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[byleth]

Professor Eisner's Advice Box



I am Byleth. Academy Professor. I am not a robot:



Back in the monastery in my world, professors would answer questions left in the advice box. So here's the advice box online. Leave your questions below, and I will answer.

Like this:

Q: Professor, can I have Manuela's home address?

: ❝No❞


[ ooc: anonymous is enabled by default, but anyone can ask under their usernames if they want. ]

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[reprising]

[ This feels terribly nostalgic. ]

"I've been here a long time, but there are some things about this place, such as the more intimate acts of moonlacing, that I cannot quite adapt to. It has made me withdrawn during the moons, as well, so that I do not force any of my desires on others unless it is people I trust dearly if I can help it, such as my beloved and friends.

Am I being too stubborn about this? There are people who have no one to aid them, and yet it is difficult for me to allow it without presence of mind and want. How do I reconcile my wants with the wants of this world?"

[ He's too obvious. But maybe a confessional will help clear his thoughts. ]

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[byleth]

[ Now, why does this seem familiar? ]

2/2

[byleth]

[ Naturally, the writing pattern sticks out to him, but he'll remain professional about this. It's not as though his professor-answer would be any different from his personal one really. ]

You should trust your friends and loved ones to aid you
if you feel overwhelmed during the moon cycles.
If their love for you is mutual, they will not protest,
and it is not a burden you should keep entirely to yourself.

[reprising]

I do.
They have been very kind when it has happened, but my moonblessing makes me more selfish about my wants.
I would rather moonlace without influence.
The last thing I want to do is to hurt someone's heart when I am not the same as I am under the moon's influence.


[ Be it a friend, or stranger... he knows he's already disappointed some people by not being as amorous when he's not under Cordis' blessing. ]

[byleth]

Do you think they wouldn't understand?
Have you tried explaining this to them?

[ Dimitri should know well enough by now where Byleth stands on it. If he'd just talk this out with his friends... ]

[reprising]

My friends from my world, yes.
They have been more than understanding and respectful.
And I have had no trouble expressing my affection to them.

My friends that I have made here, however...
After one misunderstood my intent, and distanced themselves from me
I've found found myself more cautious.

[ It was actually bad timing, they were able to leave... but he still can't help but feel a bit guilty. As though he needed any more reason for it. ]

[byleth]

[ Oh, Dimitri, what kind of trouble did you get into... ]

Did you clear up the misunderstanding with them directly?
It would help if you were to approach them honestly and let them know how you feel.

[reprising]

I tried.
They... assumed we'd a bond from that one time.
We didn't even do anything that intimate. I merely comforted them.
They're not here any longer, though.
But before they left, they did not wish to speak to me right away.
I believe they may have formed feelings and were shocked when I did not reciprocate beyond the moon's influence.
So I understand, but...

[byleth]

It's too late to smooth over the misunderstanding.
All you can do is to avoid repeating the mistake by talking through any
future misunderstandings.

[ Not that he can blame anyone for falling hard and fast for Dimitri, all things considered. ]

[reprising]

I suppose.


[ Fretting over it won't do any good, but it's mostly why he's been so reserved. Even with Byleth's consent, and understanding, that doesn't mean everyone else will think the same way. He doesn't want to lead anyone on and hurt them. ]

Perhaps it was deserved for my carelessness.
I have a long way to go yet, it seems.

[byleth]

[ He wants to say that Dimitri has already come a long way, but that might give things away too much. So instead, he types out: ]

You might be doing better than you give yourself
credit for.
Don't shoulder all the blame on yourself.

[reprising]

I'll try not to.
That's why I came to you.
But I must acknowledge some blame in this as well, even if it wasn't my intent.
I will go nowhere if I cannot correct myself.

[byleth]

You learned from it.
That's what most important.
I have faith in you.

[ He almost types out Dimitri's name before backspacing fast. ]

[reprising]

You're kind, to give your faith so easily.
Perhaps it's why it's so easy to believe in your words.
Thank you.


[ And now he has to resist calling him "beloved" here. He's anonymous!! ]

[byleth]

I only give it whether it belongs.
You can always come to me again if you have other questions.

[ He'll drill that into Dimitri's skull as many times as it takes. ]