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[divinestrike]

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[feistro]

i can work plenty with what you've given me thus far, you know.

there once was a tiefling
with words that could sway
the hearts of the gathered
nepione

a group she had with her
a camp, warm and bright
camaraderie abound
all through the night

(and beyond it, a bard
a stray debonair
occasionally giving her
tips for her hair)

they'd drink and make merry
she'd practice her brew
with her cauldron exploding
only one time or two

and though she denied it
those 'round her could see
her guidance was golden --
what it needed to be

so onward, adventurer
may evil you slay
by the light of the paragon
nepione

I've laughed about this for hours now. Thank you so much.

[divinestrike]

I can't believe you.
If you start playing that publicly, I'm going to hurt you.

Still. Very impressive.

Told you it was relevant to know how her name was pronounced. ;)

[feistro]

you won't know if i start playing it unless you're with me when i'm out and about

[divinestrike]

That's true. I'm not going to follow you around to make sure you don't. Just don't.

[feistro]

i suppose i could oblige, just this once.

[divinestrike]

I appreciate it. About as much as I appreciate how modest your ballad is. Makes me sound normal, for once, instead of something I'm not.

[feistro]

how would you like someone to describe you?

[divinestrike]

As a normal person? Nothing too dramatic would be nice.

[feistro]

you can do better than that. use your words. you must know some good ones.

[divinestrike]

I'm not a wordsmith. I guess I'd be satisfied with people just saying I'm a tiefling who wants better for my people and one day hope to see a world where we're more accepted. My wants are simple.

[feistro]

you might be surprised what someone who ain't a wordsmith can do when they put their mind to it. but for now, i guess you can leave the words to me.

unless you got a better wordsmith in that camp of yours.

[divinestrike]

I'm inclined to leave the words to anyone who isn't me, honestly. And it seems like I'm surrounded by wordsmiths. I could listen to all of them go on for hours, so I've just come to assume they're all masters of conversation.

[And she, decisively, is not. But it is very likely that Nepione, as per an alarming usual, is discrediting herself.]

[feistro]

think i found a new word to describe you

excusatory

[divinestrike]

That's a new one. Can I ask what it means?

[feistro]

it means you tend to come up with excuses rather than accept something, like a compliment.

[divinestrike]

That's. Not wholly untrue, I guess. I don't really know how to handle compliments. Easier to handle just about anything else, though. I don't dislike compliments. Just not good with them!

[feistro]

[Pom might not know a lot of things -- and fakes it accordingly -- but he knows that much is true.]

good thing i'm great with compliments. let's do a little exercise, how about

i'll say i think you got nice hair

now what do you think you say?

[divinestrike]

[...She should hit him for this. She really should.]

I guess I would just say 'thank you?'
This isn't something that requires an exercise, you know.

[feistro]

[And he would absolutely deserve it, to be fair.]

i don't know, seems like it worked to me. got a thank you without all that fanfare about how you think someone else has better hair or how you don't know a thing about doing anything but a braid

so when i say i think you know enough words that you could come up with something nice to say about yourself, you say...

[divinestrike]

I say this is ridiculous and you're making a big thing out of nothing. Hasn't it ever occurred to you that perhaps I just don't want to talk about myself? I've lived with myself. I'm much more fascinated in you or any of the others. I don't need to discuss myself because I already know who and what I am.

[Bzzt—that's not the right answer, or at least not the one he's looking for and she knows it.]