[1 new voice mail]strahlflyerJune 14 2010, 10:37:06 UTC
My friend, I find myself in a strange situation in which I am being accused of a crime I did not commit and would not commit. I'm not sure if you will believe my protests of innocence, as I don't feel our friendship shares the closeness of the old days, but I felt the need to try regardless.
I have been accused of turning down a gift that I did not receive in the first place. Rikku states that you and her made a hangar for my birthday, but this is the first I've heard of it. I haven't seen Rikku to have received any gift from her and you and I both know I would not turn down such a gift, even if my own diabolical father gave it to me. I would have seen it as a kind gesture on her part, but she tells me I rudely rejected her...
Albanion accidentally heard her full message and he's very upset and said a lot of things in anger that nearly ended up in her inbox, were it not for Fran's quick-thinking. I know she cherishes him and I'd rather she not know what he said about her. I don't want our dislike for one another to influence his decisions.
What boggles me is that she freely judges me, and she is entitled to that and I accept her criticisms, but she won't judge herself. Is this truly all my fault? Can no one comment on her own unsavoury attitude towards me? Is it of any consequence at all how she's made me, and by extension my family, feel?
Perhaps the time has come for us four to depart. We never were any good at staying in one place. I certainly feel my welcome here has reached its end, so perhaps we should find somewhere new to restart our lives. I would miss you, though...
[A heavy sigh is heard]
Where is my dearest friend when I need him the most...?
[1 New Voice Mail]cardsstarsdiceJune 14 2010, 17:05:31 UTC
Balthier? What are you talking about? What...?
We did. It was supposed to be a surprise for you, some place where you could lock the Strahl up and not let anyone get to her...we had planned this before Zidane and Vaan's theft, and we had to double the security on it...
Balthier...I think all of this tension between you two has stemmed from a miscommunication. I don't know why it's stretched on like this, but in my personal opinion, I think you two need to sit down and talk about this. You both come from radically different cultures and backgrounds, and perhaps something one of you said to the other didn't sit well.
Think for a second before you decide to up and move. What about Albanion and his schooling? He's just beginning to fit in and make friends, and now you want to move him to some place where he'll have to start all over again? What about mum and Father? You finally come home after ten years of being away, and now you're going to leave again? What about Celes, and Aeris? What about me?
[He sighs as well, equally frustrated.]
I'm sorry I missed your call, I was having breakfast with my wife and daughter... If you do leave, you will be sorely missed, by all of us. Know that.
[Voice Reply]strahlflyerJune 14 2010, 18:01:30 UTC
You planned all of that for my birthday? Why didn't you give it to me, then? I'd surely need it now! What made you decide not to give it to me? I'd like to thank her for her kind gesture, but I get the feeling she'll just think I'm being patronising, since I apparently already rejected it...
I believe you are right. Somewhere down the line, this blew out from just a clash of personalities into something a lot more troublesome. She does say things that rub me up the wrong way and make me feel bad about myself, but I'm thinking she doesn't know she's causing such distress.
My welcome here has been stretched far too thin. I am of the impression that this town no longer wishes to be the home of Ffamran mied Bunansa; I'd much rather kick myself out than be kicked. Should I decide to leave, Albanion has already declared that he will leave with me, as he feels very disillusioned by this spat. It is a sad situation to be in, but I can't ignore it. My unhappiness is being felt by my family and I can't do this to them anymore. Especially poor little Violet.
Thank you for your kind words. Time will decide what course of action is best for me, but I feel leaving Twilight Town is a definite possibility.
She had the keys and the pass codes. It's only just been finished, but if I had the keys to it, I would have given it to you. I thought we were going to give it to you together, but... Thank her for it, it was her idea, I believe. She provided the manpower, too.
She probably doesn't! Think of all of the misunderstandings we had between us during all these years! Once we just talked about them, things got better!
Oh, Balthier, don't say that...please don't leave. [A little girl's voice can be heard over the line. She sounds concerned, and slightly sad. The line goes muffled while Luxord tries to soothe her. After a pause, he continues.] Please, Balthier, don't leave again. Not over something like this. [He sniffs twice. He's struggling to control his emotions in front of his family.] If you're...If you're really going to leave, Bal, talk to her first. Don't leave with bad blood between you and her. Don't, please.
[Voice Reply]strahlflyerJune 14 2010, 18:43:35 UTC
Perhaps when things are calmer, and such a comment would be received in the manner in which it was intended to be given, I will.
I thought I was imagining them all, the way people around me go on. But Fran mentioned it to me once, and I started to realise that it isn't just me who thinks she says things that are out of line. I worry though that if I bring it up with her, she'll accuse me of being a liar and dismiss me out of hand...
I am a grown man now, Luxord. A man who has spent most of his life as a criminal with no home and no family. My family sold me down the river and put me to death. The life of a pirate is a lonely one, I just forgot how lonely. And don't get all wet on me now, old man! If I leave, I'll keep in touch! I'll send pictures of Violet and all that! She and I are no one to one another. I plan to leave this in a calm place, if I do leave. She will have what she needs and I will be where I belong.
It's an option; don't go wet on me! It's not set in stone yet!
Just...just give it a try, won't you? If you are grateful for it, tell her! She'll appreciate it, I know she will!
