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Tweak says, "carlson is my 80's teen dream"

Daphne Greengrass (_greeneyed) wrote,
@ 2013-09-03 20:12:00

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Thank you to all my well wishers, I've quite enjoyed the flurry of owls at my window bringing congratulations from friends and family, near and far. But I do wish our country's journalists would think of consulting the subjects of their articles themselves rather than relying on gossip and hearsay. Isn't it interesting how they always somehow cleverly manage to find an unnamed source? One who is willing to add just the right infusion of creativity and dramatic flair to what would otherwise be a staid news item?

But no mind, it would be foolish to tarnish such sunny days with anything other than agreeable thoughts.

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	tipyourhat 2013-09-03 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Welcome to the spotlight. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-03 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	The brazenness of writing blatant lies is so astonishing I almost have to admire it. Almost. My plan is to keep calm and go shopping for form-fitting gowns. Ocular proof and all that. But if you in your great wisdom have different advice on managing the realm of public opinion, I am all ears. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-03 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Almost. That would be considered trying far too hard. Ignore them, and when your waistline fails to expand, they will take that for what it is. That is what my mother would do. What I would do includes egging them on and giving them more evidence than they could stand. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-03 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps I shall have to evaluate my erstwhile fundamental trust in the Daily Prophet. Is it also possible you haven't produced 50 illegitimate children or fought in 100 drunken brawls? I believe I shall follow your mother's example in this case, as provoking as I found that article to be. Although I may help myself to seconds of wine at the reception. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-03 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	They always exaggerate. I've only 47 bastards. 109 drunken brawls, though. By all means. You won't have any duties to attend to later that night. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-04 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Well now, that's a comfort. Your next comment, however, is anything but. But then you've never exactly promised to be comforting, have you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-04 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	As it happens, I have promised nothing less than the exact opposite. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-05 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Hmm. I had rather hoped that your inability to commit would extend to your promises. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-05 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	I think you will find I am very good at keeping my promises. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-05 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	Truly? You seem short on character witnesses at court. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-05 11:03 pm UTC (link)
	That is because the people who know me best have the good sense to avoid court. Why don't you come over for dinner Friday evening? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-05 11:11 pm UTC (link)
	An aspiring king who despises his future court. You prove more puzzling from one moment to the next. I would be happy to join you. It only seems fair that if you are set on bewildering and antagonizing me, you should feed me too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-05 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	I despise anyone who thinks they are above anyone else. That negates the majority of court on principle. I do hope you enjoy fried chicken, pizza, and beer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-05 11:28 pm UTC (link)
	So censorious! Perhaps your arrogance has merely taken a different direction. Fried... chicken? Is that even a thing? And here you had started off so promisingly with that breakfast tray in Paris. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-05 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	It isn't arrogance when you are going to be king. It is simply the truth. This is what my family eats, so I suggest you get used to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-05 11:58 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I certainly can't object to that sentiment. I can object to fried chicken, however. And am I to take it that by "family" you don't mean the royal one you're been tirelessly warning me off of? Or does Queen Walburga regularly enjoy a round of lagers with her ladies? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-06 12:02 am UTC (link)
	My real family has never, nor will they likely ever, live in the palace. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-06 12:28 am UTC (link)
	I see. I suppose I should be relieved that there are some people you care about. A girl doesn't dream of marrying a sociopath, you know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-06 12:33 am UTC (link)
	If you cannot appreciate the fascination of sociopaths, then you are marrying into the wrong family. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-06 12:45 am UTC (link)
	When did a sociopath enter the ranks? I thought I only had to contend with a eunuch, a lecher, a witch, and a womanizer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-06 12:48 am UTC (link)
	Bitch, not witch. Also a true sociopath. The lecher is arguable on his good days. The eunuch is too neurotic to be much of anything. Ask certain people, and they would classify me as a sociopath in a heartbeat, though I suspect they do not know the true definition. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-06 01:09 am UTC (link)
	I can only imagine how warm and festive Christmas mornings must be. You know, despite your efforts to be disagreeable in all things, our interactions have already done me one favor-- made me properly grateful for my own family. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-06 01:18 am UTC (link)
	My Christmas mornings are delightful. I believe Mother treats herself to a bath of virgin blood. As long as I have served some purpose in my life, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-06 02:02 am UTC (link)
	Thank you for the gift idea for her. It's been worrying me what I would get for your supposedly unholy trio of family members. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-06 02:03 am UTC (link)
	When Christmas rolls around, all you will have to do is nick a vein, and she'll be pleased. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)