Catch-all: Claude

[ercnerd]

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[shaft]

[ Well? Can you walk well? ]

Just put one hand on my shoulder and the other around my waist. Sakyou's not the only one who knows how to solider past injuries.

[ercnerd]

Sakyou's too reckless. Don't emulate him.

[He lifts his good arm.]

Well, come here then.

[ercnerd]

War is exhausting whether you're winning or losing. It's always longer than it needs to be.

[shaft]

You're not wrong about that.

[ Crouches in front of him... ]

[ercnerd]

[He places his good hand on Claude's shoulder and his bad hand, the waist. This is going to be an awkward affair, because his left leg must be kept straight.]

All right, I'm ready.

[shaft]

[ Okay, it kind of hurts as he gets up but this is fine. He'll put one arm around Sieghart's thigh, because that's all he can do and then...

Can Sieghart even stay on his back with only one hand holding him. ]

...

[ercnerd]

[On the bright side, his left side is fully supported.

On the other hand, his right side is completely sagging.]

What was that about carrying me on your back?

[shaft]

...

[ He really doesn't want to admit defeat, so he... leans forward to try and keep Sieghart on his back. ]

I may have overestimated the number of limbs I had available.

[ercnerd]

[Up, he goes. Unfortunately, Sieghart is taller than Claude, so his right foot still manages to just touch the floor.]

. . . Let's go before someone shows up.

[shaft]

[ And so they go, Claude walking along like the worlds oddest turtle.

It's fine until he gets to the stairs, and then he has to carefully balance so that Sieghart doesn't slide off. ]

Comfortable?

[ercnerd]

[His back . . . ]

Hurry up!

[Or he really will slide off and take Claude with him.]

[shaft]

All right, all right.

[ And so he traverses the stairs...

Once at the top, ] I'm just now realising that I never even asked if the problem was that you couldn't get up on your own.

[ercnerd]

You made an inference.

[He slides off and limps around Claude after that terribly long journey up the stairway.]

It was just too troublesome for me to bother.

[shaft]

[ He stretches out his back once he's free, frowning at Sieghart. ]

You should consider using vouchers to heal up. You're vulnerable like this.

[ercnerd]

I'm considering it. It's a pain, moving around like this.

[shaft]

No comment on being vulnerable, huh?

[ercnerd]

I've fought with worse wounds before.

[shaft]

All right, tough guy.

[ Gently kicks him. ]

I guess that means you don't need me to tuck you in.

[ercnerd]

[He sways just a touch.]

Why, are you looking for a bedtime story?

[shaft]

[ hmm ]

I'm pretty sure I'd be the one telling you a story.

[ercnerd]

It wouldn't work either way. We don't have private rooms.

week 6, sunday, field

[shaft]

[ When Sieghart decides to stretch his legs and explore the field, he might notice a shadow suddenly above him, a familiar lizard hovering over his head.

It's Claude's wyvern. Claude himself waves from the bleachers. ]

[ercnerd]

[Sieghart doesn't wave back, but he does watch the wyvern overhead before heading over to Claude.]

Yo, Claude. What are you doing here?

[shaft]

Just stretching my legs.

[ He gives Sieghart an amused look. ]

I'm surprised to see you alone.

[ercnerd]

That's my line. Why aren't you with Manwol?