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[supersoldier]

[He’s not sure how she could miss it, honestly, given it’s far more prominent than the rest— But Sephiroth is patient, at least in his own way, and she manages to come around to figuring it out.]

And you’re going to show me, aren’t you?

[dualstriker]

Yes!

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I'm finally getting the hang of this!

[supersoldier]

[??

Sephiroth actually takes a moment to try to figure out what he's seeing; it's not unreasonable to think he simply isn't up to date on the emoji or emote front, but he's having trouble parsing this one all the same.]

I thought it was supposed to be a face?

[dualstriker]

[How rude!
...Or did she do it wrong? ]

It is a winking face...
Is it not?

[supersoldier]

[No...? No. He is ninety percent certain that is not a winking face.]

No. It looks nothing like a winking face. You should use a semi-colon instead.

[dualstriker]

I see.

Perhaps like this?

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Now he seems like he is winking, but also quite sad. And like he has something down his chin.

[supersoldier]

That isn’t what I meant.

If you’re trying to make a smiling, winking face, you’re overcomplicating it. Isn’t it just:

;-)

?

[dualstriker]

My apologies.

[She doesn't get it. ...Until she looks at her phone the other way around. And yes! Yes, that's perfect! His little nose, and his smile, and!]

I understand your outrealm has these contraptions as a normal item... but you're very good at this!

[A few moments.
And...]

;-)

?

[supersoldier]

[Ah... well. Far be it from Sephiroth to correct her, when he doesn't see anything very much in need of correcting. You go crazy with that question mark, Lucina.]

I don't normally use them. There's no reason to in military communique, but that said, it's relatively common knowledge.

[dualstriker]

I see.

[She doesn't need to ask why. She doesn't need to press that they look kind of fun, and she certainly doesn't need to insinuate that perhaps they should be used. Even if their ideas of military communication are vastly different in form, the somberness, seriousness, and brevity of said communications is universal.

...Plus, she can't imagine any of the messages of failure, defeat, loss, or tragedy she ever received having cute faces attached.]

Your outrealm truly does sound incredible.
Would you tell me more of it sometime? I must admit, hearing of other armies and other places would

[Kind of take her mind off Everything Else for a while.]

Oh, um

That was presumptuous. If you find it uncomfortable to speak of a place you must miss, I would not wish to force you to do so.

[supersoldier]

[Serious and somber — it seems to fit the bill in regards to Sephiroth’s own demeanor, at least upon first glance. Still, one thing is for certain: he is no emoji man.]

It isn’t uncomfortable for me to speak about.

[To describe the world in a strictly empirical way—how it functions, what organizations exist, what his life has been like—is easy enough. There is nothing there that sticks in his mind like a glass shard, prying up doubts and uncertainties. That is reserved for a future that hangs over his head like a blade, or an ill omen.

But he isn’t privy to speaking about such things on a whim; much less with someone he knows only passingly. Treading that territory isn’t offered, but they can cross that bridge if they ever get there.]

If you have questions, then ask them. I assume the technology in my world outstrips your own.

[The last statement is offered as a starting point — not a means to gloat, even though it is awkwardly worded.]