[...Well. He's not immediately getting murdered, so that's something. And Van's answer makes it pretty clear that he's either from the time of the Absorption Gate, or Eldrant. And since Van doesn't seem the least bit unsettled about him being alive, he's going to guess that it's the former. Hearing the squishy steps moving away from him, he relaxes slightly and sits back down, patting around for his journal.]
In my defense, I'd been stabbed.
[Either by Van, or by the Oracle Knight replicas- he is nonspecific as to the cause, or the result. He doesn't argue the point further, either; Van's obviously leaving. He doesn't know why the man has wet feet, nor does he particularly care. He is going to sit and wait and finish his goddamned tea.]
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In my defense, I'd been stabbed.
[Either by Van, or by the Oracle Knight replicas- he is nonspecific as to the cause, or the result. He doesn't argue the point further, either; Van's obviously leaving. He doesn't know why the man has wet feet, nor does he particularly care. He is going to sit and wait and finish his goddamned tea.]