[Stingy growled under his breath as the girl mocked him; worse yet, she LIED to him about her presence during the black plague. Please. Unless she was ancient or a time-traveler, there was no way that was possible -- but then again, Stingy HAD seen time travel in action before...]
[He didn't have long to fret over that, though -- a loud, offended GASP escaped him as she swore. Did she have no manners?? As he opened his mouth to correct her, she instead corrected herself. Good enough, for NOW, but he wouldn't hesitate to lecture her if she slipped up again.]
[Again, she insisted on her "babies" -- disgusting -- being framed for the plague, blaming fleas for the illness' spread instead. Having recently learned a ( somewhat flawed )version of the plague's events in HIS school, he knew better! Clearly, her education had been flawed -- considering that she befriended VERMIN instead of people, that much should have already been obvious.]
❝ HUMPH. As if you ACTUALLY lived through the plague -- perhaps if you did, you would know how horrible those mangy beasts of yours are. ❞ [He pointed at the little creature, then shuddered and dusted off his shoulder -- as if one of her rats had scurried over to him, too.] ❝ I may not have been around for the plague, but I LEARNED about it. The rats made EVERYBODY sick -- and if you had been there, let alone befriended those little monsters, you would have been part of the body count. ❞
[Stingy yelped as one of her hideous "babies" scurried onto her shoulder, nearly retching as she scratched it behind the ear. How could she stand being in such close proximity to those little MONSTERS? Not only that, but now she was talking to IT instead of HIM. She even admitted, in so few words, that she was a thief -- a sentiment that Stingy could...possibly relate to, were he a tad more self-aware.]
❝ Ah-HEM! I am RIGHT HERE. ❞ [Stingy exaggeratedly gestured to himself, tapping his foot impatiently. Really, she'd rather be in a rat's company than his?] ❝ Ri-diculous. There was no fun in the plague. AND you took things that didn't even belong to you? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Disgraceful. ❞ [At least Stingy only took things that, in his mind, belonged to him!]