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[lalliho]

[COMING AT YOU LIVE from...from...a bath??? There's definitely bubbles hanging around this wet scarecrow of a human, along with swishing and slapping of water and some blonde fumbling about with a towel in the back (presumably for the now-clean Lalli) whose expression becomes distracted just moments after the mental broadcast begins.]

Emil can't make a circle around my thigh with his hands. No one can. That's stupid.

[Emil mostly seems to be melting into mortification rather than sticking to some kind of agenda, but whatever. Not like he's naked.]

If anyone in this stupid coven thinks I'm wrong, prove it. Come to the bathhouse in the next hour, and if you can make your fingers touch, you win. If not, Emil shuts up.

[if u want an ass kicking]

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[lalliho]

[This is so alarming?]

Why would anyone think that? Who’s “they”?

[transcutation]

Lots of people, but mostly - and I'm sure this will come as a surprise - supposedly wise, certainly ancient and not very dignified old men in positions of power. The attitude just kind of trickles on down from there though.

[lalliho]

[But... But...]

What about the old women in positions of power? They’re there too, so shouldn’t that...not work?

[transcutation]

They're outnumbered, outvoiced - plus, ever notice how bossy men are "assertive" but bossy women are "nags"?

[...though really, she and her sister were just never really the leadership types and before she knew it, the whole place was...]

Tch, why am I even lecturing you on this, anyway? Clearly it's not ever going to be a problem for you anyway.

[lalliho]

[It's true that he felt his female cousin was a nag, but his male cousin was even worse than her, so...]

I'm sorry. I didn't know it was something that happened. People respected Grandma.

[transcutation]

Mm... small community? [If that was the best example he could think of, that's what she was guessing] When everyone actually personally knows everyone, there tends to be less of that kind of prejudice, at least among those in the community.

[On the other hand, they might be worse against those outside it, but that was another discussion entirely]

Anyway, it happens. But all that's only tangentially related to the age thing.

[lalliho]

[He gives an affirmative hum about the community thing. Definitely small... Even if you counted the entire lake system as one, the population wasn't a substantial number at all, as he'd discovered soon after they'd had to abandon it.]

What's tangentially? [But either way --] That's not fair or smart at all. And you're definitely not that old.

[transcutation]

Tangentially means only touching at a single point - in conversation it means to say it's barely related at all.

And no, it's not fair or smart, but no one ever accused humans of being either of those. [She chuckles] I bet I'm older than your "Grandma", at least.

[lalliho]

[That tracks.]

No, she's gone.

[So. Can't be older or younger.]

[transcutation]

Oh. Well... sorry to hear that.

[Awkward...]

Sounds like she lived to a ripe old age and had a fine family at least.

[Well, now she's waxing nostalgic about her sister...]

[lalliho]

[mental shrug.]

I don't know. I guess.

[Not much of a family left...]

[transcutation]

You're a real cheerful one, aren't you?

[SHE WAS TRYING TO BE NICE FOR ONCE]

[lalliho]

[HE DOESN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND "NICE"... especially if it's dodging facts.]

I'm not not cheerful. Right?

[transcutation]

No, you're definitely lacking in the cheer department.

[So much for being nice]

[lalliho]

Oh. Sorry?

[????]

[transcutation]

Well, it's not like you have to be. If you're fine with the way you are, who cares what others think. You might get more friends if you smile more though.

[lalliho]

[ehhhhn... I mean, that's fair, but...]

A lot of people are really weird... I smile when I'm happy? Why would I do it some other way? That'd be like lying.

[transcutation]

Well, find reasons to be happy then. No one wants to hang around someone who isn't cute or having fun.

[lalliho]

That stuff isn't really up to me...

[he can't just DECIDE other people think he's cute or if he's having fun...]

[transcutation]

That's just quitter's talk. Being cute and having fun are both things you can do something about if you actually care.

[SHE SURE DID]

[lalliho]

[uhhh]

I don't think so? How would that work...

[transcutation]

Finding ways to have fun is something anyone can do, and once you're smiling you're already going to be more attractive. [Well, she gets the feeling he doesn't want to hear about makeup and makeovers.]

[lalliho]

Finding ways to have fun...

[Not that he cares about being attractive, but being a happier person wouldn't be terrible? Terribly unlikely, but not terrible.]

I know about some stuff that's supposed to be fun, but I never really thought so? It was just weird.

[transcutation]

Don't you have any hobbies? Interests?

[lalliho]

[crickets]

Like what...? I have a lizard kid.

[does that count...]