school: nier

[shaft]

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[shaft]

It might stand a better chance, but she's pretty fast in the air.

How sturdy can you make it?

[amain]

Depends on the material, so I'll have to look around. Wouldn't want your closest companion to feel left out of the experience?

[ Claude so lonely. ]

Say, Claude. You always ask about me, but you've never told me much about yourself.

[shaft]

You're right. I do want her to feel included.

[ He gives her a friendly pat on the head. ]

Is that you think? I've been told I talk a lot.

[amain]

... Talking a lot doesn't really mean talking about yourself a lot.

[ Still petting wyvern. ]

Not that I mind you running your mouth in the first place. I think it's fun.

[shaft]

That's very kind of you.

And if you have any questions, then I'll answer them, but I'm not the type to ramble about myself unprovoked.

[ He's glad his wyvern is having a good time. ]

[amain]

I didn't expect to be put on the spot, but I should have expected it. [ Hmm. ] Who are you, Claude?

[ What makes you Claude von Riegan? ]

[shaft]

... A noble from the Leicester Alliance.

[ Don't just ask a man to bare his soul to you. ]

Was that enlightening?

[amain]

[ Mmm. ]

Not at all cause I can see it.

[shaft]

See what?

[amain]

I can see you being a noble? It fits.

[shaft]

[ ... ]

If you want honesty, then I'll say that I don't really know what to make of you. I think you're the opposite of me in every way.

[amain]

[ ??? It starts with a snicker, then he starts laughing. ]

Where did all of that come from?

[shaft]

[ He doesn't look particularly pleased with the laughter. ]

You said you wanted to know more about me.

[amain]

I don't know if using me as some kind of benchmark is the best way to do it? Unless you want to say I'm a bad person, which would make you a good person—which I think you are. Maybe a little shady and weird, but your heart is in the right place.

[ You're so funny, Claude. ]

I was thinking more... What's your favorite dish? Favorite pastime that doesn't include poisons? Do you have family? Favorite place at home?

[shaft]

I'm not using you as a benchmark for anything. I'm just saying that I don't understand you.

That's all.

[ Shakes his head. ]

[amain]

Really... Most people say I'm simple.

[ He is. Isn't that right, wyvern? ]

[shaft]

[ The wyvern is not at all interested in this conversation. She only cares about pets and staring at the mice running around. ]

Do you think you are?

[amain]

[ would she eat rat shack man ]

I think so. [ Genuinely. ] I say what I want to say and everything shows on my face. Lying isn't my strongpoint.

[shaft]

To me that sounds very confusing.

[ do not mention his wyvern with that abomination ]

The lack of self-preservation is baffling.

[amain]

[ His eyebrows arch? ]

… The lack of self-preservation, huh.

[ Explain. ]

[shaft]

You don't think that revealing all your thoughts and being unable to lie makes you a little vulnerable?

[amain]

I think it’s more that I don’t have much to hide. My life isn’t that complicated.

[ He is a peasant. ]

The hardest lie I usually have to consider was breaking the news to people that hired me.

[shaft]

If you carry a weapon that dangerous, I have a hard time believing that your life isn't complicated.

[amain]

My life is only as complicated as my employers make it.

[shaft]

Perhaps. Though I think our lives and experiences are too different for me to really imagine such a thing.