[ Claude considers that before responding, since - for all that he likes to tease Hilda, there's some things which aren't his to tell. Jesper's picked up on something important, and it'll lead somewhere soon enough if this is anything to go by. ]
She has, and so have you. The two of you are about to continue on creating incredible things together. Just remind her you believe in her and she can do this. In the meantime, I'll keep bothering her about putting some new and fancy things in the window of your shop in the meantime since personally, I can't wait to drop by.
[If he knew that Wylan was gone, that Jesper was hurting, he might tread more lightly. But...he doesn't know, and he's caught up in the whirlwind of giddiness that comes with a first kiss.]
Yeah, we haven't really had a chance to talk about like...what we're doing.
A date would be good. While I obviously love tumbling someone into bed without needing to talk much first, that's not your way. You still have a lot to learn about each other.
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