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[bemist]

[ Hello, everyone. You will first receive an image.

It's ten swords.

Just ten swords, in a pile on the floor. Nothing is remarkable about these swords. They're just metal swords. There are ten (10) of them. Golly. ]

Found these in front of my door
I don't need em
So if anyone wants a sword or wants to learn how to stab someone informally
Let me know
Only 10 of you though

[ What a kind and generous and incredibly succinct offer! ]

Comments

[bemist]

unironically?

[uncourteous]

Sure. Do you not believe a sincere joke deserves just as sincere of an applause?

[ not yes or not. ]

[bemist]

not if I don't appreciate it, no

[uncourteous]

You are a rather harsh critic.

How do you typically react in that case?

[bemist]

To their jokes?
I ignore them

[uncourteous]

[ ... ]

👏👏👏👏

Wow, my lady, I thought you could not get anymore ruthless.

[ he's kidding, but damn geb that's stone cold. ]

[bemist]

is it ruthless?
Siffrin just knows I'm honest
for better or worse

[uncourteous]

I think being aware of one's honesty is different...

Than a cold reception to one's joke?
I feel like you could bring a jester to tears.

[ as funny as that is to callisto, at least...

he's definitely chuckling to himself. ]

[bemist]

Siffrin hasn't cried yet
it's fine

[uncourteous]

If you did laugh or clap, I imagine they would be thrown off-guard.

But, they are pretty resilient. [ ... and accepting all things considered. ]

[bemist]

yeah
I'm not worried about them

[uncourteous]

... and what of my feelings? Do you not see them as delicate?

[bemist]

no
you're way too hard-headed for that

[uncourteous]

Hard-headed? I don't think you are too different.

[bemist]

I'm not
but you never heard me calling my feelings delicate in the first place

[uncourteous]

You never know what is going on someone's heart.

[bemist]

Not without someone telling me, no
but that's none of my business

[uncourteous]

Did I not try to express it just now?

[bemist]

that your feelings are delicate?
if you were that worried about them, I wouldn't recommend you keep approaching me

[uncourteous]

You are always so quick to dismiss me.

If I was the sort to listen to such warnings, would I still be here, Lady Gebura?

[bemist]

I really can't tell if you're a sadist or a masochist
or both

[uncourteous]

Do I seem like the sort who would be interested in that?

[ why is this world full of BDSM.... ]

[bemist]

asking me sincerely?
yeah

[uncourteous]

[ gebura????


hello??? he's genuinely stunned. gebura wins this time.

time for him to complain to siffrin. ]