This something I'm hold hat at in your universe? We run jobs to take out rogue AI?
[ He grins, trying to lighten the mood, but even as it comes out he wonders if that wasn't a mistake. Because hearing about a Fran he can't reach isn't exactly soothing.
And it's strange, the way the other man speaks in a way that suggests knowing Balthier's tendencies, that he knows what he might be thinking under his mask. Strange, too, how he steps so close, falls into combat formation with him, has his back and drops drones Balthier didn't even notice yet.
Like they've spent countless time together. ]
You must be good people if Fran likes you. [ If Fran approved of Reyes as a partner for Balthier, though he isn't going to say that. He certainly means it though, and honestly, nothing could make him trust a stranger faster. ] You sure she didn't thank you for keeping my fool heart occupied and stemming my sigh-riddled melancholy? [ Whoops. It's so easy to slip into banter, but it's not harmless, he knows that, and it's so disorienting to feel familiar and know nothing about this man. ]
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[ He grins, trying to lighten the mood, but even as it comes out he wonders if that wasn't a mistake. Because hearing about a Fran he can't reach isn't exactly soothing.
And it's strange, the way the other man speaks in a way that suggests knowing Balthier's tendencies, that he knows what he might be thinking under his mask. Strange, too, how he steps so close, falls into combat formation with him, has his back and drops drones Balthier didn't even notice yet.
Like they've spent countless time together. ]
You must be good people if Fran likes you. [ If Fran approved of Reyes as a partner for Balthier, though he isn't going to say that. He certainly means it though, and honestly, nothing could make him trust a stranger faster. ] You sure she didn't thank you for keeping my fool heart occupied and stemming my sigh-riddled melancholy? [ Whoops. It's so easy to slip into banter, but it's not harmless, he knows that, and it's so disorienting to feel familiar and know nothing about this man. ]