[ Claude's in the middle of reaching for a spoonful of food again when that blunt statement happens, and there's all of a split second before he immediately breaks out into laughter with the bite forgotten. It was unexpected to say the least, but there's nothing he feels about that but genuine amusement. That's on him for using it as a reference, really, and he's still chuckling a bit later. ]
I'll take that. Most of it is pretty standard for something like this, I'd think, though you can take what I've said here as a good enough summary.
[ With a grin as he finally takes his bite, of course. That's a little bit of levity they needed given the conversation since it never hurts - and is his preferred way to deal with just about anything serious to temper some of it. Such as what they're discussing here with their futures potentially in the balance and mostly out of their control if they don't work towards something different.
He offers a hum in regards to status - another true statement he's considered time and time again while working towards being just noticeable enough by the Free Cities but no further. Whether that's been successful or will take more remains to still be seen, though he nods slowly at Geralt's question which follows after their shared bit of silence. ]
Yes, and if you ask me it's decidedly convenient that the state of emergency's never been lifted allowing those in power to postpone them since. That's certainly one way to guarantee you stay in power with no consequences. [ Or no one to challenge it which seems to have been working well for now over a year, and brings something else to mind. ] Back at the negotiations last winter, I overheard someone say Marlo was looking rather stressed these days and that more recruits to the army would be a viable solution, somehow. Fortunately they've made no moves on that when it comes to the Summoned, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't in the back of my mind ever since.
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I'll take that. Most of it is pretty standard for something like this, I'd think, though you can take what I've said here as a good enough summary.
[ With a grin as he finally takes his bite, of course. That's a little bit of levity they needed given the conversation since it never hurts - and is his preferred way to deal with just about anything serious to temper some of it. Such as what they're discussing here with their futures potentially in the balance and mostly out of their control if they don't work towards something different.
He offers a hum in regards to status - another true statement he's considered time and time again while working towards being just noticeable enough by the Free Cities but no further. Whether that's been successful or will take more remains to still be seen, though he nods slowly at Geralt's question which follows after their shared bit of silence. ]
Yes, and if you ask me it's decidedly convenient that the state of emergency's never been lifted allowing those in power to postpone them since. That's certainly one way to guarantee you stay in power with no consequences. [ Or no one to challenge it which seems to have been working well for now over a year, and brings something else to mind. ] Back at the negotiations last winter, I overheard someone say Marlo was looking rather stressed these days and that more recruits to the army would be a viable solution, somehow. Fortunately they've made no moves on that when it comes to the Summoned, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't in the back of my mind ever since.