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[perfectteatime]

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[ The feed suddenly cuts on and you can see the sky, and a bit of minty green hair. Forgive him he's not fantastic with technology. ]

Hello- apologies. I am Byleth Eisner. I do hope this ah- this message finds you all well. I would like to possibly request a bit of help as I believe I may be slightly-

[ It shifts and you can finally see his face! Wait- no. That's an Espurr who's soul-piercing eyes strare into the camera. ]

Espurr!

Breakfast, please! I know you must be hungry, but once we find our way to civilization, I promise we can eat-

Wait- don't d- [ The last thing the video shows are some Espurr beans before the feed cuts. ]

Comments

[sonofagautier]

"Right, a year." Sylvain's brow furrows, and he considers a year of isolation. Even at the lowest points of the war, his closest friends (save for Dimitri) were never far. A stretch of a month at most, if only because traveling the roads then had been dangerous.

"Well, speaking for future me, given current me's experience in not seeing you for a long time, I'd miss you too. So yeah, let's have a nice tea time. Bergamot as always, heh."

[perfectteatime]

"So it shall be. Nothing would make me happier, Sylvain." There's that hint of warmth in his voice. When he's truly feeling what he says.

"I have missed hearing you laugh in the monastery. I could always hear you from a mile away."

[sonofagautier]

He hasn't thought of Byleth as a cold person in a very long time. But even catching that warmth from his tone is far more than he expects for just a little tea date. And this talk of his laughter- Byleth really had been lonely, hadn't he? Maybe he's overthinking it, but there's a seed of concern in his heart.

"Ah well, I didn't get to laugh often back then. Had to make it worth hearing. You might even get to hear it more often here. This world is so strange you kind of have to laugh at the absurdity."

[perfectteatime]

"It is. But it's a nice kind of absurdity. I'll be looking forward to being treated to that sound more often." And fuck does he ever mean that. The idea that he is happy. That they are happy here, is so fulfilling. It feels like a warm meal at the end of a hard day.

[sonofagautier]

"Heh, look at you, getting all sentimental on me. I'll show you something that got me to laugh. It's one of the funny creatures they were just uh, handing out I guess?" He sets his gear down for a moment, giving Byleth a view of the ceiling, before the view abruptly shifts again. Sylvain has his arm held out to show a bit more view of both himself, and odd amalgam of a creature tucked under his other arm.

The Type: Null, tilts its metallic head, and yawns. It looks as though it might attempt to move closer to the camera, but then abruptly falls over, fast asleep in Sylvain's lap.

"Weird, right? He just does that. Also they told me his name is Diesel. I don't know what it means, but it sounded cool, so I left it."

[perfectteatime]

"What the-" He looks closer at the screen. "Diesel huh? What a funny creature indeed. It just falls asleep like that?"

It's charming in a weird way.

"I'm not sure I'll ever quite get used to how strange these things are. Though not unpleasantly so."

[sonofagautier]

"All the time, even when it's trying to do something. Felix has been helping me train him, and he'll pass out mid-battle." It's been the source of amusement for Sylvain (he's not sure Felix feels the same though).

"Don't worry, you seem like the kinda guy this whole weirdness won't phase in a week or two." Sylvain says it fondly, like it's a compliment. Byleth is weird, that's simply a fact of life Sylvain's embraced.

[perfectteatime]

"Ah... he may be better suited as a pet then." But you know, if that guy wants to battle, then godspeed, bless his little Nully heart.

"I assume I'll adjust. I'm just trying to stay focused on the basics right now."

[sonofagautier]

"Yeah, well, tell Felix that." He shrugs. As far as Sylvain is concerned, they're all pets but they've butted heads about this already. "Probably wise. If you need any help I can attempt?"

[perfectteatime]

"Ahh. Enough said." Yeah. Felix. Haha. "Don't worry about me, you just arrived too did you not? You ought to focus on yourself. But likewise, we'll help each other if we need."