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[This is a bit embarrassing, but Ky doesn't have to worry about his cheeks pinkening. He can bear it with dignity. At least the crown on his head matches his uniform, and the dignity is part of what the crown is helping him feel.]

People of Vatheon.

[His voice is a little lofty, a little with the tone of someone who expects people to be impressed with him.]

Maybe we should take these hats, this "curse" as a gift. It's allowed me to see something I've been missing out on.

[Ky brings something up to his mouth, what looks like a fancy chocolate desert. He pauses to study it further, holding it between him and the SFC.]

It smells so nice.

[Maybe the point is to eat it, but no, he's going to stare at it a while longer. Once he eats it, it'll be gone, and he's in no hurry for that.]

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[keepsthefire]

... this must be what a sane person at a mental hospital feels like.

[Between Ky, Shiemi, his brother and his mom all acting weird, it's all Rin can do to keep himself from putting his hands over his head indefinitely just to make sure a hat doesn't land on him.]

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[closedcircuit]

I beg your pardon?

[Don't make him lift an eyebrow at you, young man.]

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[keepsthefire]

Dude, Ky, I knew you were prissy but this is ridiculous.

[bring it, princess :| ]

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[closedcircuit]

I don't think there's anything prissy about enjoying myself.

[Ky: missing the point. But there's totally eyebrow-lifting going on.]

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[keepsthefire]

You're acting like a damn princess.

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[closedcircuit]

Prince. I'm male.

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[keepsthefire]

That's why I said actin'.

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[closedcircuit]

I'm not sure I see the analogue.

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[keepsthefire]

... I'unno what that word means.

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[closedcircuit]

You know what an analogy is, don't you? A metaphor?

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[keepsthefire]

... I think I know what a metaphor is.

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You think?

I suppose you don't read much, then.

[It's not said in a judging manner, simply a curious one.]

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[keepsthefire]

Nah, not really good at it.

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[closedcircuit]

I don't think it's so much something you're good at so much as it's something you enjoy or don't.

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[keepsthefire]

Well, I don't, really. Unless it's about like... cookin'.

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[closedcircuit]

You don't like stories and things?

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[keepsthefire]

Not really, no. Kinda too old for that stuff, I think. Dad used to read to me and Yukio when were little, though.

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[closedcircuit]

I don't think you can be too old to enjoy a work of literature.

[But he's hit by a sudden stab of doubt. Is this part of why Sol calls Ky a kid? Certainly Ky's never seen the older man read.]

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[keepsthefire]

Well... maybe that's true. Yukio likes to read a lot, and he's like the most mature guy I know.

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[closedcircuit]

It's good to do some challenging of your brain.

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[keepsthefire]

Not if you're no good at it.

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How do you get better at anything?

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[keepsthefire]

... practice.

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[closedcircuit]

Exactly. Although I suppose it does help to have enthusiasm for the subject.

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[keepsthefire]

Yeaaah that's a problem for me.