♦ XII ♦

[cooperating]

There are smiles on so many faces, and it is all due to the holiday that Robin informed me about. ...I suppose I am in need of a costume.

I thought to merely observe, but the enthusiasm in the air is rather captivating, and I hear there is to be a celebration in the square. I think that if we are to learn the most we can of other cultures, then

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[so_very_greedy]

You could always go as a girl and see if anyone is fooled.

[mostloyalknight]

It is alright, my lord. I am not offended or insulted. I should not have butted in while you were speaking with another.

It was only a question about Halloween, and your intended costume. I shall ask you when it is a more convenient time.

[cooperating]

...To be truthful, I have not a clue what I should wear. I wonder what my brother might have thought.

[mostloyalknight]

I, too, have not thought much about what I will wear.

[cooperating]

Maybe we ought to be sky pirates!

[mostloyalknight]

Perhaps you are right, my lord. It would definitely be a change!

[cooperating]

I wonder if Fran and Penelo would be offended. It isn't as if they really have a specific type of outfit for us to choose from.

[so_very_greedy]

DEGENERATE?! How dare you?!

How am I a degenerate?!

[cooperating]

...You are offended, yet you do not even understand the meaning of the word?

You are a person whose behavior deviates from what is socially acceptable, especially in terms of conduct related to the fairer sex, and often prone to insulting people's morals as a result.

Is this not true?

[so_very_greedy]

It's not MY fault that people can't see things from my point of view.

[cooperating]

And it is nobody else's fault, either. You expect the world to be humbled and respect your way of thinking, yet you make no attempt to respect anybody else's opinions or boundaries--instead you get defensive and insult them when they do not take kindly to your crass words.

[so_very_greedy]

You were being insulting, damn it!

[cooperating]

In case your memory is lacking, Greed, allow me to remind you that you were the one to speak to me, suggesting I dress up as a girl and saying nobody would notice the difference. From the very beginning you were trying to be insulting, and anyone else would have seen it as such.

I attempted to brush it off in a manner that I hoped would send you the message that I did not want to speak with you further, because I did not want to start a quarrel, yet you seem lost on the art of subtlety, and continued to push the matter. You then insulted me when I tried to condone myself in a polite manner, acting as if you were the victim in a disagreement you started.

And what have you to say to that?

[so_very_greedy]

I was being humorous. You just can't take a joke.

You "brushed it off" with sarcasm, which isn't brushing it off at all.

[cooperating]

Then you are also lost on the art of humor. Is that blunt enough for you?

[so_very_greedy]

...Ya' know what? Fine. This is obviously falling on deaf ears.