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[But his thumb stills on his device for a second, and wherever he's at right now, out and about making his rounds of the city and checking on all those under his care, it's high time to put that on hold and find a quiet place where he can sit and curl up with his communicator and try, somehow, to find a scrap of comfort to offer up for the duration while the physical distance still yawns between them.]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. To make it worse.

But you don't need a goddess to be anything you want to be. Not you. You could grab hold of the moon and shake it 'till the stars fell from the sky.

Well hey, at least the stars might make me seem less filthy.

... Sorry.

This wasn't supposed to turn into a pity party - you know I hate those. I just have a lot to think about now that she's ended up here with us.

And hey, at least I heard it from you instead of walking into her somewhere else. I'm grateful for that.

You're not filthy.

Listen. You told me to be better way back when I first got here, yeah? Make a change, make something of myself. I didn't do it for me; I did it 'cause you thought I could.

So now it's your turn to listen to me like I listened to you. The things you've done are just things you did. They didn't taint you or make you rotten. They're just things you did, Yuri. And even if there's no goddess to save you, you've still got me, like I had you.

I know I've got you, B. I know.

Look, can we just put this behind us for now?

Yeah. Yeah, all right.

I checked in on Ashe and Hapi. Ashe is having a rough time of it with all the ghost stuff in the air, but other than that he's okay. Hapi too. So that's the four of us accounted for.

Alright, good. If they need anything at all, just use my credits and get it seen to.

Okay?

Yeah, you got it. And then I'll make my way back home?

Then you’ll make your way back home. I’ve got some more work to do, but I made dinner incase you haven’t eaten.

… And hey, if you have, at least you’ll know what you’re getting tomorrow.

Ahhh, I love it when you get all cute and domestic.

Now if I could just get you to greet me at the door in a sweet little apron and not much else.

Hey, go easy on the cute and domestic thing. I killed four guys for you not too long ago, remember?

( That said, Yuri doesn't think he can listen to Balthus be kind about his life and his past any more than he already has been, and the man's cheeky little comment gives him an idea of the perfect way to keep that conversation quashed for the night.

Or so he hopes. )

But if you hurry home, maybe I could take a little break and eat with you.

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Hey, I love it when you get all stabby for my sake too.

Really? You'll come eat with me?

C’mon, don’t make it sound like I’m giving you some amazing gift.

C'mon, dinner and probably a kiss? I've had a lot worse homecomings than that.

Gotta appreciate the good ones when I get 'em.

Well, don’t use up all that excitement on the idea of dinner and a kiss - I haven’t even told you what’s for dessert yet.

Oh? And how do I go about finding out about dessert? It's not a surprise, is it?

[balthus von albrecht is so stupidly easy to distract, it's almost ridiculous. the man can be played like a kazoo, if you just know the right places to manipulate.]

( Balthus IS stupidly easy to distract, and right now? Yuri couldn’t be more thankful. )

Of course it’s a surprise. You’re just gonna have to wait and see, aren’t you?

Pretty interesting dessert, if it's one I'm waiting to see instead of waiting to taste.

Hey, if there’s one thing I learned while being wined and dined back home, it’s that you eat with your eyes just as much as you do your mouth.

Presentation is important, y’know.

Ah, I've never been good at that presentation stuff. Slop it all on a plate, it's not gonna matter once it's in your mouth anyway.

Guess maybe I could use some lessons from a master.

... Wow. Good to know my efforts in the kitchen have been appreciated all this time, huh?

I meant when I'M cooking! You know how many tries it took me just to get your birthday cupcakes looking halfway decent?

You're the one with all the talent for making things look pretty, boss.

Yeah, yeah ... well even I seem to have hit my limit with this chicken casserole. I promise it tastes good, even if it looks kind of messy.

Let me know when you're close, okay? I'll put it back on to warm.

( And, y'know, know how much time he has left to get the rest of it sorted out 8') damn he's sneaky )

Sure thing. I'm still topside, so I'll let you know when I hit the entrance to the Underground.

Amber says hi, by the way.

Hi, Amber.

Tell her I'm still hoping to meet her for drinks and gossip sometime.

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