[Though many would assume Byleth did just that, with how impassive and uncaring he seemed whenever people insulted him or acted difficult. The truth was, while he was desensitised to people yelling at him, or saying crude or insulting things, sometimes it did get under his skin. He just... didn't show it.
Like with Leonie's outburst, insulting Jeralt's parenting while in the same breath calling Byleth heartless and cold. It had hurt, if only because it had caught him so off-guard from the unexpectedness of it, and the fact it came from an ally - no matter how temporary and professional their arrangement was. He still thought about it now, months later, which he knew was silly and stupid, but some things just stuck.]
I just find it admirable that you can do it consistently. I admit I grow... frustrated, but I don't know how to express it, so I say nothing, and people think I don't care, when I do. It's difficult to...
[Vague gesturing??? He'd just started talking, the alcohol making him open his mouth before he thought it through, and it made him flounder here.]
In Hayame's case, say something over the top and really lay it on thick. Like... [A pause while he thinks of the first thing to pop into his head,] "Hayame, stop making assumptions about me and being a big meanie! I wasn't trying to say that, and you're making me sad!"
Then you'll put her on the back hoof, and she'll be too busy huffing and puffing and being all confused to remember what you were even arguing about. Works like a charm.
Hah! Maybe not those exact words, no. It's better if you talk how you'd normally talk. She's a direct person, so she'll appreciate the kind of sincerity you have, even if it throws her off at first.
[Claude might have ability to laugh things off, but Byleth has his own strengths, too. Hopefully he can come to appreciate that.]
My way of talking tends to insult people more often than not...
[But, he had to admit, it's also worked well with the few 'friends' he's made here in Kenos. They were oddballs in their own right, though, so perhaps they just liked his awkwardly straight-forward way of speaking.
Hayame was really weird, so maybe it would work with her...]
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[Though many would assume Byleth did just that, with how impassive and uncaring he seemed whenever people insulted him or acted difficult. The truth was, while he was desensitised to people yelling at him, or saying crude or insulting things, sometimes it did get under his skin. He just... didn't show it.
Like with Leonie's outburst, insulting Jeralt's parenting while in the same breath calling Byleth heartless and cold. It had hurt, if only because it had caught him so off-guard from the unexpectedness of it, and the fact it came from an ally - no matter how temporary and professional their arrangement was. He still thought about it now, months later, which he knew was silly and stupid, but some things just stuck.]
I just find it admirable that you can do it consistently. I admit I grow... frustrated, but I don't know how to express it, so I say nothing, and people think I don't care, when I do. It's difficult to...
[Vague gesturing??? He'd just started talking, the alcohol making him open his mouth before he thought it through, and it made him flounder here.]
Difficult to... laugh off.
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Then you'll put her on the back hoof, and she'll be too busy huffing and puffing and being all confused to remember what you were even arguing about. Works like a charm.
[hit her with the ol bamboozle!!]
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[Claude was the more diplomatic of them both, so clearly that was the right thing to say the next time he came into difficulty with her.]
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[Claude might have ability to laugh things off, but Byleth has his own strengths, too. Hopefully he can come to appreciate that.]
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[But, he had to admit, it's also worked well with the few 'friends' he's made here in Kenos. They were oddballs in their own right, though, so perhaps they just liked his awkwardly straight-forward way of speaking.
Hayame was really weird, so maybe it would work with her...]