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Jeremiah let out a snort, the banter familiar. "Stifled in bed, yes, but not other places. Besides, how else does one avoid claw marks?"

Not that he wasn't slipping closer to get that hug from Aleksy, arms slipping around him and his chin resting lightly on red hair. "I shall learn from your kind and generous nature."

The look was missed.

It was close, though it was not the same, and Jeremiah missed Aleksy. They had been friends for years and, for all the gap between, been through things together.

Eyeliner on his collar would be a small price to pay for a hug like this.

He knew he would have to let go as there was a time limit on these things after all. Jeremiah tilted his head towards red hair and, a soft inhale and exhale, before he let him go and took a step back.

"I'm glad you're doing well, Lisichya. I'm sorry I didn't come by sooner."

Jeremiah laughed; the kind of laughter rarely heard from that was honest and happy.

"I promise," rare but he meant it, "but I can tell you at least one more thing that will explain why I've not been representing."

"Considering you've given me lengthy performance evaluations before ..." Jeremiah let out a snort. "I did play but I had a necromancer not an elementalist who was fully decked out. Taking a little bit of time to adapt to that because while I had one, I didn't main on her."

It turned out he did not even have a baby necro this time around. There was a baby guardian, which made him snort however.

Jeremiah huffed, his fingers flicking dismissively at being told he sucked. "No but I'm glad you're just as bossy as ever."

One of the muffins was plucked up, though he paused by Aleksy once more and snuck an arm around him for a quick one-arm hug. "Lunch Tuesday then?"

Aleksy got a laugh followed by a response of you know I am not an old man in Russian before he nodded.

He was certainly happier than he had been before when he left.