"Partly, particularly since her other man isn't much for brains. I was rather hoping you'd balance out the equation."
Her other man? I suppose he means Dorian and I comment, "He's quite pretty but why you expected him to be brilliant is beyond me. As for the rest, well, I suppose you and my father have a common opinion of me." I grin, feeling generous, perhaps from the liquor, as I add, "But I won't hold it against you."
He goes on, laying out his unreasonable expectations as as he muses about my apparent stupidity. Maintaining my sense of humor, I grin and continue to drink while complimenting him. He's tries to wave it away and I listen attentively as he continues to insult me while suggesting murder as a viable course of action. He adds, "...I don't know why the fuck you'd go near enough to him to allow this to happen."
Before I can stop myself, I chime in cheerfully, "Well, it's not as if I could avoid him. He's quite determined, when he chooses to be. I have the foul luck to occupying more of his thoughts than I'd like. Family," and I shrug, draining and refilling the drink quickly. I'm up to four. Or five?
Apparently, my wife's secured some sort of promise and I grin, pleased at her cleverness. If I have to be married, she may as well be bright, yes? He thwarts my escape though and I grin widely at him as he declares, "...We're not done."
I exhale my smoke low and offer in a helpful tone, "If you'd like me to fix this, then keeping me here won't help a bit."
I'm pleasant, warming to the topic as if it were a game and I begin a list, "We've already established that my father's a prick of many variations, and that I'm not as clever as you'd hoped." Pondering, I continue, "Whether that's due to inbreeding or my current affliction is up in the air, but that still leaves me an idiot either way." I brighten as I add, "Oh, and I'm lacking that certain killer instinct. I'm thinking you take that as a flaw as well."
I'm remarkably cheerful considering the frightening company and intrigued by the whole absurd situation, I ask, "Have I missed anything?"
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Date: 2010-02-01 02:25 am (UTC)Her other man? I suppose he means Dorian and I comment, "He's quite pretty but why you expected him to be brilliant is beyond me. As for the rest, well, I suppose you and my father have a common opinion of me." I grin, feeling generous, perhaps from the liquor, as I add, "But I won't hold it against you."
He goes on, laying out his unreasonable expectations as as he muses about my apparent stupidity. Maintaining my sense of humor, I grin and continue to drink while complimenting him. He's tries to wave it away and I listen attentively as he continues to insult me while suggesting murder as a viable course of action. He adds, "...I don't know why the fuck you'd go near enough to him to allow this to happen."
Before I can stop myself, I chime in cheerfully, "Well, it's not as if I could avoid him. He's quite determined, when he chooses to be. I have the foul luck to occupying more of his thoughts than I'd like. Family," and I shrug, draining and refilling the drink quickly. I'm up to four. Or five?
Apparently, my wife's secured some sort of promise and I grin, pleased at her cleverness. If I have to be married, she may as well be bright, yes? He thwarts my escape though and I grin widely at him as he declares, "...We're not done."
I exhale my smoke low and offer in a helpful tone, "If you'd like me to fix this, then keeping me here won't help a bit."
I'm pleasant, warming to the topic as if it were a game and I begin a list, "We've already established that my father's a prick of many variations, and that I'm not as clever as you'd hoped." Pondering, I continue, "Whether that's due to inbreeding or my current affliction is up in the air, but that still leaves me an idiot either way." I brighten as I add, "Oh, and I'm lacking that certain killer instinct. I'm thinking you take that as a flaw as well."
I'm remarkably cheerful considering the frightening company and intrigued by the whole absurd situation, I ask, "Have I missed anything?"