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[secondchances]

Sometimes I see people doing this about "future" stuff they learn about, but I think it's time to shake it up a bit. I feel like I've accidentally taken a history class. Not complaining, of course. I didn't pay attention in school.

[Written:]

Things I've Learned About the Renaissance (in the past ~10 months):
- Wine is preferred over water (it tastes BAD and you can't convince me otherwise)
- Getting dressed takes forever because you have to put on layers, sleeves, and tie things. Zippers probably brought people to tears when they were invented. Not just because of accidentally zipping up bits.
- Various Italian words, mostly inappropriate and/or used to hit on people
- Dances are weird and make me a little dizzy
- Fresh pasta is a thing
- Showing too much skin is Very Bad and makes big brother unhappy [So gone!] Pants for women = weird!
- Bankers are just as boring as they are in my time
- Don't call da Vinci "da Vinci" because that is wrong
- Popes can have the cutest daughters
- Medicine is pretty much leeches and opium
- Cardinals are not all old men with wrinkles
- "Italy" isn't really a thing yet, just a bunch of city-states (or something? I forgot. Sorry!)
- Something about chaperones... dating is complicated
- Insert more stuff I should remember

[Tap tap. This is Steph not talking about nightmares or crazy cats or bumps to the head or depressing things that have occurred in the past 30-something days.]

Comments

[secondchances]

But there's still so much to learn.

[luthored]

Are you getting all of these 'facts' from Ezio?

[secondchances]

Not all of them. The dirty ones and... most of them.

[luthored]

I guess it's more refreshing than always relying on books.

[secondchances]

Not that I've ever felt the urge to learn about the Renaissance before meeting him or anything. Very legit.

[luthored]

In that case, very. I always thought the Renaissance was interesting, but I didn't really dive in much more than school required, outside of the art.

[secondchances]

[Ezio, why did you have to say you "rather like" Lana, now Stephanie wants to meddle.

MUST... RESIST...]

Lucky us, to have one of the most interesting people to teach us Renaissance things.

[luthored]

One of the most interesting people? You shouldn't say that publicly, his ego is large enough.

[secondchances]

Yeah, but there's got to be a limit.

[luthored]

[ THINKING OF LEX LUTHOR. Nope, there's no limit. But she's not tactless enough to drop that downer bomb on the discussion. ]

I think a man's only limited by his imagination.

[secondchances]

Good thing Ezio is boring and unimaginative. Yep.

[luthored]

I think it's too late for you to backtrack, Stephanie.

[secondchances]

Maybe I was lying when I said he was interesting! How's that?

[luthored]

Then I guess it would make it nothing but flattery. Poor Ezio!

[secondchances]

Yup, poor Ezio. I guess someone might take pity on him.

[luthored]

I do pity him.

[ Joking! Or is she? ]

[secondchances]

As you should. He just sits around doing nothing, all day.

[luthored]

That wouldn't be why, if I did.

[secondchances]

Oh? Why?

Stephanie

[luthored]

[ If you don't mind seriousness for five minutes! ]

Because he seems unable to go against his own nature, and in the end, he suffers for it.

[assassino]

To be criticized and pitied, ah, you both wound me! To think I am friends with such scolds.

[secondchances]

Nosy, much?

[assassino]

What?! I heard my name!

[luthored]

[ WHOOPS caught gossiping! ]

I had to make sure your ego didn't get too big. Did it work?

[assassino]

Despite your best efforts, it's certainly getting there...

[Ezio doesn't know what an "ego" is. Spoiler: he's not talking about his ego.]