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[portolan]

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for churby

[portolan]

1. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but I hold the title of prettiest boy in town.
2. Captain means you follow my orders or you're off this shift.
3. You told me you were into literature. Loveless is not literature.

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[silent_sacrifice]

Only because I have not been in town yet.

Re: 1

[portolan]

How will you drown your sorrows when you realize your dream is unattainable? Spirits? The theater? Fleeing in shame?

[silent_sacrifice]

We both know the theater is not for drowning anything. But I shall celebrate the acclaim of my handsome features with fine wine. You, of course, shall have to soothe your wounded spirit in the same.

[portolan]

Our definition of theater is quite different.

A fine face is nothing without roguish charms. I fear if you open your mouth, I will win handily. Shall we make it a wager?

[silent_sacrifice]

Theater is too exalted a form to be diluted by something so plebian as the personal lives of the performers.

You believe I lack roguish charm? I shall have to wager with you, for I will not accept this slight.

[portolan]

When you lose I'm taking you to a burlesque where I can happily tell you how directly each character is based on the performer's life.

[silent_sacrifice]

I am happy to attend the burlesque either way. But that is not Theater.

[portolan]

Are you willing to say that to eight drunk performers, half of which are larger than you? Because I would very much like to see you try to win that argument.

[ aka get punched ]

[silent_sacrifice]

As if I am not used to telling truth to the face of people 'larger' than me.

[He's too well trained to get punched.]

[portolan]

Shall I take you to one-act play festival instead? I'm sure you adore student work.

[ Balthier suspects they can find a bangaa for Genesis to enrage just about anywhere ]

[silent_sacrifice]

[Don't be cruel.]

Students are not refined enough for the proper stage. So of course they are at festivals.

[portolan]

Alright that's what we're doing when you lose.

[silent_sacrifice]

You just shouldn't spend so much time expecting what you would do when you win as you will not.

[portolan]

Your lack of investment in the outcomes of your winning tells me you can't actually envision it.

[silent_sacrifice]

Perhaps I do not wish you to chicken out when faced with your penalty for losing.

[portolan]

First, a gentleman doesn't back down from a wager. Second, I have nothing to fear given I won't be the loser.

[silent_sacrifice]

Alright then. You will be allowing me to give you a makeover. So you have a chance of equaling me.

[portolan]

[ The face he makes. ]

No cutting or dying my hair, but otherwise, you have a deal.

[silent_sacrifice]

Clearly no touching of hair. That's just logical.

[portolan]

I'm glad to hear you're rational on important matters.

Though, now you're opening yourself to the risk of my wearing your style better than you can.

[silent_sacrifice]

Which is of course not possible. We both know that.

[portolan]

You didn't catch me saying so.

[silent_sacrifice]

You catch me doing it.