[It is, in all blunt honesty, also far easier to keep an eye on Schwann this way; Schwann doesn't seem to like anything about this situation, but he's being good and not trying to grab for Alexei again, not as long as he keeps back somewhat and stays near him.
"You know I'm always ready to die for you."
It's quiet and incredibly blunted, in the way Schwann usually tends to be around him; incredibly stiff and formal, and it's something that Alexei isn't precisely here for listening to right now.]
You told me those days were over. Something about the ends not justifying the means, wasn't it?
[...He's having a very quiet argument with thin air like a mildly crazy person, this is probably okay.
The response is prompt. An echo of what he'd heard before.
"I know what I told you. But this is what you want."
God, he's not even dignifying that with a response.]
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"You know I'm always ready to die for you."
It's quiet and incredibly blunted, in the way Schwann usually tends to be around him; incredibly stiff and formal, and it's something that Alexei isn't precisely here for listening to right now.]
You told me those days were over. Something about the ends not justifying the means, wasn't it?
[...He's having a very quiet argument with thin air like a mildly crazy person, this is probably okay.
The response is prompt. An echo of what he'd heard before.
"I know what I told you. But this is what you want."
God, he's not even dignifying that with a response.]