PC - Ludger

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[sideline]

[ for someone like fran, yeah he is, sorry ludger. mentally assigned "little brother" by fran but the moment that ludger brings up the head patting he'll realize that he totally did it without thinking. ]

Oh, I'm sorry! I—

[ hands to himself. ]

I did it without thinking.

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[ Ludger just sighs and attempts to "neaten" his hair ]

I don't mind, Fran - at least you're not trying to straighten my tie or anything like that. Like the guy who can't remember to sort his own colors gets to nag me about appearances.

[sideline]

[ he'd offer a brush but he does not have one here and this is also where i remind myself that fran has a tie....but one of those ribbon ones. ]

I don't think I'm in a place to talk to you about that. I barely tie my own.

[ also he totally hears that dig at, who he assumes is julius, and will just have a bit of a laugh to that. ]

Appearances are truly deceiving.

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Right? Everyone and his fan-club all think he's so put together and dashing, but you know who's cleaning the refrigerator? Not him, because the last time he tried, he threw out everything, including the condiments.

[ he sounds so exasperated - don't even get him started on dusting... ]

[sideline]

Julius has a fan-club? Wow.

[ sorry, he's just going to keep on smiling to himself while chuckling a little. he didn't expect to learn this information about julius in such a way. ]

I'd never have guessed that.

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He invented the GHS and revolutionized communication systems.

[ Ludger waves a hand dismissively - clearly not something worthy of fan clubs in his eyes. ]

He's got groupies that would kill for a night with him too, but it's not like he's the one showing them the door, is he?

[sideline]

[ FRAN HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE FUCK THAT IS, and while he is curious to know what it is, he isn't going to derail ludger about learning a different side to julius. the secrets only little brothers can know. ]

And are you jealous of him because I'm not getting that feeling. It sounds like it's more of an annoyance to you.

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It is. I'm the one who cooks them breakfast in the morning, you know.

[ well, Fran sure does now, doesn't he? ]

[sideline]

[ he sure does now. ]

...that must make mornings a little awkward.

[chromatized]

A little. Rollo and I had to stare at them until they left.

[ aka Ludger is the one who made it as uncomfortable as possible. ]

[sideline]

You didn't want any of them to stay?

[ protective little brother...!? ]

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[ no! of course not! 😤 ]

Why would I? They'd just get all clingy and then Julius would dump them after a few weeks, if they even got that far.

[ not that they ever did ]

[sideline]

[ :thinking: ]

I see, and I guess Julius wouldn't feel too bothered by it?

[chromatized]

He never said anything about it, so it was fine. He's too married to his job, anyways.

[ like some people he knows... ]

[sideline]

[ hmmmm. ]

Would you like to see him settle down and prioritize something over his job?

[chromatized]

Yeah, but he's such a bachelor... It'd be a miracle to find someone who'd take him.

[ like he's a fat, spoiled cat... ]

[sideline]

But there are a lot of people out there. Surely someone out there would be willing to accept him for who he is.

[ and maybe get ludger's approval to boot. ]

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[ ........... that's a tall order, Fran. ]

... You'd think. But I don't know if he ever cared about finding them.

[sideline]

[ these brothers is2g. ]

Maybe they'll find him.

[ you never know!!! also look he's from an otome so don't hate him for these thoughts. ]

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[ WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY IN THE META, NARU. YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABT THE FUTILITY OF IT ALL WELL, WHOOPS, IT'S HERE NOW ]

That's not possible anymore.

[sideline]

[ closes my eyes and pretends that i can no longer read anything. ]

Not possible?

[chromatized]

[ don't look away from your crimes ]

He's dead. I'm a little further ahead on my world's timeline than Julius is.

[ does Fran have the Siffrin provided context... ]

[sideline]

[ ....lmao. if this was talked about publicly then i fucking missed this. ]

Oh, I see. [ ... ] Then it must have been awkward seeing him again when we all arrived here.

[chromatized]

[ this conversation might also be happening earlier in the week than that explosion so. it's fine, time is fake ]

A bit, yeah. [ ... ] There's a lot I don't know how to say to him. So it's frustrating, sometimes.

[sideline]

[ time sure is fucking fake, but fran won't say anything for a moment before softly offering some words to ludger that he's sure that he has probably already heard. ]

You know what they say about regrets—even if that's easier said than done.