in which two trolls are very close to the same colour
-- overOblivion [OO] began trolling velocitiesTrumpet [VT] at 20:04 -- [08:04] VT: ye~? [08:05] OO: as there is a certain seadweller rather excitedly sharing his 'cOnversatiOnal cOnQuest' with me at the mOment, I felt that I shOuld take the time tO lOg a fOrmal apOlOgy fOr his behaviOur. [08:06] VT: oh gog. [08:06] VT: you're th@t @~~hole'~ friend? [08:06] VT: wh@t i~ hi~ de@l? [08:06] VT: ):V
[08:08] OO: he hOlds sOme rather aggressive delusiOns, and his charms lie in arenas far remOved frOm sOcial prOpriety. I believe that I have used thOse exact wOrds tO describe his cOnditiOn at least Once befOre
[08:09] VT: his ego is f@tter th@n th@t b@rb@ric lu~u~ belonging to my moir@il. [08:09] VT: if i mu~t be blunt.
[08:09] VT: ):< [08:10] OO: thOugh I am nOt persOnally familiar with the Obesity Of the lusus in QuestiOn [08:10] OO: I am sure that I wOuld agree [08:12] OO: nyxzel may entertain sOme very deep delusiOns. hOwever, I assure yOu that shOuld yOu crOss paths with him cOnversatiOnally in the future, yOu may find that he is nOt sO bad. [08:12] OO: he is Quite amusing [08:12] VT: hmph. [08:12] VT: i ~uppo~e on ~ome level. [08:12] VT: [email protected]@r though. [08:13] VT: w@nting to r@i~e @n @rmy one moment [08:13] OO: it is fascinating tO Observe the speed with which he switches his mOOds, yes [08:13] VT: w@nting to protect, then befriend, then en~l@ve the next [08:13] VT: hmph [08:13] OO: I believe that he views all three OptiOns as synOnymOus [08:14] VT: ):< [08:15] OO: fOr example, I am regularly referred tO as a 'fuckbitch servant,' but in truth I am relatively certain that I'm his Only friend. [08:15] OO: and fOr the recOrd, nO [08:15] OO: I dO nOt knOw what a fuckbitch is [08:15] OO: I dOubt that nyxzel dOes, really [08:16] VT: ... [08:16] VT: ~ound~ [08:16] VT: like @ ~tr@nge relation~hip [08:16] VT: 0^0 [08:17] OO: yOu wOuld nOt be the first whO has said sO [08:17] OO: in any event, I believe that I shOuld intrOduce myself nOw. I imagine that I will be regularly apOlOgizing fOr Our dear seadweller's imprOprieties. [08:18] VT: indeed [08:18] OO: I am OberOs ekleip. I have heard yOur name thrOugh Others, but I wOuld prefer tO hear it frOm yOu. [08:18] VT: it ~eem~ th@t w@y with the @ttitude he h@~ [08:18] VT: c@eli ellivro [08:18] VT: @ ple@~ure [08:19] OO: likewise. yOu are a very pOlite individual. [08:19] VT: ofcour~e [08:19] VT: i'm only rude to lowblood~ [08:20] VT: the w@y it ~hould be [08:20] OO: well, that is Only acceptable behaviOur amOngst blueblOOds. yOu're behaving as per the usual cOde Of ethics. [08:21] OO: in my Own recent experience, I have been antagOnized rather eQually by all castes [08:21] OO: a bit Of pOliteness is refreshing [08:21] VT: ofcour~e [08:21] VT: the feeling i~ mutu@l [08:21] VT: tru~t me [08:22] OO: the OrangeblOOd, pevzaz, fOr example. he regularly sneaks in and defaces my hive while I am in the lOwer chambers. [08:22] VT: de@ling with @n idiotic moir@il @nd @....f@scin@ting mu~st@rd blood i~ enough [08:22] VT: ...oh gog [08:22] VT: not HIM [08:22] VT: ):V [08:23] OO: if yOu are thinking Of the very same OrangeblOOd with the Oddly expansive egO, then yes - him [08:23] OO: and mustardblOOd? that wOuld be ethiOm, cOrrect? [08:23] OO: is is a current alleigance Of mine. [08:23] VT: ...ye~ [08:23] VT: ethiom [08:23] VT: :< [08:24] OO: yOu find him fascinating? [08:25] OO: he