There isn't much to say. I don't remember a lot of it. Not my parents, not my life. Nothing before the military. Just . . . hazy parts. Living on the street. Drugs. That kind of stuff.
[ He frowns a little bit. Drugs aren't exactly a forbidden substance back home. They're just something you can abuse too much off, like alcohol, so he's not judging Dolph for them. ]
Do you think it was the drugs that make it hard to remember, or - did the military do something that made you repress it or forget?
I had - [ He corrects ] - have a friend who... did that for a while.
You've done enough. And I haven't — [ he hasn't given anything back. jean hasn't asked for anything. dolph is at a loss, really. no one just gives him anything. ]
[ He gives Dolph another grin before he insists he should have some of the food, a little of everything at least. It's as delicious as it smells, and he'll absolutely insist Dolph take some of it home. ]
[ dolph eats politely, doing his best to give compliments, though they're sparse and not very verbose. he lacks the vocabulary for them. once he's eaten his fill, he will take the remainders at jean's insistence.
I haven't tried that before. I'll have to see if they have any bottles here.
[ He catches the way his fingers tighten, but he doesn't ask him about it, just yet. It's only because he's paying such close attention to Dolph that he saw it at all. ]
Some fancy interior shit, you try a bunch of different wines. I think you're supposed to spit them out, too, so you don't get drunk.
[ He waves a hand. ]
My friends and I, in our cadet days - we'd drink whatever we could get our hands on. We had a lot of potatoes, so vodka was a pretty cheap and common drink. So was making moonshine.
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Do you want to talk about it? I mean - I joined the military at twelve, but I know people who joined a lot younger than that.
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There isn't much to say. I don't remember a lot of it. Not my parents, not my life. Nothing before the military. Just . . . hazy parts. Living on the street. Drugs. That kind of stuff.
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Do you think it was the drugs that make it hard to remember, or - did the military do something that made you repress it or forget?
I had - [ He corrects ] - have a friend who... did that for a while.
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It's possible. They . . . put a lot of work in me. And Eden lies to protect their interests.
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It's who you are now that counts. That's what I care about. And I wanted you to have a good birthday, instead of an okay or bad one.
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This . . . is the first time I've ever celebrated it.
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[ He laughs softly. ]
You'll just have to enjoy the meal to the fullest then.
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It's a gift - not a transaction. I promise I'm not gonna lord it over you later.
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Is there nothing you want?
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[ He shrugs, giving him a small smile. ]
Don't think about what I want. Instead... if there's ever something you look at and go, 'I want to give that to Jean', feel free to.
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You really want to be my friend? I have a shit track record with those.
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[ What's that, the echo of Erwin is abounding? ]
And I'm feeling lucky, I guess.
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Let's hope it holds out. I'll trust your luck over mine.
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[ He gives Dolph another grin before he insists he should have some of the food, a little of everything at least. It's as delicious as it smells, and he'll absolutely insist Dolph take some of it home. ]
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he pauses. ]
That was lovely.
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Jean smiles again, the corners of his eyes crinkling. ]
I do my best. If you want to learn an easy food pairing, white wines work with heavy food like that - it cuts through the richness of the dairy.
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I do like wine. I used to have it when I could.
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[ No judgement! Jean literally drank moonshine at points, before he started appreciating wines. ]
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Chilean wine.
[ alex got him chilean wine. on one of their heists. ]
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[ He catches the way his fingers tighten, but he doesn't ask him about it, just yet. It's only because he's paying such close attention to Dolph that he saw it at all. ]
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Don't bother. It's probably better if I pick a new favourite.
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We can always see if they offer that fancy shit - what's it called... a wine flight. Or you can join us with vodka.
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And what do you mean by join "us"?
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[ He waves a hand. ]
My friends and I, in our cadet days - we'd drink whatever we could get our hands on. We had a lot of potatoes, so vodka was a pretty cheap and common drink. So was making moonshine.
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me crying i'm sorry dolph he's just stupid and new to poly
im crying
holds jean in my hands this shingeki is so stupid
bless,,,
at least he achieved it in the other thread
he did, I'm proud!!