Maybe he shouldn't be smiling so warmly at some silly version of another him, when he quite likes this one thanks.

But he also likes the way David knows him, that when he spins alternate versions of who Balthier could be or have been, they're always rooted in who he is.

"A flirt after my own heart," Balthier tells him. He makes to kiss the other lightly on the side of the head, but the silly nose gets in the way, which just makes him laugh instead.

"Alright, I will be getting rid of mine on the way home too," he says, raising a brow suggestively. But he takes David's hand, bringing the knuckles to his lips.