98 // [Action/Accidental Voice]

[once_knighted]

[ACCIDENTAL VOICE/VIDEO]

[The journal starts recording during what sounds like the middle of an incredibly loud SPLASH - or possibly a dive gone horribly wrong. Whatever the case may be, its camera doesn't seem to be picking up anything particularly interesting at the moment, aside from the treeline as seen from the lakeside area, and maybe some

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[fallenambitions]

[...And Alexei was just enjoying the peace and quiet down by the lake, reading a book when he heard that splash. He looks up and sees someone had landed into the lake. He stands, just in case they needed help getting out, but they seem to be doing okay getting towards the shore. And then he just frowns as he moved closer to where they had reached land. Really? Really, Luceti. You had to bring him back? ]

Yuri...how nice of you to drop back here. [Saying that in the most flattest and disinterest tone ever. Seriously, why are you back here? Go home.]

all right i'll behave now i guess

[once_knighted]

[Excuse him for a second, he's trying to breathe properly.

... Actually, never mind. He processed that voice and who it belonged to first. With that, he almost immediately forces himself to stand up, although he is pretty wobbly about it at first. Sorry, but the last person he's going to allow himself to be weak around is you.]

Alexei ... [... But wait. That can't be right. Alexei's supposed to be ...]

You better, or I'll send Uroburos on you

[fallenambitions]

[Hehe, playing tough around him right now isn't going to work. Yuri's already made it clear enough to him that he was in a weaken state.

He shouldn't be armed either if he just arrived. So he's not at all concerned about what Yuri could do.]

Ah, so you can speak. And here I thought that frigid cold water might have dampen your comprehension abilities. [Still in that mocking tone.]

[once_knighted]

[Oh Alexei. You're assuming he cares that he's not armed. You sillyface.

But right now, he knows he can't really do anything about this situation, weird as it is. ... Especially since the most off thing about it is the fact that he doesn't feel surprised at all to see Alexei alive right now.

... He'll focus on that later.]

And I figured that giant blastia would've flattened yours out completely. Too bad. [Now, he starts trying to walk away.] Now go bother someone else.

[fallenambitions]

[Gosh, that insult is getting old.]

No, instead I have to deal with you, since you were the one who decided to drop in unannounced. [...Oh hey, is this your journal sitting on the ground? Let's pick it up and investigate shall we? Oh my, all these people calling out for Yuri.

Should he say something?

...Nope. Let's just see if Yuri realizes people are calling him from somewhere. Like...maybe a certain princess.]

[once_knighted]

['Unannounced'? Yuri pauses for a moment and glances back, ready to snap back with some kind of "SORRY FOR NOT CALLING AHEAD" line, when he sees Alexei looking at something.

... The fact that he just barely heard some voices saying his name wasn't even what made him turn around again. Something about that journal ... That was supposed to be his, wasn't it? What was Alexei doing with it?

So, he'll just completely ignore what Alexei just said, staring him down. Sure, he looks the furthest thing from intimidating right about now, but. Well. He really doesn't care.]

That's not yours. Put it down.

[fallenambitions]

So you do remember what this is. [Skimming through this journal of his while he's talking]

How very neglectful of you to simply leave it on the ground, and then to tell me what to do with it? [Tsk, tsk.]

[once_knighted]

[Ignoring! Mostly because he doesn't feel like letting Alexei know just how screwy his memory is right now.]

I said to put it down.

[fallenambitions]

[He closes it and presents the journal at him instead.]

Don't you want it?

[once_knighted]

[Let's see ... he has zero trust in you, you were mocking him the entire time, he's incredibly tired and annoyed from his magical lake adventure, and he's pretty sure he'd try to take a swing at you if he got too close.

...

Yeaaaaah, not happening.]

Are you going deaf? I said to put it down. I'd rather pick it up off the ground than take it from you.

[fallenambitions]

[He's just being an ass because he can. With a shrug, he drops the book near Yuri and takes a few steps back.]

[once_knighted]

[With that, Yuri stops trying to burn holes through Alexei's head with his eyes and goes right on ahead with picking up his journal. If he weren't already mad at autumn for daring to exist the day he ends up falling face-first into a lake, he'd probably let out some sort of sarcastic "thanks" or something.

But nope. Just gonna pick up this journal and walk away. Pretty slowly and in a sort of unstable manner, but. Yep. Doing that.]