IC Prospective

[centaurstestes]

Character: Equius Zahhak
Mun: Gnome
Plot specific: Not particularly


D --> Now that the Easter holidays are over and done with, I believe that now would be a good time to cease with the sheneighnigans
D --> I am tired of finding eggs in my things
D --> It's not funny
D --> Whoever is causing eggs to spontaneous spawn about my person had best stop it now
D --> I demand it
D --> If it does not stop, I will take measures to make it stop, and you will not like it

Comments

[animalmagnetism]

{>I won't ask! But I do have two questions.<}
{>Will that job make charms obsolete in your daily life too?<}
{>And is that something you really want?<}

[centaurstestes]

D --> What I want is irrelevant
D --> And no, it won't which is why I am conceding to the concept that I may need adjust the amount of time I spend on them

[animalmagnetism]

{>Your desires are never irrelevant.<}

[centaurstestes]

D --> My duty to my family and my b100dline come before all else
D --> They are completely irrelevant

[animalmagnetism]

If you're aware of them to the point where you have to actively dismiss them they aren't irrelevant.
I hope you realize that someday.

[centaurstestes]

D --> I have my hobbies
D --> It is not as if I am denied freedom
D --> There are simply more important things to take into consideration first
D --> Do not speak of things you do not understand

[animalmagnetism]

Alright. I'll stop.
{>What hobbies?<}

[centaurstestes]

D --> Thank you
D --> My family has horses
D --> I am rather fond of enchanting
D --> And I dabble in potions

[mo_cara]

[The older boy just grins, his friendly, easy grin, and reaches out to tweak a bit of Equius's hair. He likes Equius's hair - hardly any of the other boys have long hair like that. Gamzee's is actually kind of long, too, but not in the same way. His is mostly just sloppy curls all over the place and is long on accident, since he never bothers to cut it.

He doesn't say anything, though. After all, he was supposed to make no noise!]

[centaurstestes]

[Rolling his eyes at the hair tugging, Equius sighs and just shakes his head at Gamzee. He doesn't mind people playing with his hair, not really, but it's the sort of physical gesture that makes him a wee bit uncertain]

[That, and he can tell Gamzee is taking his words literally. Honestly, it's all or nothing with him, and it drives him bonkers]

You can speak, you know. Just not loudly. But above a whisper. Like I am speaking.

[wwistful]

Well that's a pleasant surprise if I ever heard one. I'm almost concerned that you're joking.

[centaurstestes]

D --> I never joke about my studies, sir
D --> It is of utmost importance to me that I maintain e%cellent mar% in all subje%
D --> All of them

[animalmagnetism]

{>All good hobbies!<}
{>Especially the horses!<}

[centaurstestes]

[Peter, let him tell you all about horses.]

D --> I love horses
D --> I much prefer them to broomss, for starters
D --> They simply lack the elegance and majesty of the equine
D --> There is no feeling of power
D --> No push and pull of STRONG muscles beneath you as you thunder across the ground
D --> A broom cannot love you, nuzzle you with its soft nose, or nicker quietly in your ear
D --> Neigh, you can keep your brooms
D --> I shall ride a horse, be Thestral, Centaur, or non-magical

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

uHHH, i THINK THAT WOULD HURT MY FEELINGS MORE, iF i BELIEVED THAT, bLOOD IS IMPORTANT,
bUT, i DON'T, sORRY,
sINCE YOU FEEL REALLY STRONGLY ABOUT THIS THOUGH,
dO YOU WANT, tO GIVE BACK THE EGG,
bECAUSE, uH, iF YOU DO IT'S OKAY,
i DON'T, wANT YOU TO KEEP IT IF YOU DON'T WANT TO,

[mo_cara]

Sure thing, motherfucker! [And Gamzee pitches his voice almost exactly at Equius's tone. He's actually kind of good at that, weirdly enough.] What's you got your sniff holes all up in there? [glancing at the book curiously]

[centaurstestes]

D --> No
D --> You gave it to me, it is mine now
D --> I am keeping it as a tribute, regardless of whether you meant it as such or not

[centaurstestes]

[It's creepy, Gamzee. Enjoy the flat look Equius is giving you.]

