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Tweak says, "diet coke and pizza please"

Daphne Greengrass (_greeneyed) wrote,
@ 2013-09-28 14:29:00

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Is it too soon to contemplate costumes for the coming round of Hallowe'en galas and parties? It seemed like every other person was dressed as Merlin or Morgan le Fay last year. I mean to be more creative.

The Prophet continues its race to the bottom, I see. Unsurprising, but disappointing.

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	darkinside 2013-09-28 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	Mary Boleyn, of course, if the Prophet is to be believed. Don't bother being coy - we both know there's nothing flattering about my history with the prince. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_greeneyed 2013-09-28 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	The whole world seems to know it. Perhaps you mistake being coy with being appropriately tactful. It is a quality you might think about cultivating in yourself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkinside 2013-09-28 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	I've spent my entire life being tactful - far more than you could ever imagine being. Since it got me nowhere and never will, I'm trying a different approach. So far I'm rather enjoying the results. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	_greeneyed 2013-09-28 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	I haven't perceived any benefit in your being discourteous, but I wish you well in your new endeavor. I suppose there must be some people who enjoy your frank opinions out there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	darkinside 2013-09-28 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	It's highly beneficial for me, but I wouldn't expect someone in your position to have empathy for such a thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne/Hestia/Sirius tipyourhat 2013-09-28 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	Both of you, stop it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hestia/Sirius darkinside 2013-09-28 07:10 pm UTC (link)
	Don't you dare. You lost the right to tell me what to do years ago. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hestia/Sirius tipyourhat 2013-09-28 07:17 pm UTC (link)
	Have you told him? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hestia/Sirius darkinside 2013-09-28 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	That is none of your business. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Hestia/Sirius tipyourhat 2013-09-28 07:21 pm UTC (link)
	On the contrary, he is my son, and this is my family. It is every inch my business. You need to tell him. He is not a child, and he has a right to know. You have no right to keep it from him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Hestia/Sirius

darkinside
2013-09-28 07:26 pm UTC (link)

Under the circumstances, I have every right to keep this private, and you knowing in the first place violates so many laws that it makes my head spin.

I'm not telling him, and neither are you, got it? You've already ruined my life. If you ruin Jack's, too, I promise you with everything I am that you'll spend the rest of yours regretting it.

Now fuck off.

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	Daphne/Hestia/Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-29 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Stop what? I'm being perfectly courteous. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-29 12:50 am UTC (link)
	I have had enough games for one evening, Daphne. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-29 01:05 am UTC (link)
	I don't think we have the same definition of "games" at all. But if you wish me to stop interacting with this woman tonight, I'm only too happy to oblige. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-29 01:06 am UTC (link)
	I would prefer you two never spoke again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-29 01:15 am UTC (link)
	That would be no sacrifice on my part at all, but I wonder why? If I refused to speak to any of your past amours, I fear that I would never have a conversation with a woman at court again. Or is she different? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-29 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Because I hurt her in a way I never intended, and because having a son with me is, I believe, the most painful thing she has ever endured, and I do not wish to make that worse right now. She is going through enough already, and there is no need to rub her nose in your new position on top of it all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-29 01:37 am UTC (link)
	If you think I've set out to spurn her, you have misread the situation entirely. But I can sympathize with her position. I will try to be all politeness henceforth, no matter what the provocation to be otherwise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-29 01:41 am UTC (link)
	Your very existence is enough to provoke her. Avoid her, and if you cannot, then ignore her. If you wish to stay in my good graces, you will do your utmost to make her life as comfortable as you can by removing yourself from it, regardless of how intent she may be at self-abasement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-29 01:49 am UTC (link)
	That seems entirely unfair. But marriage is often about paying for the other partner's mistakes, I believe, and I am willing to do so in this case. I will try to be silent if I cannot be pleasant. But I wonder how you would feel if someone made a similar request of you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-29 02:04 am UTC (link)
	It has little to do with me. I am not asking you to be pleasant. I am asking you to leave her be entirely, whether or not she tries to pursue an avenue of communication. It is for her sake and the sake of her health, not yours or mine. If the reasons were right, I would not mind. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-29 02:11 am UTC (link)
	I did not realize things were quite so serious. Of course I will abstain from further communication if it is truly such a grave matter. I can't help but feel as if I am seeing through a glass, darkly. It might help us all if I had a better understanding of your relationships with significant people at court. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-29 02:15 am UTC (link)
	It is not my matter to discuss, but it is grave. Thank you. My relationship with most people at court is simple: if I have not fucked them, then I have fucked someone they care about, and therefore they hate me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Sirius _greeneyed 2013-09-29 11:23 am UTC (link)
	That certainly is simple. I see you went an opposite direction from attempting to endear yourself to the people of influence you will one day rule. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Daphne tipyourhat 2013-09-29 12:59 pm UTC (link)
	I am far more concerned about the people who have no influence. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)