[Ah, Arthur. You remind him a great deal of himself when he was younger. He'd bet that you're noble as well, probably not used to seeing others as your equals, either in intellect or in status. Shunsui remembers himself at that age painfully well--and he also knows he was an arrogant ass who got another student killed.
Well. He supposes he's still something of an ass. But at least he knows what he is. But perhaps it's because he sees something of himself in this young man that he can't resist teasing him at least a little. Partly because Shunsui never could help twitting people who he thought had a big head, but also to take a measure of what kind of man he is.]
Sure, sure, Arthur-kun. No need to be so serious~. Life is full of beautiful things--and beautiful people~. [He waggles his eyebrows with a grin.]
[ Arthur just statres at his Forge, still baffled by the honorific. Is it a nickname, the way Yachiru calls him Au-rin? Acceptable in a young girl, less so in an adult male. But the man is obviously simple. And at least it's not "shithead". ]
Right, beautiful things and people. Absolutely.
[ His tone the verbal equivalent of someone slowly backing away from this conversation. ]
[He chuckles, although there's a rueful tone in his voice that belies the laughter.]
You'll find there isn't enough beauty in the world, Arthur-kun. It's best to take it where you find it, whether in the loveliness of a sakura tree, or the taste of fine sake, or the curves of a beautiful woman by your side.
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Well. He supposes he's still something of an ass. But at least he knows what he is. But perhaps it's because he sees something of himself in this young man that he can't resist teasing him at least a little. Partly because Shunsui never could help twitting people who he thought had a big head, but also to take a measure of what kind of man he is.]
Sure, sure, Arthur-kun. No need to be so serious~. Life is full of beautiful things--and beautiful people~. [He waggles his eyebrows with a grin.]
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Right, beautiful things and people. Absolutely.
[ His tone the verbal equivalent of someone slowly backing away from this conversation. ]
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You'll find there isn't enough beauty in the world, Arthur-kun. It's best to take it where you find it, whether in the loveliness of a sakura tree, or the taste of fine sake, or the curves of a beautiful woman by your side.
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You are a fortunate man, then.
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