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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?

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[ofherfirstfur]

[Huge cat eyes staring staring staring at all those ribbons and feathers and things.]

video;

[knaveswitness]

[takes him a second to realize the video is running- but he plays it off, cocking his head as if examining a hat before he turns to the device]

Hmmm?

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[ofherfirstfur]

I want them.

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[knaveswitness]

[that fuzzy, nigh indistinguishable shape on his screen does not look like a person- hmmm, where's a talking seeing eye dog when you need one?]

Who wants one, then?

[existais]

Where to hang all of those hats...

[knaveswitness]

I could let you move in and be a hat rack...

[existais]

I don't know if I'd be a very good one!

[knaveswitness]

If you'd just stand still...

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[10shlling6pence]

...I daresay you did find the best of them, Master Break.

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[knaveswitness]

Master Hightopp, hello, hello!

I dare say- I do like to think I have good taste.

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[10shlling6pence]

Hello, hello indeed!

I must say you certainly do. It is a gem of a hat.

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[knaveswitness]

Then I am glad you appreciate my taste- not all seem to.