[oh he is very delighted, trying to keep a neutral face as he regards their dynamic with increasing fondness. perhaps a little melancholy at the edges, the bittersweet of seeing a bond palamedes has lost in a time he likely needed it most.

but he refuses to dwell, instead following after, a polite nods to the names he now doesn't need to pretend he does not know.] You make it quite obvious how much you enjoy the nuisance aspect. I doubt that will help your case.

[the archives is fascinating- he would love to show pal the academy library one day, to see how he'd feel about an overtly and obnoxiously grand display of knowledge and wealth. he is also starting to wonder if the commitment to grey on pal's part is a defense mechanism after years of this, everything so dull. viktor thinks he'd go mad.

poetry makes him immediately think of ortus and not the erotic poetry, more the fool he is.] I'll trust your suggestions, given you are my guide for the moment.