[Ah....goodbye, lovely scales and general shirtlessness....he'll miss you....
....and ugh, how did you work it out so quickly, it's almost like...you know him and the way he works...]
Well if I'd known that, I would've just let you keep it off.
[He will get serious, though, even if it's...difficult, to stop hiding behind the teasing comments.]
...and I know, mon ami. It's more that...
[...]
...well, I like our time-and-place strategy for discussing the...harder topics. For this sort of thing, I'd rather keep it light, you know? We deserve a balance of both. That's not to say I'm avoiding things, but...
I'm not insisting on discussing anything now. But you know how I am with accepting high praise from you.
[Because if you let him describe it, things tend to always be not that impressive, or not worth discussing, or not good enough or not perfected yet or not to his standards or- ...you get the idea.]
[...he does get the idea, thoroughly, which is why it's so frustrating...he'll compliment you, and you'll want to argue the point or just dismiss it, and it all becomes...very stupid and more than a little bit depressing. You're like the sun to him, mon ami...let him praise you...especially since you love to hit him with those extreme compliments with no warning....
...]
...I can always make it mediocre praise, instead? I'll create a few examples, if you like.
[Especially if it will amuse you! Hang on, let him have a macaron (and he'll offer the tray to you, as well - come on, have some sugar).]
Such as....hm! It is...okay, I suppose, that you can use Mega Evolution. I am mildly impressed with your skills at debate. You look slightly-above-average with your shirt open.
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[...Incidentally, though.]
...I received him recently, actually. Gyarados.
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[...yes, he'll be smiling slyly while he says that-
....
....wait what-]
Oh! You got him back? That's wonderful! Froakie will be so happy to know there's another water-type around! We're really overdue for a play-date.
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[...Oh, god- ]
I never got the chance to tell you, did I - about Gyarados, and what we accomplished.
We achieved Mega Evolution.
1/???
2/???
....wait wait wait WAIT WAIT DID YOU JUST. DID YOU JUST SAY YOU ACHIEVED-]
3/3
What? What? You....Gyarados, you....you did it? You managed to make him Mega Evolve?
Really?
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Would I lie to you about something like that? He Mega Evolved.
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....
you're like. not going to be surprised when he kind of yells something unintelligible and leaps on you, are you-]
I'm so happy!
[LIKE FULL ON WRAPPING HIS ARMS AROUND YOUR NECK AND CLINGING LIKE AN IDIOT-]
I always knew you'd do it! If anyone could do it I knew it would be you, my chosen one...I'm so proud....
[just. give him a minute. this is so much but it's a great so much MEGA EVOLUTION!! MEGA EVOLUTION!!!]
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...I'd hoped that would please you.
[...So much awkward patting, Augustine.]
Perhaps I can show you some time. If such things still work here, they may not.
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Really? You'd show me? Oh, we must try, Lysandre! In the Groves! Maybe sometime during Cordis? We can make a day of it!
[...HE KNOWS HE'S YELLTALKING AT 100 MILES AN HOUR, AT THE MOMENT, HE'S SO SORRY-]
Wouldn't that be fun? I can't wait to see you do it! You always were such a magnificent battler, honestly, is there anything you aren't good at?
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[He's pleased anyway, but still...]
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...I really am proud of you, you know. If the excited babbling didn't get my point across enough.
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I'm glad to hear it, Augustine. And that I was able to let you know.
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...since he's so subtle, usually, and you couldn't have worked it out without the energetic reaction but. look. it's mega evolution, it's special.]
Me too.
[And they didn't even need the goats! Look at them, getting through all these Topics.
...a quick distraction might be in order, though, so-]
You can put the jacket back on now, if you like. If you must! I will allow it.
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Well, as long as I have your permission.
[He'll at least start to do up his shirt again, although...]
...I'm all right, you know. You don't have to try to distract me.
[He knows what you're doing, okay.]
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....and ugh, how did you work it out so quickly, it's almost like...you know him and the way he works...]
Well if I'd known that, I would've just let you keep it off.
[He will get serious, though, even if it's...difficult, to stop hiding behind the teasing comments.]
...and I know, mon ami. It's more that...
[...]
...well, I like our time-and-place strategy for discussing the...harder topics. For this sort of thing, I'd rather keep it light, you know? We deserve a balance of both. That's not to say I'm avoiding things, but...
[....you. you know what he means, the words...]
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I'm not insisting on discussing anything now. But you know how I am with accepting high praise from you.
[Because if you let him describe it, things tend to always be not that impressive, or not worth discussing, or not good enough or not perfected yet or not to his standards or- ...you get the idea.]
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[...he does get the idea, thoroughly, which is why it's so frustrating...he'll compliment you, and you'll want to argue the point or just dismiss it, and it all becomes...very stupid and more than a little bit depressing. You're like the sun to him, mon ami...let him praise you...especially since you love to hit him with those extreme compliments with no warning....
...]
...I can always make it mediocre praise, instead? I'll create a few examples, if you like.
[Especially if it will amuse you! Hang on, let him have a macaron (and he'll offer the tray to you, as well - come on, have some sugar).]
Such as....hm! It is...okay, I suppose, that you can use Mega Evolution. I am mildly impressed with your skills at debate. You look slightly-above-average with your shirt open.
[......]
....what do you think? Good?
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It does get him to laugh, though, genuinely. Lord...]
Mon cheri, you are impossible, you know that?
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(well don't bother, because he's doing it anyway!)]
What? I thought that was quite clever!
[Just...let him stroke your face a bit, all right, this is....look...just.....]
...you look...very average when you laugh. Thoroughly!
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Well. You're very cute when you blush like that, so you're making up enough for the both of us.
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Am I really?
[Oh how embarrassing....this isn't right, he's the one who is supposed to be teasing you...]
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[LYSANDRE.]
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Well...I'm glad you think so.
[Let him retain some dignity, and not look like a schoolboy with a crush. Somehow.]
I don't get like this for just anyone, you know! You're special.
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[Just saying and all.]
As it stands, I like having this all to myself.
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