That is good to know. I think I'll buy some potions to experiment with.

It's super messed up. I hate it. I wish I could ask him, but it is impossible. I tried to last year, before Ardbert arrived. It hurt him to even think it, however vaguely. Actual, agonizing pain lancing through his head.

I know he appreciates freedom, and I have learned that he has spent over 12,000 years finding ways to maneuver as much as possible within Zodiark's restrictions. He would appreciate no longer being so limited, but I would need to place new bindings to prevent the guilt of his actions destroying him. I am most concerned about this part. Fortunately, if he hates what I've done I can remove those new bindings if need be.

Hades is mine, and I am his. Like the sun and the moon, orbiting each other for millennia. It is a mutual claim. Zodiark has no place in it.

Your dad is very diplomatic. He cares so much, and it is evident in everything he says. When he and I message each other his consideration of and affection for me is so apparent that it often makes me feel as though I'm going to cry.

I don't want people to believe I hold no warmth or care for them. He radiates these things in his every word. I wish I could be more like him.

I am not very good at in-person stuff. There are many factors to pay attention to beyond mere words, and it can be too much.

Expressions are difficult for me. I spent years working to keep a stoic expression, you know? Because those who follow me in battle are more at ease if I do not show fear, or pain, or hesitation. Nobody cared a lick for what words I have, so I didn't need to divide my focus.

Now I have to try and use the right expression and the right words, while also paying attention to the body language, expressions, words, and tone of voice of one or multiple people at once. I have to use context to piece together unfamiliar turns of phrase, which is tiring. When I ask for clarification most people have been kind enough to do so for me, though some find it frustrating.

I do think I've gotten better. I still need to improve a great deal, but I have more experience to draw upon now. Our conversations have been particularly helpful in that regard, so I am very grateful to you.

If I may ask, is being spoken to in a more formal manner something that bothers Gladio?