firstworldproblem | IC Inbox (Imeeji)

Not a lie as such... but rather a truth rather than the truth.

[He sighs, fondly exasperated.]

I did not know he prefers the name Absinthe more. When I asked him about it, he said he was fine with me calling him Ardyn, but there is a difference between being fine with something and liking something, isn't there?

I simply asked him which he preferred when I learned of both. I don’t think he dislikes the name. Ardyn.

Hmm. Sometimes you simply choose the option for the health benefit, in your case giving you a reprieve. The sacrifice small.

Like drinking one of those awful kale smoothies for example.

I'll ask him again, then. It's true that I did need that change at the time, and I am quite fond of that name... But it's not so much about me as it is about him now.

[Unfortunately, he still really likes Absinthe.]

Do you really dislike those? I think they're quite nice. A little bland on their own, perhaps, but you could easily add something like apple to them.

Also, I've argued with ZRAEL about whether a smoothie is a soup. What's your stance there?

You know his past as well as I, and will make adjustments accordingly.

As for your question....

[He looks thoughtful for a moment.]

Nero said it best. Temperature is key. A warm kale smoothie is all but soup is not.

[These are, unironically, two of the best minds of their generation.]

But there are cold soups as well. Don't you think it's possible to classify the smoothies as one of those?

Perhaps the green ones. But can a fruit smoothie ever be considered soup?

And your unit is the experimentation lives. Perhaps you could ask around. Though that might be more of survey.

[Hmmm!]

A fruit smoothie is a purée, perhaps? But it's true, that does sound more like a job for someone on pep.

[Thinks for a moment,]

Maybe I could ask Sky to help me out. Or Gladio.

Is there a unit you don't have friends on?

[He pauses, thinking.]

Umm... I have Noctis and perhaps Hyacinth on LiliS, Lucifel, Persephone and Izanagi on sensitIV, Gladio and Sky on pep, Five and Vergil on Taisho, Hope and Serenity on BAD END, Luther on WILD CITY, Glory on ZRAEL, D.Va and Hurricane on Heart Soldier, Skylark on AlcheME, Nero, Shrike and Cardinal on avante... and, well, surely I don't need to mention your unit here. So the answer is no.

[Reaching out and tapping his nose.]

Troublemaker.

[Cute...]

How so?

Do I need to answer the questions to which you already know the answer?

It wouldn't be fun if I didn't ask them. But I do wonder if you find any of my friendships, mm... uncomfortable, perhaps?

There would be only one, and I don't believe you've met them yet. And no, I'm not going to tell you.

Well, now I'm curious. But it's possible I've met them, only not mentioned them to you!

If I give you their name, would you not seek them out almost immediately?

But you are correct, you could have.

I likely would! Though, of course, it depends on what the reason for your dislike towards them is.

[He just leans a hand on his chin and smiles at him.]

[That's... kind of cute, really. He leans in closer, countering the smile with a smug one of his own.]

What?~

[Staring contest engaged.]

Just consider this my way of saying that, no, none of your friendships have made me uncomfortable.

[Is a staring contest with Hythlodaeus a good idea, Emet?]

What about my relationships?

[Nope! Absolutely not. It's like trying to cat scruff Azem.]

I am rather fond of Lily though she does need to work on her self esteem. And I think highly of Absinthe. Who do you think got him to open up as much as he has?

[Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.]

Oh, he's proclaimed his love for you to me many times! Although I wouldn't be able to tell you what my relationship with him is.

Does it bother you that you cannot? It will grow and shape as you learn of each other, step by step.

Mm, not as such. I simply don't know if I should count him among my romantic entanglements, as it were... I already accidentally gave Nero the idea that I was dating Absinthe.

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