Better habits? Many have tried and failed. [ Aramis, particularly. And sometimes Porthos but he's far more likely to be as ill-mannered as Athos. ] I think you mean privateer.
[ His mouth twitches slightly. ] You're entirely too clean to be a pirate.
Pirates rarely preen. [ Athos' face remains impassive, there's no smile across his mouth and his tone is dull and flat and has no room for argument. But there's just the right kind of twinkle to his eyes that means he's poking fun for the sake of it. Athos and dad jokes 4 lyfe. ]
And Alina. Honestly, there's just no accounting for some people's manners. I can't imagine how I got to like her.
[ Actually, her lack of respect was one of the things that delighted him about her. It still does. And of course, she calls him a Privateer now, too. ]
Women possess many strange skills. Perhaps it was that. [ Shrugging his shoulders as if to roll away the thought. He doesn't care about women and their magic. ]
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Better habits? Many have tried and failed. [ Aramis, particularly. And sometimes Porthos but he's far more likely to be as ill-mannered as Athos. ] I think you mean privateer.
[ His mouth twitches slightly. ] You're entirely too clean to be a pirate.
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I see no reason not to be presentable. Even a pirate has no excuse for scruffiness.
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And that's entirely the reason why you could never be one.
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[ A little pause. ]
I suppose you're right. It's not a title I gave myself, anyway.
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Who did? The blind and uneducated?
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[ A little pause. ]
And Alina. Honestly, there's just no accounting for some people's manners. I can't imagine how I got to like her.
[ Actually, her lack of respect was one of the things that delighted him about her. It still does. And of course, she calls him a Privateer now, too. ]
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Women possess many strange skills. Perhaps it was that. [ Shrugging his shoulders as if to roll away the thought. He doesn't care about women and their magic. ]