11 - Audio

[thearchangel]

All right. I'll bite.

What's this 'party' supposed to be about, exactly?

[Not that he's thinking he'll go. Which may be obvious from the flat tone.]

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[likesfootnotes]

An amalgamation of wine, women, and song. ¹ They will disguise it in the costumes, but mark my words that all three things shall occur.

1 - All human gatherings can be reduced to this, in my experience. Rarely does it ever turn out well, with the exception of an exhibition made for Solomon that I had the fortune to witness. As I recall, it involved marinating the men in wine, then feeding them to the women while they sang.

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

So... if you're right. Then there's not really any reason to go.

[Not for him, anyway. That last part is just... what is that.]

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[likesfootnotes]

That depends on the person. Some are quite enamoured with wine, women, and song. Others have some sense about them. Which are you?

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

Can't sing, can't drink human alcohol, and... there really aren't any turian women here.

I'll be passing, on this one.

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[likesfootnotes]

Good to see a wet blanket in the crowd! But are you sure you don't want to go and stand sullenly at the fringe? I hear it's quite trendy.

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

[Wet blanket? What does that...?]

Whose fringe?

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[likesfootnotes]

The fringe of the party, where you'll stand on the outside and look in. Not fond of that? Try propping up the wall. ²

2 - An overlooked and important job at any gathering. Can't have the walls falling in on the revellers now can we.

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I'll pass.

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[likesfootnotes]

And have the walls collapse in on the partygoers? Where is your sense of community and kindness?

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

That's not going to happen.

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[likesfootnotes]

You must be psychic to be so certain. ³

3 - The alternative being that you are a mastermind with different designs on this dance than the Keep lord intends. Those are the two ways that you know the outcome of a story, unless you're one of those cheaters that reads the back page first.

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

The walls aren't going to fall down. That's just... That's stupid.

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[likesfootnotes]

Walls always fall down, take it from me! ⁴ Or do you come from a world with no walls.

4 - The exception to this being any wall within which a djinni, afrit, or marid has been sealed. These will survive all tests of time, much to the boredom of the spirit stuck there.

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

I'm not having this conversation.

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[likesfootnotes]

Then what conversation are you having?

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[turian_honor.livejournal.com]

...

Goodbye.