Mm...I'd say steer clear of talking about the past five years with him. They were a really bad time for him, and he's still working on getting out of that mindset. Also, don't bring up Edelgard or the Empire too much. He's still dealing with his anger issues there.
I'd also say to try not to yell at him too much. His self-esteem's so low it's crashed through the floor into the basement. He barely understands what good other people see in him, and we're still trying to break the habit of his calling himself a monster. It sounds like he did some pretty awful things during the past five years, trying to get his revenge on Edelgard...but I also wouldn't exactly say he did any of them in his right mind. So...we're trying to help him get back to his right mind. Which is the kind of guy who can and will try to make up for whatever damage he's done. The upstanding Dimitri we knew back at the academy. He needs to be able to believe in himself again for that.
But when you're right, you're right. We've been around each other plenty during the war, but it's not what you'd call quality time, huh? It's mostly been as soldiers and noble scions, dealing with the practical concerns of weathering a war. Honestly, that's maybe the best thing about this place - a peaceful world with no matters of national gravity to worry about. Or at least not for us to worry about, because we're not in charge of anything but ourselves and our pokémon here. We can actually relax. Remember what fun is again. I've never been a guy to take things overly seriously, but even I haven't had much room for anything but the practicalities over the past five years and change...and I don't think a whole lot of the peace I maintained within the Alliance trickled down to any of you.
Now, though, I might actually be able to spoil you a little to make up for some of that. Once we meet up again, I'll take you to a nice bakery and let you go wild.
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I'd also say to try not to yell at him too much. His self-esteem's so low it's crashed through the floor into the basement. He barely understands what good other people see in him, and we're still trying to break the habit of his calling himself a monster. It sounds like he did some pretty awful things during the past five years, trying to get his revenge on Edelgard...but I also wouldn't exactly say he did any of them in his right mind. So...we're trying to help him get back to his right mind. Which is the kind of guy who can and will try to make up for whatever damage he's done. The upstanding Dimitri we knew back at the academy. He needs to be able to believe in himself again for that.
But when you're right, you're right. We've been around each other plenty during the war, but it's not what you'd call quality time, huh? It's mostly been as soldiers and noble scions, dealing with the practical concerns of weathering a war. Honestly, that's maybe the best thing about this place - a peaceful world with no matters of national gravity to worry about. Or at least not for us to worry about, because we're not in charge of anything but ourselves and our pokémon here. We can actually relax. Remember what fun is again. I've never been a guy to take things overly seriously, but even I haven't had much room for anything but the practicalities over the past five years and change...and I don't think a whole lot of the peace I maintained within the Alliance trickled down to any of you.
Now, though, I might actually be able to spoil you a little to make up for some of that. Once we meet up again, I'll take you to a nice bakery and let you go wild.