[ A two-sided coin is a very good way of putting it. Claude's had the same thought himself, that having those here who aren't alive at home is a blessing as much as it can be a curse; who's to say whether Abraxas will allow them to really have this time at all? Even without the recent events erupting into something horrifying, there's been an undercurrent of foreboding lurking beneath it all since his arrival.
Recognition in Claire's words rings true to him of something he's been doing - perhaps in the wrong way of going about it - in trying to prevent something inevitable. It feels a bit like looking into a mirror for a second in that Claude's abruptly aware this had been his goal in not sharing what he knows from his time. As if by not doing so he might prevent - something, but something that'd allow them to have something beyond what history will soon demand.
Her scoff and comment, though: those get a twitch of a smile from him. ]
Well, I don't know about old since I hesitate to call anyone that, but we could go with... knowledgeable. But now that I think about it, I used to call my combat instructor that or some variation when I was a kid and he was lecturing me, so that might be almost the same thing. [ With a grin for good measure since a bit of humor feels warranted here - for both of their sakes. ] I'll have to think of something better and more befitting.
In the meantime, you're correct that what we have here is something rare. All of us have it, that is, [ as though he admittedly doesn't grasp the intricacies of Claire's own time differences, Claude still feels this applies here as well, ] and I hope that no matter what you decide to learn about from your friend that's now here, it also becomes something that's a gift over anything else.
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Recognition in Claire's words rings true to him of something he's been doing - perhaps in the wrong way of going about it - in trying to prevent something inevitable. It feels a bit like looking into a mirror for a second in that Claude's abruptly aware this had been his goal in not sharing what he knows from his time. As if by not doing so he might prevent - something, but something that'd allow them to have something beyond what history will soon demand.
Her scoff and comment, though: those get a twitch of a smile from him. ]
Well, I don't know about old since I hesitate to call anyone that, but we could go with... knowledgeable. But now that I think about it, I used to call my combat instructor that or some variation when I was a kid and he was lecturing me, so that might be almost the same thing. [ With a grin for good measure since a bit of humor feels warranted here - for both of their sakes. ] I'll have to think of something better and more befitting.
In the meantime, you're correct that what we have here is something rare. All of us have it, that is, [ as though he admittedly doesn't grasp the intricacies of Claire's own time differences, Claude still feels this applies here as well, ] and I hope that no matter what you decide to learn about from your friend that's now here, it also becomes something that's a gift over anything else.