[She's pretty much dragging herself up the stairs towards their room, her hair an absolute mess, bits of grass and twigs stuck in her braid and on her outfit. In one hand is a broadsword, and in the other is a plushie of some sort, curled tightly against her body.]
Oh... Hi, Claude-san. [Her eyes are. Very obviously red. But she's doing her best to keep her chin level, even if she just wants to lie down for a minute.]
Um, did you need to talk to Hilda-chan? I can see if she's in the room, if you want.
[She shakes her head almost immediately, wiping at her face with the back of her wrist. The plushie swings around but it's fine it's probably having a great time.]
No, that's fine! I'm okay, you know? [To her credit, the smile she gives is well practiced and at least partially genuine.]
Did you need help with something? I just gotta put my stuff away first.
(There's a smile he recognizes if only because it's one that he often wears himself. It takes one to know one. He won't call her out on it though. He doesn't have that right.)
If you say so. If you're really alright, I'd like to talk a bit.
It helps me relax.
(It's true. It really does help him but he doesn't actually need any help relaxing right now. Like Hikaru, he's also fine.)
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[She just. Leans her sword up against the hallway wall. Eh, good enough. She'll casually start picking at the sticks stuck in her braid, plushie tucked under her arm.]
Do you throw feasts a lot, Claude-san? You got that all together really fast.
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Oh... Hi, Claude-san. [Her eyes are. Very obviously red. But she's doing her best to keep her chin level, even if she just wants to lie down for a minute.]
Um, did you need to talk to Hilda-chan? I can see if she's in the room, if you want.
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Yeah, but don't worry about it. I don't think she's here. (She didn't answer.) Do you have a moment, though?
Or would you rather be alone?
(Everyone handles grief differently.)
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No, that's fine! I'm okay, you know? [To her credit, the smile she gives is well practiced and at least partially genuine.]
Did you need help with something? I just gotta put my stuff away first.
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If you say so. If you're really alright, I'd like to talk a bit.
It helps me relax.
(It's true. It really does help him but he doesn't actually need any help relaxing right now. Like Hikaru, he's also fine.)
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Yeah, I don't mind! Um...
[She just. Leans her sword up against the hallway wall. Eh, good enough. She'll casually start picking at the sticks stuck in her braid, plushie tucked under her arm.]
Do you throw feasts a lot, Claude-san? You got that all together really fast.