Maybe you need to tell her that, how you feel and all. She may take it to heart and think about what she's done. Just, please, talk to her.
Balthier...it's hard not to cry when you talk like that. You don't have to be alone. If you leave, you're putting yourself and your entire family in danger, now that you have your death sentence. You can only evade it for so long before...before you...
[He pauses to try to compose himself. It's not working too well.]
No. You're going to talk to her, and you're going to get this sorted out between you, and you're going to stay here, where it's safe, and you're going to let your children live normal lives and graduate high school and even university, and you're going to live to see all of that. That's final.
I have been accused of turning down a gift that I did not receive in the first place. Rikku states that you and her made a hangar for my birthday, but this is the first I've heard of it. I haven't seen Rikku to have received any gift from her and you and I both know I would not turn down such a gift, even if my own diabolical father gave it to me. I would have seen it as a kind gesture on her part, but she tells me I rudely rejected her...
Albanion accidentally heard her full message and he's very upset and said a lot of things in anger that nearly ended up in her inbox, were it not for Fran's quick-thinking. I know she cherishes him and I'd rather she not know what he said about her. I don't want our dislike for one another to influence his decisions.
What boggles me is that she freely judges me, and she is entitled to that and I accept her criticisms, but she won't judge herself. Is this truly all my fault? Can no one comment on her own unsavoury attitude towards me? Is it of any consequence at all how she's made me, and by extension my family, feel?
Perhaps the time has come for us four to depart. We never were any good at staying in one place. I certainly feel my welcome here has reached its end, so perhaps we should find somewhere new to restart our lives. I would miss you, though...
[A heavy sigh is heard]
Where is my dearest friend when I need him the most...?
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We did. It was supposed to be a surprise for you, some place where you could lock the Strahl up and not let anyone get to her...we had planned this before Zidane and Vaan's theft, and we had to double the security on it...
Balthier...I think all of this tension between you two has stemmed from a miscommunication. I don't know why it's stretched on like this, but in my personal opinion, I think you two need to sit down and talk about this. You both come from radically different cultures and backgrounds, and perhaps something one of you said to the other didn't sit well.
Think for a second before you decide to up and move. What about Albanion and his schooling? He's just beginning to fit in and make friends, and now you want to move him to some place where he'll have to start all over again? What about mum and Father? You finally come home after ten years of being away, and now you're going to leave again? What about Celes, and Aeris? What about me?
[He sighs as well, equally frustrated.]
I'm sorry I missed your call, I was having breakfast with my wife and daughter...
If you do leave, you will be sorely missed, by all of us. Know that.
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I believe you are right. Somewhere down the line, this blew out from just a clash of personalities into something a lot more troublesome. She does say things that rub me up the wrong way and make me feel bad about myself, but I'm thinking she doesn't know she's causing such distress.
My welcome here has been stretched far too thin. I am of the impression that this town no longer wishes to be the home of Ffamran mied Bunansa; I'd much rather kick myself out than be kicked. Should I decide to leave, Albanion has already declared that he will leave with me, as he feels very disillusioned by this spat. It is a sad situation to be in, but I can't ignore it. My unhappiness is being felt by my family and I can't do this to them anymore. Especially poor little Violet.
Thank you for your kind words. Time will decide what course of action is best for me, but I feel leaving Twilight Town is a definite possibility.
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Thank her for it, it was her idea, I believe. She provided the manpower, too.
She probably doesn't! Think of all of the misunderstandings we had between us during all these years! Once we just talked about them, things got better!
Oh, Balthier, don't say that...please don't leave.
[A little girl's voice can be heard over the line. She sounds concerned, and slightly sad. The line goes muffled while Luxord tries to soothe her. After a pause, he continues.]
Please, Balthier, don't leave again. Not over something like this.
[He sniffs twice. He's struggling to control his emotions in front of his family.]
If you're...If you're really going to leave, Bal, talk to her first. Don't leave with bad blood between you and her. Don't, please.
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I thought I was imagining them all, the way people around me go on. But Fran mentioned it to me once, and I started to realise that it isn't just me who thinks she says things that are out of line. I worry though that if I bring it up with her, she'll accuse me of being a liar and dismiss me out of hand...
I am a grown man now, Luxord. A man who has spent most of his life as a criminal with no home and no family. My family sold me down the river and put me to death. The life of a pirate is a lonely one, I just forgot how lonely. And don't get all wet on me now, old man! If I leave, I'll keep in touch! I'll send pictures of Violet and all that! She and I are no one to one another. I plan to leave this in a calm place, if I do leave. She will have what she needs and I will be where I belong.
It's an option; don't go wet on me! It's not set in stone yet!
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Maybe you need to tell her that, how you feel and all. She may take it to heart and think about what she's done. Just, please, talk to her.
Balthier...it's hard not to cry when you talk like that. You don't have to be alone. If you leave, you're putting yourself and your entire family in danger, now that you have your death sentence. You can only evade it for so long before...before you...
[He pauses to try to compose himself. It's not working too well.]
No. You're going to talk to her, and you're going to get this sorted out between you, and you're going to stay here, where it's safe, and you're going to let your children live normal lives and graduate high school and even university, and you're going to live to see all of that. That's final.
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