I... think so. Nesso has a lot of manly pride and that's why he doesn't want to talk about why he's not a knight here because he thinks we'll find him silly?
[The tagline of every human being (or non, in this case) out there about men... Even sometimes men themselves. Elza nods gravely.]
Men. So-- let's stop thinking about them for a little bit. [Elza you are a man, remember, but he likes to think of himself as marginally less silly than the masses.] Would you like some tea?
Oh! [ Elza tea, now that he's improved! Mary brightens instantly, content to forget about the topic of incomprehensible manly pride (at least for a little bit). ]
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Date: 2015-03-04 08:35 pm (UTC)[He grins.] A man's pride is just an extension of that; wanting to look good in front of people, like you've got everything together.
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Date: 2015-03-05 04:50 am (UTC)[ MOST SERIOUS NOD. ]
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Date: 2015-03-05 11:42 am (UTC)And then, a snort.] Yes, well, that's more or less it.
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Date: 2015-03-05 02:49 pm (UTC)[ But at least it got her to giggle. ]
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Date: 2015-03-05 02:52 pm (UTC)[MEN ARE GENERALLY SILLY this is a life lesson you must learn, Mary.]
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Date: 2015-03-05 02:54 pm (UTC)Mm, you didn't. I just hadn't thought about it like that before.
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Date: 2015-03-05 03:22 pm (UTC)[About the complex silly creatures that are MEN.]
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Date: 2015-03-06 02:11 pm (UTC)That's just it, Mary.
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Date: 2015-03-06 02:23 pm (UTC)[ THEY'RE WEIRD. ]
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Date: 2015-03-06 02:26 pm (UTC)Men. So-- let's stop thinking about them for a little bit. [Elza you are a man, remember, but he likes to think of himself as marginally less silly than the masses.] Would you like some tea?
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Date: 2015-03-07 06:44 am (UTC)Yes, please!
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Date: 2015-03-07 03:46 pm (UTC)Great. Go sit down and relax, Mary, I'll be right in with some.
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Date: 2015-03-08 03:25 am (UTC)[ He's improved, but still... ]
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Date: 2015-03-08 04:56 am (UTC)[He smiles, assured, at her.]
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Date: 2015-03-09 12:26 pm (UTC)What are you working on today?
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Date: 2015-03-09 02:04 pm (UTC)... For a squirrel.
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Date: 2015-03-09 02:06 pm (UTC)[He thinks of the CCK despite himself as he sets a teacup in front of her on the table.]
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Date: 2015-03-09 02:10 pm (UTC)Will he wear it?
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