Ah, that... [a little while in her mind had meant some hours, but there seems to be some days on the table. she's hesitant about that, not simply because of becoming an imposition, but because...what would she do with herself? she'd be so liable to crack and cause more unrest if left too idle.
best to worry about it as it comes, maybe. she shakes her head a little.]
Don't worry about it. We can just sit here a bit, if you like? I've got time. [too much of it, really.]
[it says a lot to his own state of mind that he immediately goes for long term, right? archie's never quite been able to shake that persistent loneliness that settled into him after being the only one from his world here. it's one he expects many people know quite well, lucina especially.]
Yeah. Sure. Whatever you need. [he... also seems to be a little confused as to who this is for...]
[luckily(?), she doesn't press on that. it might not matter too much at the moment. it's easier to follow his lead and sit herself down where he gestures or settles down first, keen on staying closer than arm's reach away.]
Mm-mn. I had some lunch before I flew out this way. [but she's relieved to hear he's still minding himself; maybe the both of them, despite sorrow, are able to keep some bit of sense. after enough berating from past experiences, of course...]
...I was able to see Mightyena and Crobat not long ago. They seem to be faring well.
[she considers that remark for a beat, biting down on a knee-jerk response. after all they've all been through, does he truly think it's luck? he can't.]
I think...Jacob knows what he's doing. I trust him to know.
[time off. does that sort of thing really help? people advise it a lot. she's...done so, in increments, but found she was never content to be idle for very long. there are few activities that engage her that don't involve some kind of excess of movement, so recovering from the moon-base disaster had been hellish. books and magazines and television...all very hard to endure for more than an hour or two.
she hopes Archie is less like her and more keen on idleness, for his sake. it probably is a good thing.]
Will you stay out here? Or change scenery as you're further along on the mend?
[it only goes so far when you're not getting the right kind of treatment you need. which-- archie doesn't have a choice to avoid now, not that he wasn't. it's just... official now. something that'll go on his record.]
I don't know. I always want to change scenery, but I'm not sure if that's just an ever-present desire to run screaming into the woods for all the pressure.
...I'm gladder that we took care of that cabin out there, then. [should he actually go running and screaming, he'd at least have a place to end up that's safe.]
Yes, actually... I, ah. I went and picked some of the berries out there. Guzma had expressed interest in having some of them for his own Pokemon, so... [she frowns faintly, still not fully at peace with how that went down.]
I don't know if he even cares about being heard. That persona he puts on is insufferable.
[look, he may be married to the guy, but now he's accepted they're friends and has stopped being stupid about it all............... he can still say these things.]
I did the exact same when I was in the depths of my villainy. [this is a better thing to talk about than their mutual angst, no?]
[no offense, Archie, but she hopes that it's not exactly the same; it shouldn't take another cataclysm to make a man change for the better every time!]
I don't know. He has quite an awful lot to say for someone who doesn't care to be heard, Archie. I can't imagine it's all just noise.
[well, that brings Fortunato's awful speech to mind, and it doesn't sit well. her expression gets grimmer without her noticing as she sits there, her eyes fixed ahead and focused on nothing.
it's never a good time to get into any of this, especially not now. especially not now.]
[she's a little resistant at first just out of pride, but she succumbs to being settled in all the same, even though her face is still taut and unhappy.]
Which may as well derail any point he wants to make. I've not had my patience tested so strongly since the Christmas photo scandal...
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best to worry about it as it comes, maybe. she shakes her head a little.]
Don't worry about it. We can just sit here a bit, if you like? I've got time. [too much of it, really.]
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Yeah. Sure. Whatever you need. [he... also seems to be a little confused as to who this is for...]
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Have you eaten today?
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Yes. I have stuff left over, if you need it.
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...I was able to see Mightyena and Crobat not long ago. They seem to be faring well.
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[to both those things.]
I'll get them back soon. Probably tonight.
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[he leans back and exhales.]
Along with Niko's Pokémon... ah, it's gonna be a while before I'm back at Aegis. [if... at all.]
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No, I understand. Ash and the others will, too. It'll be alright.
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[he shrugs a shoulder.]
I reckon I'm lucky he didn't fire me.
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I think...Jacob knows what he's doing. I trust him to know.
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[especially not here. he won't divulge how he's feeling a little out of place in aegis these days, not with lucina. she has enough on her plate.]
I'll be fine, [he says, patting her hand.] I just need some time off.
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she hopes Archie is less like her and more keen on idleness, for his sake. it probably is a good thing.]
Will you stay out here? Or change scenery as you're further along on the mend?
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I don't know. I always want to change scenery, but I'm not sure if that's just an ever-present desire to run screaming into the woods for all the pressure.
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[and has, a few times.]
Have you been out there at all, recently?
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[she willingly subjected herself to guzma? that can't have been... fun.]
How'd it go?
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...He despises me, clearly. It makes saying anything to him a challenge. He'll twist my words and accuse me of worse... [she huffs.]
He only wants to be heard, but barely listen in turn. I ought to be grateful for even barely, I suppose.
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[look, he may be married to the guy, but now he's accepted they're friends and has stopped being stupid about it all............... he can still say these things.]
I did the exact same when I was in the depths of my villainy. [this is a better thing to talk about than their mutual angst, no?]
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I don't know. He has quite an awful lot to say for someone who doesn't care to be heard, Archie. I can't imagine it's all just noise.
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[he leans back lightly, glancing over at lucina.]
Did anything he say strike you?
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[well, that brings Fortunato's awful speech to mind, and it doesn't sit well. her expression gets grimmer without her noticing as she sits there, her eyes fixed ahead and focused on nothing.
it's never a good time to get into any of this, especially not now. especially not now.]
I'm still thinking on it. [so, yes.]
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Don't feel bad if he's hurt you. Even if he has good points, he goes out of his way to do it in the most hurtful way possible.
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Which may as well derail any point he wants to make. I've not had my patience tested so strongly since the Christmas photo scandal...
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