[It's really nothing so complicated. If Alexei wants to have his Incident later, Schwann...has relented on that.]
I just wanted to be near you while you're still here.
[He doesn't know how much longer Alexei plans to stay, and although he doesn't want to make this out to be the last of their possible time to spend together, he has to keep the worst case scenario in mind too. Might as well make the most of it.]
[Alexei. The straightforwardness of that reply makes Schwann laugh...and blink back any emotion that might be springing from it. His hands are occupied at the moment.]
I can't make you stay the entire night. You need to sleep.
Heh. All right, then I respectfully request that you at least sleep somewhere that isn't the dungeon floor.
[His smile softens considerably at the next bit. Alexei's...not wrong that things at the beginning were definitely more out of obligation than anything. But they wouldn't be in this position if things hadn't changed.]
I'm glad to hear that. [...] And despite how things turned out, I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to spend time with you here. From the sound of things, we might not ever have been able to get this far if it weren't for being brought here.
[Which sounds silly to say when he's standing in a cell, awaiting his death. But it doesn't negate all of the truly good things that happened.]
Yeah, I can imagine...especially when I was brought here while being Raven.
[He did get his uniform back but it felt too awkward putting it on, especially in the beginning. It was just easier to not make the physical shift between Raven and Schwann...until last night, of course.
As for that last bit...he nods.]
I'll be back at your side before you know it.
[The "if I manage to make it back" is obviously implied, but remains unsaid. They both know that caveat anyway.]
...he reaches up to gently touch his chest like he still isn't sure if his blastia is acting up again or if Alexei was actually just that charming just now. Eventually he lets out a small, amused sigh before redirecting his attention to Alexei.]
Thank you again, for...all of this.
[For carrying on despite everything, and for giving him something to look forward to going into what is to come.]
[His gaze darts to that spot he knows the blastia to be, and for a good moment it's clear that he doesn't know what to do with his face; thankfully, the words give him something else to focus on.]
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I just wanted to be near you while you're still here.
[He doesn't know how much longer Alexei plans to stay, and although he doesn't want to make this out to be the last of their possible time to spend together, he has to keep the worst case scenario in mind too. Might as well make the most of it.]
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[Alexei.]
I'll stay as long as you want me to.
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I can't make you stay the entire night. You need to sleep.
...Thank you, though.
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[listen...]
...I've no doubt that it was at least partially through obligation, at the beginning. But you've been good to me since we arrived here.
Thank you for that.
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[His smile softens considerably at the next bit. Alexei's...not wrong that things at the beginning were definitely more out of obligation than anything. But they wouldn't be in this position if things hadn't changed.]
I'm glad to hear that. [...] And despite how things turned out, I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to spend time with you here. From the sound of things, we might not ever have been able to get this far if it weren't for being brought here.
[Which sounds silly to say when he's standing in a cell, awaiting his death. But it doesn't negate all of the truly good things that happened.]
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[He isn't altogether sure when things changed entirely; he couldn't pinpoint it if asked. But the fact is that things are different now.]
If you find yourself truly grateful for it, then I won't argue with you about it. Just...be sure you return to me.
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[He did get his uniform back but it felt too awkward putting it on, especially in the beginning. It was just easier to not make the physical shift between Raven and Schwann...until last night, of course.
As for that last bit...he nods.]
I'll be back at your side before you know it.
[The "if I manage to make it back" is obviously implied, but remains unsaid. They both know that caveat anyway.]
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[It's just a matter of figuring out how to do this without causing an uncontrollable amount of stupid repercussions.]
I dislike the idea of being reunited with you only to have to resign myself to never seeing you again. I'll have a solution, next time you see me.
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Rather than dealing with that tight feeling in his chest, Schwann opts to tease Alexei a little.]
Do you realize how sappy that sounded? [It doesn't stop him from grinning.] I wouldn't expect anything less from the genius Commandant, though.
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[He doesn't really, not from the sound of it.]
Fortunately enough for you, I don't give up easily.
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[He wouldn't be here today otherwise.
...he reaches up to gently touch his chest like he still isn't sure if his blastia is acting up again or if Alexei was actually just that charming just now. Eventually he lets out a small, amused sigh before redirecting his attention to Alexei.]
Thank you again, for...all of this.
[For carrying on despite everything, and for giving him something to look forward to going into what is to come.]
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...You can thank me when all of this is over.