mười sáu ❀| patience is a virtue until its silence burns you

[lotuslife]

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[armywithcountry]

. . . is this one of those metaphors again?

[lotuslife]

[wait what was the right thing to do last time

think, think-- OH]

Imagine that the Phượng is a very cute bird. Very, very cute.

[PAUSES TO LET HIM THINK UPON THIS.]

Alright, now what do you get out of the story?

[armywithcountry]

[LONG LONG PAUSE]

Helping out others is for sissies! Even if you are really cute! Ahh, that poor bird, should have gone through more training . . .

[This is why Prussia will never be a Buddhist.]

[lotuslife]

[oh my god I laughed irl]

...Ah.

Good... good job.

[pretty much expects that this is the best she'll get out of him, OH WELL]

[wise_king]

Have you heard the story of the lion and the mouse?

[lotuslife]

There are many stories about lions and mice. I'd like to hear yours.

[wise_king]

One day, a mouse stumbled into the lair of a lion and accidentally awoke him. The lion grabbed the mouse and threatened to eat him.

"Please don't eat me, Your Majesty! I did not mean to wake you, it was a mistake. I was only playing. Please let me go - and I promise I will be your friend forever. Who knows but one day I could save your life?"

The plea cause the Lion to laugh. Noting that a mouse was not worthy of being killed by such a great creature, he let the small animal go.

Unfortunately, later, the lion was caught in a trap. One that even his great strength could not break. But the mouse saw him and remembered his promise to the lion. Using his small teeth, he cut through the rope and freed the lion.

"I did not believe that you could be of use to me, little mouse, but today you saved my life."

[lotuslife]

Ah, I've heard something similar to this one before. No act of kindness is wasted, yes?

[commie_island]

[At your house. Because...he's just checking up on the people he knows.]

Telling stories now?

[lotuslife]

[has all of her limbs! be proud of her!] It's a good way to pass the time. [won't admit that she loves loves loves them and her head is full of myths and legends from her own history and China's. he used to tell her stories when she was little.]

[commie_island]

[He's very proud of her. He has all his as well, for the record]

That's true. Always liked listening to stories.

[He used to just sit and listen to his people's stories. Spain's ...not so much.]

[lotuslife]

[Spain can get out.]

Oh! Do you have any you could share with me?

[scentofbauhinia]

What a cheery story.

[lotuslife]

Have you counted your fingers and toes? I suggest you count them.

[scentofbauhinia]

I'm not stupid. I didn't go. [not even for his designer clothes.....]

[lotuslife]

Not even for your designer clothes?

Or more tiny televisions with inconveniently small buttons?

[resurrectinto]

That was a, um, nice story...

[Margot kind of gets it. Maybe.]

[lotuslife]

Ah, Margot. How are you?

[resurrectinto]

Good, all things considered! Uhh... Yourself?

[lotuslife]

I'm, ah... Well.

[SILENCE.]