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[goodform]

*Obviously someone's New Year resolution list was lacking the "give up smoking" standard - although the evil tobacco itself is not currently lit. The captain takes up his usual place against a wall, cigar-holder in hand, right arm folded behind his back

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[goodform]

*There is a very stiffly controlled "Gah!" reaction from Hook at the sheer stench. His lips curl slightly back from his teeth as his brain tries to make sense of the mangled reply*

Left what alone?

[goodform]

*Hook doesn't back off, although his eyes narrow in suspicion*

Because you thought having not quite so pleasing a thing as wanting, or for some other reason?

*The smell is getting into his throat. He coughs, irritated*

[hikari_netto]

Why would you want to sit around waiting for something forever? That's stupid. And if you don't think it'll be what you want, why would you want it anyway?

[goodform]

Oh. It's you.

*Hook's reaction is pure, affected, mocking boredom*

I would not credit you with the intelligence to know what you wanted, nor the patience to wait for anything.

[hikari_netto]

*sticks his tongue out in as rude a face as he can make* I always know what I want, and I can wait for something if there's a reason to wait. I'm just saying that if you don't have to wait, then it's stupid to wait.

[goodform]

*Twitch. Children pulling faces. It has to rate very highly on the captain's own personal anger scale of one to fission. His tone goes silken, generous in the face of stupidity*

And what if you should know, in your infinite wisdom, that what you want is to wait?

[5myrsofregrets]

"If I had to choose, the event itself" Methos says, "No, but then I usually am only looking for old books, so if I didn't acquire them, then I wouldn't be able to read them"

[goodform]

*If he had to choose. Interesting choice of words*

It is not, I think, possible to maintain the anticipation after the event - but I agree it would be quite intriguing to be able to have both.

*the mention of old books ensures this man the captain's sometimes easily wavering attention. He likes books, and he likes reading a great deal. It's the sort of thing his pre-Nexus lifestyle left little room for*

Might I ask what kind of old books you are generally searching for?

[5myrsofregrets]

"No, but there are always other things to look forward to do and then you have the memories of the previous event"

"Personal journals on what are now historical events, poetry, some philosophy. I'm linguist, so half the fun is actually testing my skill in translating the text" Actually, its more to see if he can still read the texts.

[goodform]

Memories are a different matter entirely, I find, and can upon occasion not be trusted.

A linguist? How many languages do you read, sir?

[rageofthemoon]

"I would prefer neither."

"No."

[goodform]

*Frown.*

You would prefer nothing to happen at all?

[rageofthemoon]

"No, I simply do not prefer one over the other. That is all."

[twilightbreath]

She's flying, he's Captain Hook, hopefully no assumptions are made when she answers his question.

"That I can't decide on until the event happens. If it doesn't turn out the way I planned, then it's the former."

His other question merits little more than a shrug. "How can you know?"

[goodform]

*Being able to fly is not an absolute prerequiste for hatred from Hook: he has at least enough control over his temper for that. Well. On good days, at any rate. He gives her his default assessing look before he replies. Hmm. Interesting.*

I was interested more in judging the value of waiting against the value of possessing - but you have a valid point.

One cannot know. But in my experience uncertainty such as that can cause a great deal more concern than certainty.

[twilightbreath]

"Posession is something either. I'd sooner have what I'm looking for in my hands now." Having to wait and do chores for it before had been such a bother.

"The only way to remove the certainty is to get what you want. I wouldn't bother with it and focus on the task at hand."