[He could be hunting deer right now, but nooooo. Instead, he's peering down at his compass, reading Sylvain stupidly insist that he's being so serious about this totally serious problem. Buddy...]
[ Felix could be hunting deer, and Sylvain could be out on a DATE!! Instead, they're both miserable and neither gets to do what they want. It's downright poetic. ]
youre the only one i can talk to! who else is there? his highness?
and ingrid would probably smack me.
you, on the other hand, have a fresh perspective on these kinds of things that id never think of.
[ Is he saying he's, ah, inexperienced? ...Absolutely, yes. ]
felix's lawyer says this contract is null and void
[Somewhere in the back of his mind, Felix knows that this is part of Sylvain's... process? He's dealing with the unpleasantness of battle the best way he knows how, and thus: this.
[ Everyone knows the best way to deal with your problems is to pretend they don't exist and distract yourself by flirting with the first pretty face that walks by? That way you'll create more problems, because that pretty face happens to be part of the same faction your own just attacked, and you happened to take out a decent handful of nameless soldiers, and maybe they might have even known some of them but now you'll never know. So then you flirt with the next pretty face that walks by and create even MORE problems, because she happens to be from your own faction, and she saw you flirting with that pretty face from the other faction, and she already didn't trust you but now she definitely doesn't trust you. And then you've created even MORE problems--
...Listen, it makes sense in practice. Not so much on paper. ]
ive NEVER had this much trouble before.
[ He is... ignoring him! Congratulations, Felix, you get to be the unlucky recipient of all these messages in a row, because apparently he has to talk HIMSELF through this mess: ]
i mean, i get why girls from moon might not want to talk to me...
but even the ones who liked me before are acting like im trying to trick them or something!
if it were just because im from stars then i shouldnt have a problem if theyre from stars too, right? and i guess i have had some luck there, at least.
but some of them act like i shouldnt even be trying to talk to anyone from moon! not even in kyst!
actually, hey. i had an idea.
are there courtfolk where you are? try flirting with one and let me know if they suddenly hate you, too. it can be just me, right?
sounds like a threat? felix's lawyer is contacting the authorities
[Can't believe Felix is going to strangle both Dimitri and Sylvain? Amazing? Or: Felix leaves his compass in his pocket for the next, oh, three hours or so, throwing himself into the hunt and pointedly not thinking about Sylvain's Tale of Woe. It's not that he doesn't care about his best friend; he cares about his best friend very, very much, and some part of him is pleased that his best friend is well enough to pull a stunt like this, but Goddess above, Felix has no patience.
And he still doesn't have patience when he sits down to finally read all of this nonsense, but Sylvain, you buffoon! This has baaaaad decision making written all over it, so here, take Felix's version of text spam.]
It's just you. Stop chasing women from this side. You'll cause trouble for them.
[He wants to leave it there, tsun that he is, but after a brief pause:]
[ Three whole hours, during which time Felix is probably graced with useful additions such as: ]
felix! dont ignore me!
[ and ]
youre still getting these, right?
[ among other various details of his Tale of Woe... But they do at least space further and further apart as time passes, and by the time Felix DOES reply, Sylvain actually has to retrieve his compass from where he'd placed it beside him, when he'd finally resigned himself to this apparent life of eternal solitude. ]
how am i supposed to know which side theyre on! it isnt always obvious until theyre already upset with me.
[ The reply comes, like, near-instantly, even despite the wait... Felix can take Take That As He Will, but honestly? The simple fact of it is that Sylvain wasn't thrilled with the adjustment of going from popping his head into the training grounds if he wanted to hang out with him for a few hours, to having to arrange a long-distance meetup in neutral territory to hang out for as long as they can reasonably get away with... These new limitations of strictly compass-based communication...? They kind of really suck! ]
and even if it was, how am i supposed to let them walk by without at least saying hello?
[Is Felix surprised to receive a nigh instantaneous response? Mildly, perhaps—but Sylvain, you dramatic baby. You goof. Felix leans back against, like, a tree or something, enjoying the peace and quiet of his makeshift camp as he considers that almost everyone he's come to know in his faction... has left. Disappeared without a trace. He's alone over here, save for, like, one person, and you know, he'd like to think he's doing just fine.
