[ It is quite selfish a request, but at the same time he can understand the desire of wanting to fit in and wanting others to care just as much about projects and people. Naga only knows that one had ever cared quite so much about Chrom's well-being as he had, to the point of considering him odd and not quite right in the head.

(It's not even remotely the same, but sometimes it's the little delusions that help him get those necessary three hours of sleep a night.)

Maybe he does need to forge a different path, clear out his mind to reassure both himself and others that he hasn't frozen in place after all these months. The prospect is a difficult one to swallow - Frederick is nothing but a creature of habit, after all - but surely if JJ can do it, then so can he.

He nods once, sighing in defeat. ]

Very well. I suppose pursuing new hobbies and activities might well help stimulate the mind and body. [ Self-improvement is never a bad thing. ] Will you require a pinky promise to seal this pact as well?

[ Lissa always had, and while JJ is no teenage girl in either looks or behavior, the two of them share a certain freedom of expression Frederick's always found it difficult to adopt. ]