is a rather energetic fellOw [08:28] VT: ...ye~ [08:28] VT: f@~cin@ting [08:28] VT: i me@n [08:28] VT: for a pe@~@nt [08:28] VT: ):< [08:28] VT: ... [08:28] VT: :< [08:28] OO: ... [08:28] OO: yOu dO nOt meet many fascinating lOwblOOds, I suppOse [08:29] OO: he can be Quite temperamental, but he can be sensible in a manner that eludes many, regardless Of caste. [08:29] VT: oh ofcour~e [08:30] VT: he c@n be @n @~~hole [08:30] VT: @nd he get~ on my nerve~ [08:30] VT: ... [08:30] VT: well [08:30] VT: he u~ed too [08:30] VT: he ~till doe~ [08:30] VT: but not ~o much now [08:30] VT: i ~uppo~e [08:30] VT: hmph [08:30] OO: but yOu find these persOnality traits tO be endearing [08:31] OO: have they 'grOwn On yOu,' sO tO speak? [08:31] VT: ... [08:31] VT: uhm [08:31] VT: well [08:31] VT: in @ w@y [08:31] VT: i ~uppo~e [08:31] OO: it is a cOmmOn enOugh afflictiOn. I believe that it is a natural cOnseQuence Of spending time with anOther individual [08:32] VT: i me@n i ~uppo~e they c@n be ch@rming in their own ~tr@nge lowblood w@y [08:33] OO: well, if he may fOrgive me fOr using him as an example - nyxzel, despite being Of a caste tO which rudeness and general 'asshOle' behaviOur naturally belOngs, is lOathesOme tO yOu. is this cOrrect? [08:34] VT: ye~ [08:34] OO: but the fOrm which ethiOm's 'asshOllery' takes is One which yOu find tO be mOre amenable and charming. [08:34] OO: thOugh he is Of lOwer caste, and Ought tO be subservient [08:34] VT: ...ye~ [08:34] VT: ...ye~ it'~...confu~ing [08:34] VT: to ~@y the very le@~t [08:35] OO: therefOre, One imagines that caste has Only sO much tO dO with the acceptability Of One's behaviOur [08:35] OO: Of cOurse, there is the natural Order Of things, but sOme individuals may exibit nObility transcending their blOOd. [08:35] OO: which is, as nyxzel says - just a matter Of luck [08:36] VT: ...hmph.... [08:36] VT: i me@n [08:36] VT: i ~uppo~e you h@ve @ point [08:36] VT: it doe~n't ch@nge their di~gu~ting blood color [08:36] VT: ... [08:36] VT: but [08:36] VT: ethiom i~n't ~o b@d [08:36] OO: I have several, actually. mOst Of which prOtrude frOm my head. [08:36] OO: this is me attempting tO lighten the mOOd [08:37] VT: hehe [08:37] VT: very clever [08:37] OO: gOOd, I have succeeded then. [08:37] VT: ye~ [08:37] OO: in any event, whatever respect yOu dO Or dO nOt harbOur fOr ethiOm is a matter fOr yOur judgement alOne [08:38] VT: ... [08:38] VT: very well [08:38] VT: you ~pe@k very wi~ely [08:38] VT: it'~ @ m@~~ive relief [08:39] OO: it's gOOd that I was Of sOme service. I had nOt been sO keen On it when I discOvered the details Of my ancestral lineage, but I am finding that I may be a sasisfactOry advisOr after all. [08:41] OO: nOw, if yOu wOuld please excuse me, my dinner is ready. it was a pleasure speaking with yOu - and, please, if yOu wOuld dO me a small favOur, place a certain small effOrt intO fOrgiving nyxzel his transgressiOns. again, his charms lie elsewhere [08:42] VT: ofcour~e [08:42] VT: i hope to t@lk to you @g@in [08:42] VT: i mu~t....think [08:42] VT: @nd gog i will try with th@t highblood [08:42] VT: ):< [08:42] VT: i c@nnot promi~e [08:43] VT: but i will try [08:43] OO: I understand if the effOrt prOves tO be tOO much. he is an acQuired taste [08:43] VT: hmph [08:43] OO: and, Of cOurse, take yOur time thinking. my trOllian accOunt is knOwn tO yOu, and I hOpe tO hear frOm yOu sOOn. [08:43] VT: indeed ~o [08:43] VT: do t@ke c@re