...But of course he misses his best friend. Of course he knows that his best friend more than likely misses him. For all of Felix's talk about being a lone wolf, it is... undeniably nice to have one (1) person who just gets him. He rarely needs to explain himself to Sylvain; Sylvain is smart enough, has known him long enough, to see through him as though he were made of glass.
And maybe that's why Felix can't ignore Sylvain as easily as he can ignore the others. Sylvain can send him stupid message after stupid message, and even though they might annoy the ever-loving piss out of Felix, he still winds up doing what he's doing right now: responding.]
You keep your mouth shut. You should try it. Stop chasing women.
How you gonna sue me when I had to look up what that MEANT
[ Felix is too damn nice to him, honestly... and Sylvain knows it, too? Like, he is fully aware of how lucky he is that Felix puts up with even half the shit Sylvain offers him. But where a more sensible person might ease up, he finds himself testing that luck, time and time again just to see how it holds--which is maybe why he continues to send him stupid message after stupid message, even long after the issue has passed. ]
come on, felix, thats no fun!
if i dont talk to them, theyll never know im interested. i could be missing out on so many opportunities!
and what if theyre the one? [ You know: the ONE!! ] they could pass me by and id never even know. that would be WAY worse than getting rejected!
[ Gotta keep your options open, Felix!! ]
closes my eyes... i can't believe you admitted that
[ Sylvain using his card to summon one of the Attendants when he finds out Felix landed a real relationship before him like. ]
obviously it wouldnt matter where they were from!
[ Obviously, says the man who has no idea how Real, Actual Love works, and wouldn't recognize it until it bit him in the ass, assuming he did at all. ]
sure, it would be better if it were someone from home... but that doesnt mean we cant still enjoy ourselves while were here.
besides, its not like well always be fighting, right? its nice to go out with someone and forget about that stuff for a while.
[Death is going to beat him up?? Anyway: Felix reads this very Sylvain™ answer, and while he sees the wisdom in having some distractions... well, why not go hunting? Why not do something useful? Romance is for dummies.]
It's a waste of time. Better to focus on training.
[So that they both MAKE it home. Remember that new promise! But after a brief pause, as Felix considers where he is and where he comes from and who he's talking to... hmm. The heart of the matter is this:]
[Of course he enjoys spending time with Sylvain... so long as Sylvain isn't hitting on every girl in sight, or teasing him, or generally being a pain in the ass. There's a delicate balance to strike, there. Tricky.]
Training is a better use of my time.
[Sylvain, you speak Felix. That is neither a yes nor a no.]
[Aw shit, here we go again. Or: Felix can feel the grin halfway across the continent, because Sylvain obviously knows what the real answer is here. So maybe it's nice to have someone who sees through you—and maybe it's annoying, too.
But in, like, a fond way. Sylvain is a fond annoyance, and thus:]
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felix is calling his lawyer to review this document
So am I.
Don't you have anything better to do.
[Than text him OR chase girls? God.]
Sorry, Sylvain already called no take backsies
youre the only one i can talk to! who else is there? his highness?
and ingrid would probably smack me.
you, on the other hand, have a fresh perspective on these kinds of things that id never think of.
[ Is he saying he's, ah, inexperienced? ...Absolutely, yes. ]
felix's lawyer says this contract is null and void
And yet.]
I gave my perspective.
You're an idiot.
[Can he hunt now? He's hunting now.]
Felix's lawyer can suck it
...Listen, it makes sense in practice. Not so much on paper. ]
ive NEVER had this much trouble before.
[ He is... ignoring him! Congratulations, Felix, you get to be the unlucky recipient of all these messages in a row, because apparently he has to talk HIMSELF through this mess: ]
i mean, i get why girls from moon might not want to talk to me...
but even the ones who liked me before are acting like im trying to trick them or something!
if it were just because im from stars then i shouldnt have a problem if theyre from stars too, right? and i guess i have had some luck there, at least.
but some of them act like i shouldnt even be trying to talk to anyone from moon! not even in kyst!
actually, hey. i had an idea.
are there courtfolk where you are? try flirting with one and let me know if they suddenly hate you, too. it can be just me, right?
sounds like a threat? felix's lawyer is contacting the authorities
And he still doesn't have patience when he sits down to finally read all of this nonsense, but Sylvain, you buffoon! This has baaaaad decision making written all over it, so here, take Felix's version of text spam.]
