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[sythyry]

Indignities [21 Trandary 4262]

Prince Nestrune Kreslink

Me:"I do believe you're supposed to threaten me now."

Nestrune:"I beg your pardon?"

Me:"Or throw brandy to me."

Nestrune:"What am I missing?"

Me:"I thought your secret spies told you whenever I had anything to do with one of your subjects."

Nestrune:"You're back with Ilottat? I was wondering when that would happen."

Me:"Why on wood would I do that?"

Nestrune:"I evidently need to pay my secret spies better. Or flog them more. What happened?"

So I told him of my date with Jrakh, albeit in less detail than is presented here.

Nestrune:"Oh, I see! Did you do thus-and-so with her?"

Me:"Well, um, no."

Nestrune:"A pity, she's very good at it. How about such-and-such?"

Me:"Not that either."

Nestrune:"No? How about this-and-that? "

Me:"No, we didn't."

Nestrune:"Can a Zi Ri do this-and-that? I should ask Ilottat, he'd know."

Me:"I'd know too, and yes, we can."

Nestrune:"Oh, I'm sure Ilottat knows a good deal more about what Zi Ri can do than you do ... than you will learn in a thousand years!."

Me:"Hmph!"

So I flew off to Floosh's bakery.

Floosh

Floosh:"Hallo, Sythyry. How are you and your new girlfriend doing?"

Me:"My, news travels fast! According to eminent authorities, we are not utilizing her full capabilities, and probably will not get to."

Floosh:"This is the, um, black-handed Orren girl?"

Me:"No. The black-handed Orren girl broke up with me."

Floosh:"And you didn't come get a consolation poptaloop?"

Me:"No, I didn't think to."

Floosh:"Well, too late now, since you seem to have another girlfriend. Tell me about her?"

Me:"Not a girlfriend, just a date with another student. An all-night date."

Floosh:"One can do worse than an all-night date!"

Me:"Well, I evidently got her bottom grade of service for the date. And don't get another one."

Floosh:"You paid her?"

Me:"Hey!"

Floosh:"Calm down, Sythyry! You nearly scorched my toque!"

Me:"You really think I should be hiring prostitutes?"

Floosh:"I didn't say that! You were talking about her services, as though she were hireable."

Me:"Not for hire. I guess she's a public charity though."

Floosh stared at me for a moment, hard. "Here. Have a poptaloop."

Comments

[justicezero.livejournal.com]

Hrm.

Yes, pastries are the appropriate response to that situation, I think.

I expect that you are not the least bit worse off today than you were yesterday, at least. There is certainly something positive to be said for a meaningless evening of recreation, even if it does nothing toward achieving any real ends of having a relationship, and is generally rather unfulfilling afterward.
Like an inexpensive candy, it does nothing to fill your belly, but the fleeting flavour and sugary rush has some value nonetheless.

[justicezero.livejournal.com]

Furthermore, I must note that Nestrune seems to be displaying all of the delicate social grace of a drunken rollerskating elephant on wet ice. I must congratulate you on your restraint in merely saying "Hmph".I'm certain I would have been strained to find an adequately creative response.

[terrana.livejournal.com]

"Yes, pastries are the appropriate response to that situation, I think."

I would further postulate that pastries are the appropriate response to a great many situations.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

'Here. Have a poptaloop.'

That does about sum it up. };)

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Well, it'd probably be a bad idea to run back to Jrakh to do all that stuff, since it'd be all clingy and stuff, but maybe you could find another Rassimel to fill in the bits you didn't get a chance to try? I'm sure you could find one who'd be willing to spend some time with you.

Like Ghirbis!

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

I think I'm going to swear off mammals for a while!

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Forever! I mean forever!

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Oh! Well, I'm sure Dustweed will be happy to hear that.

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Yeek! That's not what I mean!

[justicezero.livejournal.com]

I am sure Dustweed would actually make a quite good girlfriend. She is intelligent and kind, and not especially prone to flights of disloyalty and other such lunacy. Certainly I would consider myself fortunate to be in the company of one of her composure and wit. I do acknowledge, though, that I know a number of pleasant people who would theoretically be good relationship material for me whom I have had no inclination to approach. And I expect that you are entirely caught up in day to day confusion still, and really have not had the time to consider all possible personages who surround you.

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

Like lizzies are any better!

Are dragons even lizzies?

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Lizbians. The word is "lizbians"

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

I do not want to think of how the thought process gets to there...

[mmsword.livejournal.com]

Forever, a while, I'm sure these two will look more similar later.

[vernononfm.livejournal.com]

Though most Orren will never admit it, to us, the two of them are (essentially) the same. Somebody's a bit more Orren than they like to think. ;) Or, perhaps, a bit more ZiRi than they really want to be. :)

[redbird]

*offers sythyry a lemon-and-ginger cookie by way of additional consolation*

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Yay! Bakery sympathy is the best sympathy.

+1 Ice Cream of Consolation

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

I have made orchid-bean ice cream, if you'd like some to go with your poptaloop.

I suppose charity sex is better than no sex.

Re: +1 Ice Cream of Consolation

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that sounds like vanilla ice cream, only alien!

And I think was boredom sex (on her part), not really charity sex.

Oh, and I guess I'm unclear on exactly whether it counts as sex, or just heavy making out. Especially after talking with Nestrune...

Oh, well, it was a pretty fun evening.

Re: +1 Ice Cream of Consolation

[chipuni.livejournal.com]

*grin* Push-ups with a friend?

Not much different than what happened with Ysgwyd.

A great way to burn off stress, at least.

I'm sorry that it's not (yet) a relationship.