[Indeed he doesn't recognize Dimitri for just a moment, though that may have less to do with his lack of armor and cloak and more to do with the last time he saw him... well.
It's probably a bit obvious to Dimitri by now, the last context Claude saw him in. The brief flash of shock, a complex tangle of grief and regret, confusion at how calm and not murderous this Dimitri seems-- all gone in an instant, covered up with a smile.
Right. Time is weird here. Different people have experienced different things. This Dimitri is an entirely different one than who Claude had seen at Gronder Field.
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It's probably a bit obvious to Dimitri by now, the last context Claude saw him in. The brief flash of shock, a complex tangle of grief and regret, confusion at how calm and not murderous this Dimitri seems-- all gone in an instant, covered up with a smile.
Right. Time is weird here. Different people have experienced different things. This Dimitri is an entirely different one than who Claude had seen at Gronder Field.
Totally normal. Okay.]
Oh, don't get up on my account.