[ honestly, missions that required more... finesse (?) didn't exactly suit him. he was more for physical labor or actually battling out. this? was completely out of his element. but, with some of his previous experiences in el nysa to back him (albeit, those didn't exactly end swimmingly), he does his best to at least seem confident in being able to play this new role. or the role that he's literally just made up, anyway.

as for reality? well, they'd see. vane gives frederick a pat on the back. ] The truth, huh? ... I actually never really thought about it. I was going to say that you're my long lost brother! D'ya think they'd believe it? [ suddenly, vane seems to be in shock ....


over the prospect that this whole story he's crafted in his head could fall to shambles in like ... a second. ]