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[knaveswitness]

[See: Xerxes Break. See: Xerxes Break, sitting cross-legged on the floor amidst a small sea of hats. Classy hats, rakish hats, dapper hats, and dainty hatsHe looks slowly (well, turns his head, anyway), between each hat, then up to his own hatless head, before he laughs as if a bit embarrassed, waving his too-long sleeves about uselessly and

Comments

[misterblackbird]

I'm not sure anyone could wear such hats as those.

[knaveswitness]

I disagree, sir! Strongly!

[misterblackbird]

Well, perhaps a lady could wear some of them.

[knaveswitness]

Are you calling me a lady?

[misterblackbird]

No, I'm not.

[knaveswitness]

If you are, I should hope I'm at least a pretty one... fetching-

With a nice shape.

[misterblackbird]

No, I am not suggesting that you're a lady.

[knaveswitness]

... Oh.

[misterblackbird]

I only wished to suggest that those were rather extravagant hats.

[knaveswitness]

And I say a man can wear an extravagant hat.

[misterblackbird]

A certain sort of man could, I suppose.

[knaveswitness]

A "certain" sort of man...

[misterblackbird]

Yes, if his style were such.

[knaveswitness]

...

[misterblackbird]

Is something the matter?

[knaveswitness]

I'm not rightly sure.