[Didn't help that while David knew precisely how to fit one for Bart, he didn't know how to fit it for Balthier. Maybe one day he'd make the man an earpiece, but would he really want David whispering in his ear?]

That sounds like an ostrich, except we didn't use them for war. Hold on.

[He settles in comfortably next to the other man, which is actually surprising for David. He's not used to being with a man who is of a height with him, or this sort of holding on to each other. But it's good position to be in with fishing out his phone, his mind already sending a command to have it pull up a picture of a chocobo.]

Largest extant flightless bird we have on this world. And yeah, dear works too.

[Genuinely sweet? David's intrigued by that. You could tell a bit about a person by the types of affectionate terms they used. Darling ranked Balthier in an interesting level of affectionate.]

I'll send you plenty of videos, if you want. Me, you saw that Central City place. That's actually a good bit like where I was born, but just out in the suburbs of it. Here, on this earth, Chicago is around. But I guess there's nothing there to inspire me to visit.