[Linhardt's face is calm in the face of the raised eyebrow. The warning is received: It is disappointing but not surprising to hear that his environment is not safe despite seeming to be so. He can't help but give Claude a smile; yes, he is interested in the technology. Manufacturing tools is not actually something Linhardt enjoys (it is too similar to the boring mundanities of Hevring's work), it is merely that it is easier for Linhardt to make his own in Fodlan than outsource them.]
I am going to need to secure money then.
[As well as an excuse for said money given his so far established disinterest and that he wouldn't immediately and obviously be spending it. Nations get so testy about trade over hostile borders. Hubert's coffee is fine, but smuggling cheese from Faerghus is a bridge too far. Of course.]
Does magic have any value in trade or would such an offer be received with hostility?
[If he could barter directly he may not need to handle currency. On the other hand, if it's received that badly he should keep quiet so nobody raises the price or refuses to sell to a mage. Which is...not something Linhardt has ever had to think about and it makes him feel something that goes in the feelings box. He's always had magic. Did they think he was evil when he was four? As a baby? What do they think of the others' Crests? Do they know?
Of course Claude has already started collecting a bevy of people that were 'useful'. That is a very extroverted, Claude thing to do. Likely Hilda and Sylvain as well to a degree. Linhardt himself raises an eyebrow at Claude in turn.]
I will keep that in mind: It is good to know that there is someone I can ask about things and receive a different and perhaps more neutral viewpoint.
[Linhardt goes back and forth about whether or not Claude is telling him all this to make a good impression and rope him into something later. He will cross that bridge if he comes to it. For now, the information sharing is mutually beneficial.
He gives Claude a more genuine smile when the other man offers to experiment with him, eyes lighting up. Linhardt's voice remains steady and calm, but he speaks a little more quickly than usual. He's excited.]
Abyss. We should do Abyss. The others won't have good memories of it, so we don't have to worry about their timelines getting mixed in, which would reduce the variables and make it easier to determine what is happening. And anywhere we don't agree on we can check against both our memories at school and later on to determine if our Fodlans differ due to decisions made recently or if there are also differences from before we were born.
[For example, if the books differed then that would mean there were differences between his Fodlan's and Claude's that existed far before the war going differently - Linhardt is assuming that their timelines shared a parent at some point (because surely there would be timelines where Fodlan didn't exist and ones where Linhardt didn't go to the Officer's Academy and ones where Almyra took over Leicester and so on), was it possible to identify the split?]
And test Horizon's limits at the same time.
[Which Linhardt is certain appeals to Claude. From what he's understood, Horizon is far more private than anywhere else and Claude likes to keep secrets.]
All that Adrestian paranoia is going to come in handy.
I am going to need to secure money then.
[As well as an excuse for said money given his so far established disinterest and that he wouldn't immediately and obviously be spending it. Nations get so testy about trade over hostile borders. Hubert's coffee is fine, but smuggling cheese from Faerghus is a bridge too far. Of course.]
Does magic have any value in trade or would such an offer be received with hostility?
[If he could barter directly he may not need to handle currency. On the other hand, if it's received that badly he should keep quiet so nobody raises the price or refuses to sell to a mage. Which is...not something Linhardt has ever had to think about and it makes him feel something that goes in the feelings box. He's always had magic. Did they think he was evil when he was four? As a baby? What do they think of the others' Crests? Do they know?
Of course Claude has already started collecting a bevy of people that were 'useful'. That is a very extroverted, Claude thing to do. Likely Hilda and Sylvain as well to a degree. Linhardt himself raises an eyebrow at Claude in turn.]
I will keep that in mind: It is good to know that there is someone I can ask about things and receive a different and perhaps more neutral viewpoint.
[Linhardt goes back and forth about whether or not Claude is telling him all this to make a good impression and rope him into something later. He will cross that bridge if he comes to it. For now, the information sharing is mutually beneficial.
He gives Claude a more genuine smile when the other man offers to experiment with him, eyes lighting up. Linhardt's voice remains steady and calm, but he speaks a little more quickly than usual. He's excited.]
Abyss. We should do Abyss. The others won't have good memories of it, so we don't have to worry about their timelines getting mixed in, which would reduce the variables and make it easier to determine what is happening. And anywhere we don't agree on we can check against both our memories at school and later on to determine if our Fodlans differ due to decisions made recently or if there are also differences from before we were born.
[For example, if the books differed then that would mean there were differences between his Fodlan's and Claude's that existed far before the war going differently - Linhardt is assuming that their timelines shared a parent at some point (because surely there would be timelines where Fodlan didn't exist and ones where Linhardt didn't go to the Officer's Academy and ones where Almyra took over Leicester and so on), was it possible to identify the split?]
And test Horizon's limits at the same time.
[Which Linhardt is certain appeals to Claude. From what he's understood, Horizon is far more private than anywhere else and Claude likes to keep secrets.]