[ There's a good chance he should be concerned about that slyness that briefly winds its way through Sylvain's expression. It's not unlike what he remembers from the academy - not that he has room to talk thanks to wearing it every bit as often if not more, hence the recognition - but when the other straightens up Claude merely watches. Or plans to, but that begging has to be earned gets an immediate raised eyebrow. ]

Are you revealing the future to me already? That's a bold move.

[ Except for what it's followed up by, because Claude blinks first at the hand held out to him and then up at Sylvain. Before he can ask what even if there's a good chance it's on his face, he gets... a line. One that doesn't line up with what he was expecting with begging being thrown out there, and it successfully catches him off-guard enough that Sylvain gets an actual laugh from him. ]

Wait, I need to know the success rate on this one. [ He's just going to pretend he's not adding to whatever it is by reaching up to claps that offered hand. Just because, and because he definitely isn't going to make any move to get up from where he's sitting. ] How many people have you tried it out on? Please tell me you used it on someone we know because if so, I need to know who.