[Accidental Voice]

[dissonates]

[There's two voices- one is obviously Asch, and the other is too muffled to hear.]

-ing out to investigate. I told Natalia to stay inside; you should do the same.

[A pause.]

...I am not sick. I already rested enough.

[Pause.]

I'm not a kid, so stop acting like my mother.

[...]

Wh- you are not "as good as she is", shut up!

[Pause.]

Goddammit, Guy.

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[prismshards]

[ The wings remind him a good deal of the birds that he'd been familiar with around the manor, and being an extension of Asch just makes petting them that much more enjoyable. ]

Oh. Well-- wait, other replicas? H-have you seen Ion? Is he here too?

[ If he's not up for a demonstration of his hovering capabilities, then trying to explain there's another Luke here would take ages. ]

[dissonates]

[If the petting didn't actually feel good Asch probably wouldn't be tolerating it at all. But it seems to have a positive effect on his mood. TAKE NOTES, LUKE.]

Not Ion. Florian was here, though. And Sync.

[Thus why he's avoiding the subject completely.]

[prismshards]

[ He will! After getting over the disappointment of hearing the other two Fon Master's replicas were here but not Ion. It's a rather harsh blow, one that he tries to hide by focusing all his attention on cradling Asch's wings in his hands. ]

No.. No, I suppose he wouldn't be here... It was a stupid question.

[dissonates]

[You're taking advantage of this situation, aren't you.]

It wasn't a stupid question. Anyone can be brought here, whether they're alive or dead. Even Guy's sister was here for a little while.

[prismshards]

[ Who? Innocent little Luke, take advantage of anything or anyone? You must be imagining things! ]

But his sister has been dead for longer than I've been alive, hasn't she? Did someone replicate her again?

[dissonates]

[Imagine Asch as a cat, because he'd be purring right now. Damn you.]

It wasn't a replica. They can take people from different times, too- Guy's from two years after Eldrant.

[prismshards]

[ Good thing Tear isn't here right now or they'd be double-teaming him for being so damn cute. Must. Not. Hug. Original. ]

So they must have taken her from before the Hod War. Man, this is confusing. Guy can't catch a break and yet he's the one who never lets me down. How messed up is that?

[dissonates]

[Yeah, hugging is a no-go. Cat's got claws.

He shifts a bit uncomfortably at that one. When does Guy ever let anyone down?]

He doesn't remember her being here, so don't mention it to him.

[prismshards]

[ Just keep in mind the replica has your wings in his hands, mister. ]

Believe me, I know better than to mention his family without him doing so first.

[ Luke blinks at the change in position; he can read his original's body language enough to see something he had said struck a chord. ]

[dissonates]

[Is that a threat. B|]

...It's not like he'd get angry.

[But still. Don't hurt Guy. It's practically ingrained in him now.]

[prismshards]

[ A friendly reminder from your neighborhood mirror image. 8> ]

No, but it's not something he likes to talk about.

[ Aw, you really are a sweetheart deep down, Asch. ]

[dissonates]

[You just wait until he escapes your manipulative petting.]

...Hm.

[Asch shakes his head, but seems reluctant to say more. The topic of Guy is awkward for him.]

[prismshards]

[ You'll never get away now. He plans on keeping you and possibly fitting you with a collar that reads, 'If found, please return to...'. Last time he left you alone you had the audacity to go a die on him. ]

...how about Natalia? You said she was here too, right? Is she well?

[ He just thinks Asch is being his usual standoff-ish self again. ]

[dissonates]

[And after promising he wouldn't, too. The nerve of him.]

Yeah, Natalia's here. Everyone you traveled with is, along with a few others.

[Asch isn't about to explain himself, either way.]

[prismshards]

[ Such a jerk, Asch. ]

All of them, huh? Sounds to me like you're the one stealing my place now. You gotta love how fate works.

[dissonates]

[And he won't even apologize.]

Shut up! I didn't steal anything.

[Cue Asch on the defensive.]

[prismshards]

[ That would be very unlike him. In seventeen years the boy has probably apologized about as many times as Luke has in the last one. ]

...either I'm right or something else has to be bothering you.

[ Why else would a little teasing ruffle his feathers? ..proverbially speaking, of course. ]

[dissonates]

[True. Asch doesn't often feel sorry for his actions.]

Nothing's bothering me, I'm fine.

[Doesn't a little teasing always ruffle his proverbial feathers? AVOIDING SUBJECT IS A GO.]

[prismshards]

[ The replica more than makes up for it. He can follow along behind apologizing in Asch's wake. ]

You weren't so snippy a minute ago.

[ A valid point. WE KNOW HOW THIS WORKS. WE DO IT ALL THE TIME. ]

[dissonates]

[He apologizes too much. That lack of confidence just pisses Asch off more.]

Well now I am.

[May want to renew feather-petting before you lose a head.]

[prismshards]

[ It took Guy explaining that before Luke understood why something like an apology would make Asch flip. ]

I can see that. I just want to know why.

[ You can have the lower one; we don't use it. But yes, more petting now. ]

[dissonates]

[That's just because Guy-explain is magical.]

Figure it out yourself.

[jskkhjfdf Well, alright. Settling down now. A bit.]

[prismshards]

[ He's had plenty of practice thanks to Jade. ]

Was it something I said?

[ BWAHAHA~ At least there's one part of Asch that's soft and easy to handle. ]

[dissonates]

[That he does.]

...

[Dreck, what part of "figure it out yourself" do you not understand.]

[prismshards]

[ The stubborn part of him refuses to process the entire sentence. ]

I was only kidding, you know.