[ At that Claude can't help a snort of laughter that might've been a poorly muffled chuckle. That's the perfect summary of Teach in so many ways. ]

I'm not sure I could've picked a better way to describe him myself. Either being the impossible or contributing to it seems to be Teach's way of going about life.

[ That's a fond enough memory so it's easy to smile about despite everything both here in Abraxas and back home. There's more to be mentioned about Teach when it comes to those different memories - as well as Abraxas - but that can wait a bit longer.

Sort of; whatever smile he'd put on turns rueful though he tones it back upon seeing Marianne's relief. A feeling he can relate to, especially after finding those outside the Golden Deer and seeing they were thrilled to see him, despite everything. A couple seconds go by where he watches the Leosylph enjoy the ear scratch. If only things could stay so simple. ]

Yeah, we did. It could be that they had to make the same choices at different times for all I know. Felix was from after the war himself but he wasn't here long enough for me to really have a chance to ask him much, and to be honest, I was a little tired of asking people what they remember.

[ Back on goes the smile as he looks up, since he's not going to pass up a chance to tease. ]

Not you, though, since there's no Marianne exemption on my list of people to bother.