It's just you.
Stop chasing women from this side.
You'll cause trouble for them.
[He wants to leave it there, tsun that he is, but after a brief pause:]
And trouble for yourself but that's hardly new.
Felix's lawyer is a COWARD!
felix! dont ignore me!
[ and ]
youre still getting these, right?
[ among other various details of his Tale of Woe... But they do at least space further and further apart as time passes, and by the time Felix DOES reply, Sylvain actually has to retrieve his compass from where he'd placed it beside him, when he'd finally resigned himself to this apparent life of eternal solitude. ]
how am i supposed to know which side theyre on! it isnt always obvious until theyre already upset with me.
[ The reply comes, like, near-instantly, even despite the wait... Felix can take Take That As He Will, but honestly? The simple fact of it is that Sylvain wasn't thrilled with the adjustment of going from popping his head into the training grounds if he wanted to hang out with him for a few hours, to having to arrange a long-distance meetup in neutral territory to hang out for as long as they can reasonably get away with... These new limitations of strictly compass-based communication...? They kind of really suck! ]
and even if it was, how am i supposed to let them walk by without at least saying hello?
that's LIBEL and you WILL be sued for it!
...But of course he misses his best friend. Of course he knows that his best friend more than likely misses him. For all of Felix's talk about being a lone wolf, it is... undeniably nice to have one (1) person who just gets him. He rarely needs to explain himself to Sylvain; Sylvain is smart enough, has known him long enough, to see through him as though he were made of glass.
And maybe that's why Felix can't ignore Sylvain as easily as he can ignore the others. Sylvain can send him stupid message after stupid message, and even though they might annoy the ever-loving piss out of Felix, he still winds up doing what he's doing right now: responding.]
You keep your mouth shut.
You should try it.
Stop chasing women.
How you gonna sue me when I had to look up what that MEANT
come on, felix, thats no fun!
if i dont talk to them, theyll never know im interested. i could be missing out on so many opportunities!
and what if theyre the one? [ You know: the ONE!! ] they could pass me by and id never even know. that would be WAY worse than getting rejected!
[ Gotta keep your options open, Felix!! ]
closes my eyes... i can't believe you admitted that
Why would you look for anyone in this world.
Have you already forgotten the battle.
You're here to fight.
[Feel free to throw this back in his face later.]
You think I know LAW TERMS?? I am a simple fool, here for jokes and memes
obviously it wouldnt matter where they were from!
[ Obviously, says the man who has no idea how Real, Actual Love works, and wouldn't recognize it until it bit him in the ass, assuming he did at all. ]
sure, it would be better if it were someone from home... but that doesnt mean we cant still enjoy ourselves while were here.
besides, its not like well always be fighting, right? its nice to go out with someone and forget about that stuff for a while.
you are an idjit
It's a waste of time.
Better to focus on training.
[So that they both MAKE it home. Remember that new promise! But after a brief pause, as Felix considers where he is and where he comes from and who he's talking to... hmm. The heart of the matter is this:]
I don't want to enjoy it here.
[Dangerous.]
Maybe so!!
im not saying you have to enjoy being here. id like to get home as soon as possible, myself.
[ He hasn't forgotten!! But... hm. This is Felix he's talking to. Maybe he should change his angle? ]
all im saying is that its better to go out with someone than to be stuck in your room alone, no matter where you are.
or who youre with! i guess it doesnt have to be a date. it can just be hanging out with someone you like hanging out with.
i mean, you have fun when we go out, right? or are you saying youd rather stay back and train next time?
seriously, be honest! [ Be NICE!! ]
no subject
Training is a better use of my time.
[Sylvain, you speak Felix. That is neither a yes nor a no.]
no subject
maybe!
but youll come anyway, right?
[ This could read as if he were pouting, OR wearing the most shit-eating grin... take your bets which is right!! ]
no subject
But in, like, a fond way. Sylvain is a fond annoyance, and thus:]
Maybe.
[Good NIGHT.]