十 六 ; shí liù

[getsome_sleep]

I should like to assure all those who wonder that the contents of the text over my head do not in any way reflect my thoughts, despite appearance to the contrary. Poor diction aside, I cannot imagine why I should invest so much though in wondering what color of hat would best suit each man or woman I meet; nor do I actually mean to set anyone on

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[youhavenoname]

People are a bit difficult to set on fire anyway. Most of them wear clothing that's been treated to resist it.

Why do they stalk hiiiiim....

[getsome_sleep]

With your leave, I shall not experiment.

[youhavenoname]

Please. I give no one leave.

[getsome_sleep]

With my own leave, then.

[youhavenoname]

Lightning is more satisfying, anyway. Faster, but that's not necessarily a detriment.

[getsome_sleep]

[... well.]

A convenience limited to those of us who have some power over lightning.

[Why, yes, he is curious.]

[youhavenoname]

'Some' power. [Ben's other permits himself to smile.] You could call it that.

[getsome_sleep]

Is there a more correct term for it?

[youhavenoname]

Lightning is [pause] my bitch, they say here.

And I don't mean that I have a dog with that name.

[getsome_sleep]

[Your idioms elude 210 AD guy. Probably. Maybe.]

A thousand pardons, but I cannot get at what you do mean.

[youhavenoname]

So it's not as universal a phrase as I was led to believe. Hmm.

I control it. If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate.

[Not as dangerous as it sounds. He'll just singe the page in an interesting way.]