[After escorting Basch and Noah to Narshe and paying Penelo a visit in Lindblum, Balthier has one more order of business to attend to, this time without company. Ring ring, Celes!]
[He laughs again, downing much of the contents of his glass in a single go.] I should be glad, then, that all of them are likely to paint me in a good light, yes? Do check with Penelo -- she would be the most forthcoming. [He winks.]
More the latter, if anything -- I do have to fly, after all, so I'm afraid I'll be switching to water once this glass is through. It's difficult to get a good burn from wine, you realize. Have to drink it quickly if you wish to feel it go down.
Exactly. Besides, aren't those better used for closer relationships? Not that I'm exactly the relationship expert here. [And why is she even talking about relationships anyway? This is just a possible budding friendship.]
Nor I, but let us say that I am particularly liberal with them. [Lies. Only close female friends get pet names, like Penelo, though Refia has earned the privilege recently as well.]
Or perhaps you may consider it a symbol of my desire to befriend you rather more permanently.
[He laughs, a much fuller sound than those previous.]
Top of my class at the akadamy, top of the class in advanced placement, youngest employee of Draklor Laboratories, technological prodigy and employed by Draklor's aeronautics division at the age of fourteen, and, much to my chagrin, made Judge at sixteen.
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Date: 2011-05-11 05:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-05-11 05:50 pm (UTC)[She does, however, raise her eyebrows at his glass.] Are you that happy to get inebriated or is the wine just that tasty?
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Date: 2011-05-11 06:49 pm (UTC)[She ducks her head though and takes a dainty sip of her wine for contrast.]
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:07 pm (UTC)I think that's still up for debate.
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:10 pm (UTC)I believe I still might sway your opinion, pet.
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:13 pm (UTC)Not with that name, you won't.
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:20 pm (UTC)Which would you prefer, then?
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:22 pm (UTC)Friend. Or gods forbid you use my real name.
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:23 pm (UTC)Well, that quite defeats the purpose of pet names, my dear!
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:25 pm (UTC)Exactly. Besides, aren't those better used for closer relationships? Not that I'm exactly the relationship expert here. [And why is she even talking about relationships anyway? This is just a possible budding friendship.]
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:28 pm (UTC)Or perhaps you may consider it a symbol of my desire to befriend you rather more permanently.
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:31 pm (UTC)You're so set on that today. One would think you actually meant it.
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:38 pm (UTC)Lesson learned.
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Date: 2011-05-11 07:41 pm (UTC)Excellent. You're an incredibly apt pupil.
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Date: 2011-05-11 08:02 pm (UTC)Top of my class at the akadamy, top of the class in advanced placement, youngest employee of Draklor Laboratories, technological prodigy and employed by Draklor's aeronautics division at the age of fourteen, and, much to my chagrin, made Judge at sixteen.
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