ledbythewind | APPOINTMENTS POST

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APPOINTMENTS POST

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GO NUTS.

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Am I? I'm not so sure.

[Richard's own voice is softer than normal, almost hesitant. Even though logic tells him he likely wouldn't have been able to do anything to help, there's still that "what if" in the back of his mind. He wants to be able to help people the way Asbel does... he's just starting to wonder if that's even possible.]

[His eyebrows knit]

I was trapped in a shitty cave-in for three days. And not one person could find us. [Even Asbel could have done nothing]

Perhaps you're right. But it's hard not to wonder whether or not my presence would have made a difference.

...

If you feel that strongly about it, do what you can to help now.

Does this mean you're putting me to work as your servant?

[That is not even close to what Sanji meant, but for perhaps the first time since their conversation started, he smirks - a real one, this time]

Get me water, slave.

[Oh, Richard knows exactly what Sanji meant-- humor is just his way of defusing an uncomfortable situation.]

Of course, master.

[And it will even have ice cubes in it.]

[Sanji takes it, gladly, downing the entire glass and hoping he doesn't immediately sweat it out in the next thirty minutes. The pain he can handle; the fever is far more annoying.

When he's done, he sets that glass on his nearby desk, and continues casually]

Don't call me that again. [It's creepy]

[Richard can't help but give a soft laugh at the expression on Sanji's face. Well, it seems like the mood has lightened a bit, at least. That's one thing accomplished.]

Now you understand how I feel.

... Oh, that's right. [Richard's royalty]

Maaah, that's gotta be annoying after a while.

[Richard nods, his smile fading slightly.]

That's part of the reason I keep that fact hidden here. I don't want anyone treating me differently just because of my status in my world. And... I don't like formalities, either.

Can't imagine any shithead here treating you differently. [Luceti in general doesn't roll like that, he's noticed]

But I'll bet it pays to be careful anyway.

As long as I'm here, I'm just Richard. That's all I want to be.

... That mean you'd stay here, if you could? [If maybe you weren't bound by duty?]

[It doesn't take Richard more than a second to come up with an answer to that:]

I'd go wherever I knew Isamu could be safe.

[His lips twitch slightly, upward, drawing his own conclusions from the admission. His tone sounds wry]

Right, right. [Should've expected that answer]

[By this point, whatever conclusions Sanji might draw probably wouldn't be that far off. But it's not a topic Richard's really comfortable dwelling on, so he's quick to change the subject.]

... but that's something to worry about later when the time comes.

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