crystal.

[cozen]

FORM: Sending Crystal
SENDER: Bastien
RECIPIENT: Everyone
NOTES: Threadjacking is neato.

[ An Orlesian accent, an idle friendly tone. ]

No one in particular is to blame for my asking— [ if only because the list is so long it couldn’t be called particular ] —but do we need more etiquette practice?

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[lettenhove]

Why, good sir, do you think we need more etiquette practice? Has someone besmirched your name?

[ there are so many weird people here that he can think of quite a few who could use etiquette lessons, but he's been around country folk a lot and can tell when someone's being a pompous jerk. ]

[cozen]

[ A little laugh, but then he plays along, accent skewing more obnoxiously urbane and long-suffering. ]

Every day of my life. Just this week one of my lessers ran across my path without stopping to bow.

[sarcophage]

[Hey listen, it's Ser Has Been Unusually Quiet Lately.]

This time, perhaps, with a preface that etiquette ought to be used at home as well as abroad.

[sarcophage]

—With the exception of Mme. Baudin, who shan't be tamed by man nor beast.

[acreage]

You sure nothing brought this on?

[ it sounds a lot like something brought this on ]

[cozen]

Nothing that is worth conversation, monsieur.

—you are one of our new arrivals, no?

[coquettish_trees]

[ Emphatic: ] Yes.

[cozen]

It is a war without end.

[heirring]

Must this round be wholly compulsory as well?

[bouchonne]

Certainly yes, for those in need of it, Miss Poppell.

[cozen]

Did you not have fun last time?

[acreage]

There was a last time?

[muckspout]

I haven't noticed any problems.

[cozen]

Truly? No open-mouthed chewing?

[noonrodeon]

Inclined to agree, unless they got lessons on not puttin' smokes out on books.

[ NOT THAT HE'S GRUMPY ABOUT THAT STILL. ]

[positioning]

Who is "we?" It's hard to judge without knowing who is lacking etiquette.

[cozen]

All of us. Top to bottom. Even a virtuoso should practice scales.

[heorte]

Did something happen at Satinalia?

[ surely whatever they do not at parties or otherwise official gatherings doesn't count. ]

[cozen]

I doubt there is anything that did not happen at Satinalia.

[lumelume]

Oh! Is that an option?

[Asked completely in earnest.]

[cozen]

It could be.

[justashotaway]

What kind of etiquette?

[cozen]

That is a good question. Last time we spent a lot of time talking about Orlais and the nobility. It might be better to broaden the scope.

[windyvoice]

Uh, our manners are perfect.

[cozen]

Your manners are all special and good in their own unique ways.

[noonrodeon]

That's just manners, innit?

[cozen]

I think there is a little bit of a distinction, but I couldn't begin to say what it is.

[deceivingly]

What does the word mean?

[cozen]

Which one?