Charms. Where is my present.

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

uHH, oKAY,
tHAT'S FINE TOO,
aND i HOPE YOU LIKE IT,

[centaurstestes]

D --> Yes, I do
D --> Thank you

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

sEE, yOU ARE NICE,
bECAUSE MEAN PEOPLE WOULDN'T SAY THANK YOU,
i TOLD YOU, tHAT YOU WEREN'T MEAN,

yOU'RE WELCOME,

[centaurstestes]

D --> I am not nice
D --> I am being polite
D --> It is polite to thank people for gifts, regardless of how you feel about that person or the gift itself
D --> If the effort is made to present one with an item without a prior request or expectation, then the least one can do is say thank you
D --> That is all

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

eQUIUS, uM,
iT'S JUST AN EASTER EGG,
i THINK MAYEB YOU'RE, gETTING TOO TECHNICAL, aBOUT IT,
nO OFFENSE, i DON'T MEAN THAT DISRESPECTFULLY OR, aNYTHING,

aND, sAYING THANK YOU FOR ANYTHING IS, sTILL A NICE THING,
eVEN IF YOU'RE ONLY DOING IT TO BE POLITE,
bUT IF YOU, uH, dON'T WANT ME TO THINK YOU'RE NICE,
tHEN i GUESS i COULD TRY AND THINK YOU'RE MEAN,
bUT i DON'T, lIKE THINKING BAD THOUGHTS LIKE THAT,
aBOUT PEOPLE,
wELL, eXCEPT MAYBE VRISKA, bUT,
uHHH,
oKAY, mAYBE, nOT EVEN ABOUT VRISKA,
,,, dO YOU EVEN GET MY POINT,
oR HAS IT JUST BEEN LOST, iN MY RAMBLING,

[centaurstestes]

D --> Yes, well
D --> Being polite is important to me
D --> It's a sign of good breeding, and if I was not polite, even in the face of those I detest, then I would be no better than the common rabble, wouldn't I
D --> Not that I detest you
D --> You are hardly a blip on my radar
D --> My feelings from you are hardly worth mentioning at all, they are so unremarkable
D --> The egg is just an egg, as you said, and it means nothing to me
D --> Nothing at all

D --> I do not care what you think of me
D --> You could think I am a pretty, pretty princess for all it means to me
D --> I'm just saying that
D --> I'm not sure what I'm saying anymore

D --> No, ignore that
D --> I am a noble and pureb100d, I know e%actly what I'm saying at all the times
D --> I am never unsure
D --> You will forget immediately that I ever even implied that I was even momentarily unsure
D --> That is an order

[i_bullieve_i_can_fly]

wELL, uHHH, i'M GLAD THAT YOU DON'T DETEST ME,
tHAT'S A GOOD THING TO HEAR,
bUT, iF IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU,
wHAT ARE YOU GOING TO, dO WITH IT,

uHH, cOME TO THINK OF IT,
yOU DO KIND OF, hAVE NICE HAIR, wHICH WOULD BE FITTING FOR A PRINCESS,
aND i'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU'RE, sAYING EITHER,
eXCEPT MAYBE THAT YOU WANT TO BE A PRINCESS,
i DON'T KNOW,

bUT i, wILL TRY AND DO WHAT YOU SAID,
aND FORGET ABOUT IT,
eVEN THOUGH IT'S KIND OF, uH, iMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT A MEMORY CHARM,
sO i WOULD REALLY ONLY BE PRETENDING, i THINK,
bUT i'LL PRETEND REALLY HARD, iF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER,

dOES THIS, mEAN i SHOULD THINK OF YOU LIKE A PRINCESS, tHOUGH,
bECAUSE i'M CONFUSED,