steamboat willie (2 - video)

[takesyoubytheheart]

Hiya, everybody! Gee, I'm sorry that I've been so quiet fer so long... Minnie got a real bad case of the... whatever-ya-wanna-call-it that was goin' 'round, so I was spendin' every second of every day helpin' her get better.

Now that she's up and at 'em, I figure I should get ta know everyone here better, since it looks like we're all gunna be stuck here a while. So let's make this interestin'... gimmie yer name, and somethin' about yerself that makes ya totally different than anybody else!

I'll start off! My name is Mickey Mouse, and I'm a King! Yer turn!

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[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

Then her, why's she the queen out of anyone?

[Not quite politics.]

[VIDEO]

[takesyoubytheheart]

Cause her folks were the King and Queen before her.

[don't argue with fairy tale logic, nobody wins.]

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

But that's not even a good answer!

[He'll try anyway, even if he's seen how frustrating fairy tale logic is before during the relevant curse.]

What is it? Is it caste? Something else?

[VIDEO]

[takesyoubytheheart]

Well, it's just how it's always been. Their family's always been in charge, as far back as I can remember, and there ain't been any complaints.

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

[Some of his wariness dies back at that answer, though he still looks a bit confused. Succession via family lines? Pssht, what culture does that?]

[(One with a concept of families.)]

Fine, fine, I'll leave it.

But what kind of leader is she, then? Or you, for that matter, if you'll give an accurate account of it.

[VIDEO]

[takesyoubytheheart]

She's always been a great leader, and I'd like ta think I've done pretty well for myself. We make sure everyone is treated fairly, and that our people are happy and healthy.

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

And what constitutes "fair" for a ruler in your culture?

[He'll learn yet that Disney royals aren't the troll kind, but for now, he has to ask.]

[VIDEO]

[takesyoubytheheart]

[How to explain what he thinks should be obvious...]

Well, we don't treat anyone as if they're better than their neighbor. Everyone gets their say, and if ya work hard, ya get rewarded as ya deserve. We all work together for the same goals.

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

[Oh, he knows what equal means, he just doesn't trust royal types immediately. Up goes the eyebrow.]

And you're being serious now, not shitting me or anything?

[VIDEO]

[takesyoubytheheart]

Why, of course!

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

[He blinks once or twice, then finally appears mollified.]

Huh. Okay, consider the impromptu session of twenty questions over; you pass the unspoken test for decent living being. Congratulations on not being a supremacist asshole, even if your system of royalty still sounds confusing.

[VIDEO]

[takesyoubytheheart]

... Ummm... thank you?

[... One assumes this is a compliment.]

[VIDEO]

[bethehugejerk]

[He snorts, half-amused.]

Yeah, you're welcome, I guess. Excuse me if I had some preconceptions given troll culture, which, no, I don't really want to get into. Suffice it to say it's not like the setup you have running.