvain for that matter. It's just text on a screen, a message carefully tapped out.]

Hey.
I'm looking to talk to someone who has left this place and come back again. Either actually leaving, or just that weird sleeping thing.
I... Have some questions. I could really use some help.

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[cyan_maid]

It's fine, he's a bit more open to talking when you do so in letters. Probably because it's a format he's more used to?

Aw, shucks, it'll be great, you'll see! But you'll have to be up on your feet after dealing with your own shots before we start. Can't have you being groggy and tired and falling asleep in the cake batter, after all! Not that I think it'd happen on purpose.

Not a problem. It's something you wanted to talk about, so it came out. That's usually how these sorts of "jam sessions" work, from what I am aware of.

[gautsome]

That's probably it.
I'm just glad he has someone who is patient enough to indulge him. I know I am really bad at it. It's so much easier to communicate with the Pokegear. Plus, you can make funny faces.

Don't remind me about the shots. I really am dreading getting them. Being willingly stabbed seems like crazy talk to me.

You're way too sweet for me, Jane. But I'm grateful. And I'm going to make it up to you soon, I promise.

[cyan_maid]

Hoo hoo! Believe me, the 'gear is very easy for me, and a lot of fun, but you don't spend most of your teen years making friends on the internet without knowing how to write.
It may be a little slower, but a letter is just as valid. I don't mind indulging him.

Will you believe me when I say they don't hurt? Because they don't, I promise. My Dad made sure I got all of mine growing up, and I was scared the first few times, but then I realized they weren't painful.

Shucks, Sylvain, you don't need to make anything up to me.

[gautsome]

Oh don't get me wrong, I can write a letter like nobody's business. The amount of romantic missives I'd write was pretty impressive. It only blew up in my face once or twice or a couple dozen times. Turns out, some lords read their daughters' mail before giving it to them.

But, uh. Guess you probably didn't ask for that, huh?

I trust you, but I also... Don't know what to expect. I'll probably be a little nervous up until I get it all done, honestly.

[cyan_maid]

Aah. I cannot say I am unfamiliar with that sort of father.

I'm sure they wouldn't mind if, say, you have someone in the room with you? If that would help you be a little less nervous.

[Like if Sylvain wants to hold a boyfriend's hand he has full rights to do so]

[gautsome]

Ah, sorry to hear that.
Not that I can really blame the fathers in this case. Most people probably know that if their daughter is getting a letter from the Gautier estate, it's probably not going to be very, uh... Diplomatically sensitve?

I might do that. I think Felix is getting his first so... once he's better, I'll ask him to hold my hand.

[cyan_maid]

Don't be sorry! Not going to lie, I do kind of wish my Dad was around anyway. I miss him.

[Dad Crocker just absolutely scaring the shit out of boys by displaying dominance via his strength and manly fortitude...hilarious to watch from the outside, mortifying to be the daughter of that man while he terrorizes someone who passed you a note into staying away. I can bet you it happened at least once.]

Aw, good. :B