Private Finished [AGoDR] Just a Talk

Garrick walked around in his uniform, fairly casually. He was just patrolling, but since he was closer to the end of his shift now, he walked with his Regalia. His Regalia was an older man, taller than Garrick. The pair were having a conversation, but Garrick had to stop himself sighing several times. He was talking about some the different kinds of people that lived on the island, and his Regalia just kept being surprised. Garrick frankly wasn’t surprised by very much so he found himself exasperated.

He spotted a group walking, and noticed how three of the people walked behind a younger girl. The group was odd... a little too odd. A part of him told him that she was likely a participant but he couldn’t be too sure.

As Elisa approached him, then greeted, Garrick felt like he'd met her before. She seemed familiar but he couldn't exactly place her. If he still had his perfect memory, he'd likely be able to place how she was familiar but he didn't have that anymore. He didn't really mind, though. He looked over Elisa's group of Regalia, and figured that they probably were Regalia. Again, he wouldn't be too sure though because for all he knows Elisa could actually be older than she looked.

He smiled politely as the older man stopped talking to Garrick to greet Elisa. "Good day, ma'am. Is there anything you need?" He had a polite voice tone. If Elisa knew Garrick was also participating in the tournament, and attempted to challenge him, he'd have to refuse since he was still working. Although it was drawing to the end of his shift, he would still rather do his job than be idling or doing a challenge he wasn't too invested in doing.

Garrick’s Regalia usual seemed a bit surprised by Elisa’s greeting, but he had a curious look in his eyes as Elisa mentioned saying her curiosity. Garrick side glanced his Regalia and recognised it as... approval?

He then nodded. “Ah, alright. Yes he is a Regalia, and yes we are pacted.” He smiled a little. “I’m Officer Garrick Barnes, by the way. Nice to meet you.” He still had this tone to his voice that just seemed like a working voice. He cleared his throat to ask his own question. “And these people? Are they Regalias as well?” He tilted his head a bit.

Garrick blinked. He kinda squinted at Elisa because of what she said. How do you get them to behave? Garrick was doing a lot of squinting as he professed that question. Mostly because the first thing that came into his head was the fact that they weren’t pets, they were people.

This was likely one the few times Garrick actually got shocked. He kept opening and closing his mouth as he tried to figure out an answer. His Regalia looked surprised at Garrick’s own surprise. He finally sighed. A very deep sigh. “The Regalia are people. Not pets, and from what I can tell your Regalia are adults, not children. You’re not obligated to try and get them to get along, just as you are not obligated to get two random adults to get along. You cannot force an adult to change their behaviour to your form of behaviour. Especially seeing how, from what I can tell, you’re a teenager and they’re adults.” He placed a hand on his hip while the other pinched the bridge of his nose. He went back to a regular standing position as he nodded at his own Regalia. “I speak to Alfred here like a person because he is a person. He is older than me so I respect him as an elder. He treats me as a young adult.” He didn’t really have the same tone as before. There was a genuine concern in his voice in regard to how Elisa actually saw her own Regalia. He ended up with his arms crossed as he spoke.

Garrick pinched his nose as he sighed. He shouldn’t have just said the exact words he thought. He should’ve made it softer, partly so he wouldn’t have been as harsh but also so it’d be easier for Elisa to speak for herself. Garric disliked trying to do conversations when he was still becoming less detached. It was just a bit tricky to get back to normal.

He sighed again as he nodded. “I apologise for the confusion, then.” He crosses his arms as he tried to think. Frankly the pair were adults and the problem was between them. Elisa’s heart was in the right place, but there wasn’t really much she could do. “Well... it’s between them. But maybe they just don’t really have compatible personalities. You could either split them up...” He hummed slightly as he tapped his chin. “...or you could trade one of them? I’ve heard that trading is a thing. Perhaps trade one of the two for someone more compatible with your group, but trade your one to someone they can get along with too.” He had an uncertain tone for his first suggestion, but there was a confidence with his second suggestion. He really felt like that was a good idea. However, he wasn’t actually thinking of trading with Elisa. That was because of the ability his own Regalia had. Garrick didn’t know the specifics but he knew that it was the capability to manipulate emotions. He knew what could be done by an ability by that, and he was worried to trade it away.