And is knowing each other solely from this realm really so bad?
[Lorenz asked, crossing the distance between the two of them. He barely batted an eye at the drink; similarly, he did not dare to help himself to any either. Without the heady pleasure of a buzz, there was minimal point in indulgence.]
Replaying this argument does little for either of us-- you know that as well as I. From separate realms though we may be, I still feel a certain... fondness for your presence, as it were.
The recent losses were all connected to you. You are in your right to mourn their absence. But, I do like to imagine that we have become closer than strangers after all this time.
[He took a breath, and levelled his gaze on Hubert. Taking in the brooding man, with how he even now comported himself like a wraith in the shadows, Lorenz knew he had his work cut out for him.]
...Clearly you're not faring well, Hubert. What do you need?
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Date: 2020-12-08 04:01 am (UTC)[Lorenz asked, crossing the distance between the two of them. He barely batted an eye at the drink; similarly, he did not dare to help himself to any either. Without the heady pleasure of a buzz, there was minimal point in indulgence.]
Replaying this argument does little for either of us-- you know that as well as I. From separate realms though we may be, I still feel a certain... fondness for your presence, as it were.
The recent losses were all connected to you. You are in your right to mourn their absence. But, I do like to imagine that we have become closer than strangers after all this time.
[He took a breath, and levelled his gaze on Hubert. Taking in the brooding man, with how he even now comported himself like a wraith in the shadows, Lorenz knew he had his work cut out for him.]
...Clearly you're not faring well, Hubert. What do you need?
How can I help?