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[exanimatus]

[private;]

[a frustrated sigh.]

Things are compounding again. How annoying.

[tap. tap. tap.]

What a miserable little world. Red-Eyed Zelman, still caught in a cage?

It's disgusting. Cain would have a laugh.

[......tap. tap. ...tap.]



[public;]


[spoken simply, no particular tone attached.]

What is a king without a kingdom?

Comments

[jimfromit]

A king without a kingdom is just a regular person

Since when have regular people ever had redeemable features?

[exanimatus]

Yes, well. [disinterestedly...] It's really asking too much for them to keep up with someone like you or me, I suppose.

[jimfromit]

Bingo.

Your voice is lacking a certain edge to it today Mr Clock...something on your mind champ?

[exanimatus]

Hmph. Just thinking through a few particulars. Not particularly interested in the conversation I've been getting.

[jimfromit]

Feeling a little bored with life are we?

Giving philosophical questions to the monkey house won’t change that.

[Neither will giving the occasional riddle, but hey this isn't about Jim.]

[exanimatus]

Oh, it's not for them. It serves its purpose, despite everyone intent to pick my motivations apart.

[tooootally ignoring the 'bored with life' comment, yep. it's more like a crisis anyway.]

[jimfromit]

Glad to see there's a method to your madness at least.

[exanimatus]

Of course. Anything less would be embarrassing, wouldn't it?

[jimfromit]

Very.

I mean it would just be so awful if we started to let standards slip wouldn't it?

[exanimatus]

Very much so. Maintaining a certain level of quality, and all that.

[jimfromit]

Well if we don't...who will?

[exanimatus]

No one. The whole thing would fall to pieces.

I have a question. [though he's not really asking permission to inquire or anything.] What exactly is your line of work, anyway?

[jimfromit]

Wasn't this conversation supposed to be about you originally?

I mean I'm touched by your interest in me, but be careful...I might start developing a complex of some kind.

[Playing hard to get 101 by Jim Moriarty]

[exanimatus]

I think it's a little too late for that. [oh he likes this game. C:]

[jimfromit]

There’s just no pulling the wool over your eyes is there?

I tell you what, since you're smart cookie why don't you take a guess?

I mean It's just not fun if I just tell you outright.

[exanimatus]

My first instinct is to go with politics...

[jimfromit]

Nope.

Although I have worked with politicians before...shining beacons of light and morality that they are.

[exanimatus]

That's why it came to mind. If you're anything like me, you're the villain of the show.

[...completely coincidental phrasing, of course, because life is one giant "show" after all.]

Private

[jimfromit]

Every fairy tale needs a good old fashioned villain.

Only sometimes they need a little help don't they?