o3 ✍ sharpe's confusion ✍ video | backdated to January 26th

[incorrupt]

[ Someone is dressed in clothes that's obviously not his size. His shirt is obviously too big for him and hangs off the side of his shoulder. It's white, and a little dulled and thin from too many washings. The coat he's wearing over the shirt is, on the reverse, a little bit too small for him, the sleeves pulled up tight against his shoulders. The coat is absolutely, completely filthy. It's the kind of coat that you find on a chimney sweep, if chimney sweeps have money to buy coat.

Someone's either thieving from dumpsters or clotheslines or stealing them from beggars. What do you mean, you can buy clothes? Why would you do that when you have free stuff all over the place? Sure, he can pickpocket people, but the easiest targets are in the clinic and he feels bad about stealing from the people who healed him.

Look, just be happy he has a shirt on, okay? He spent like most of the last week half-naked. (He doesn't like charity. Stealing is better than charity, honestly. At least he knows where those things come from.)

The camera spent most of the time stuck onto his shirt before Sharpe tilts it up to his face. Look at his chin! Wait, no, he has it in his face. He stares a little belligerently at the camera for a long moment before he drags a (callused, not very clean hand) through his (sweaty, not very clean) hair. ]

I've got two questions. [ One finger. ] Who knows a man named 'Richard Sharpe'?

[ Two fingers. ]

D'ya think anyone can change their class? Move up the ranks, so ta speak. A rat becoming a gentleman. Summat of that sort.

[ This is important, okay? He knows about his future self (one gets very, very bored on a hospital bed, and he has this tablet thing in his hand), and future Richard Sharpe calls himself a Major. That's puzzling, that's what he is. He doesn't know how he even gets promoted in the first place to Ensign, much less a goddamned Major, commanding entire divisions and maybe even regiments. He's a streetborn rat joining the army to avoid two consecutive murder charges. What the hell? ]

Comments

[crystalia]

Oh, now it's just Crystal. _{( The way she rolls her eyes is halfway between amused and annoyed. Probably leaning towards the former. )}

I'd try to help, of course.

[incorrupt]

You asked me ta call you Crystal, didn't you? [ No, she asked your older self, Sharpe- never mind.

He's actually grinning again. ]

Well, would you help if I say me bed's quite cold?

[ I am extremely sorry. ]

[crystalia]

<sub>( Never apologize. )

( She doesn't miss a beat, though she might choke before hiding it behind a haughty expression. )</sub>

In that case, I'd say you should look like you're worth sharing one with before you start complaining.

[incorrupt]

[ Eyebrow raise. He scrubs at the side of his face. ]

I shaved and washed me face. [ Dryly. ] There's more you want me ta do, ma'am?

[crystalia]

Not making an ass of yourself would be a start.

_{( :T )}

[incorrupt]

[ Slooooow blink. ]

How'm I behaving like an ass? [ Ass = donkey. JSYK. ] I ain't neighing.

[crystalia]

No, you're right. An ass would have been more polite.

[incorrupt]

[ A pause and he ducks his head, rubbing the back of his neck. ]

Sorry ma'am.

[crystalia]

_{( Primly: )} Apology accepted.

[incorrupt]

[ Eyebrow. Griiin. ]

You still think me ta be neighing like an ass, ma'am?

[crystalia]

I'm reserving judgment.

[incorrupt]

And what'd help you judge me better, eh?

[crystalia]

You could tell me why you're so interested in your future.

NOT HERE

[medusalith]

[ RANDAC PRESERVE HER SHE HATES THIS PLACE. ]

this one is here though

[medusalith]

Have a care how you speak. I will not tolerate such behavior towards my family, let alone royalty.

8D

[incorrupt]

[ Eyebrow raise. ][ What do you mean, the inappropriateness lies within the sexual innuendo??? ]

[medusalith]

Do I need to clarify?

[ SO UNIMPRESSED ]

MY HTML FOR THE LAST TAG LOL i'm so sorry.

[incorrupt]

[ He chuckles. ]

She asked me ta call her Crystal, ma'am. Just obeying orders.

IT'S OKAY

[medusalith]

'Your highness' would be the preferred means of address.

<3

[incorrupt]

Aye? And who're ye ta give me orders? [ Not belligerent. Just.... offensively curious. ]

[medusalith]

Queen Medusalith Amaquelin-Boltagon of the Inhumans and Kree. Crystal is my sister, Princess Crystalia Amaquelin.

[ She's whipping out full names and titles for this. ]

[incorrupt]

Who'd call themselves the Inhumans? [ Blurted- then okay, okay, he found his manners. He ducks his head down and rubs his fingers over his nose and mouth. ]

My 'pologies, ma'am- yer majesty.

[medusalith]

The Inhumans would.

[ THEY'RE NOT HUMAN. she thought that was obvious. ]

Better. Reassuring that you are at least capable of learning.

[incorrupt]

That's a question ta ask what the bugger- [ COUGH ] what you are, ma'am. 'Inhuman' ain't a nice term.

[medusalith]

Perhaps to you, but for us it is what we are. What other word would you use for a people that share a common ancestor with humanity yet are so radically different from them that your fellow humans fear them?