[Phone call to Balthier]

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

[Pick up Sky Pirate, boy means business!]

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[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

I can go wherever, airships are useful things you see, so you decide a convenient place that wouldn't arouse suspicion on your part.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I cannot.

Currently the Garden is heading towards Troia [Hold on he's fiddling with the device] Zan-Zanarkand? If you can find it on map, I say we meet there, far away from my friends. Though it might take me a while to get there.

Plus I'll have to make up another lie

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

Zanarkand is fine. I'll be there when you need me to be.

And why must you lie? Are you not a grown man? Simply tell them you are going out and leave it at that.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

You've not dealt with my friends enough have you? They're worse than an inquisition!

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

...I married Selphie, didn't I? [Yes, he will always hold that over your head.]

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

[A grumble over the line] Don't remind me

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

Jealous that I got there first, Irvine?

Believe me, I'd sooner it never happened. She's delightful, but I am certainly not willing to play husband to anyone.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

[A chuckle] Never say never Balthier, who knows maybe miss right is just waiting for you to say I do.

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

Not when I am a single man, Irvine. [Oh. Wait. He never did tell you Fran dumped him, did he? Oops?]

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Single?

What about-

...oh...

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

...yes. Well.

It's better we don't discuss that...

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Right, probably it isn't

So...[Awkward moment now]

I'll see you in Zanarkand then?

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

[Awkward moments are NOT fun.]

Yes. This Friday.

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

I'll be there!

...[Silence]

You take care of yourself, Balthier.

[xbalthierx.livejournal.com]

And you, Irvine.

My apologies for involving you in such dramatics. Had I known it would cause such unrest with your friends... [Yes, that's as close to "I'm sorry" as he's coming.]

[ladiesmanirvine.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about, if anything I could have said no and let you do the job solo. But then what kind of friend would I be.

...I just hope it was worth it.