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[john_ofdarkness]

*this is not a song that anyone in the mansion might know--it's a song of John's composing, the overture to his musical about Houdini. he's trying to make a key change work, and having only partial success*

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[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

What do you mean?

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

One tries to be nice, and it doesn't matter. Not to everyone.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

No universal answer--perhaps it was foolish to expect one.

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

You think I shall bristle an you call me foolish. *actually a little irritated as indicated by the increase of formality in his language though his tone and expression are still very mild* No one knows better than I what fool I am.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

I am calling myself foolish, and if you take that as a commentary on yourself, then perhaps you are foolish.

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

*frowns, not entirely sure what to say to that* *hasn't forgotten that Jeckyll didn'b believe his identity*

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

*it's not his fault he read the book and saw the play--!* I am trying to stop being a horrible, small-minded man, and so I suppose I was soliciting advice from you. Sorry that didn't quite work out.

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

*with an obvious effort, calms down some, though still frowning slightly* I don't know how to advise, monsieur. You just do it. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. It helps not to have a temper. Though I manage even with one by... being persistent.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

And if one is merely spiteful and hateful?

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

Then one should be prepared to have many enemies.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

I'll do what I can. I do intend to try.

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

So you're going to try to stop being rude or try to get along being rude anyway? *puzzled*

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

*smirks* Stop being rude, although I'm old and set in my ways, and unlikely to change.

Typist: Must go to drive my sister about; back in a few hours!

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

((The notifications have almost caught up.))

You haven't been that rude to me. Other than not believing who I am.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

((Oh, excellent!))

*has decided to humor him, and shrugs* You're whoever you say you are, duck--sorry for disbelieving you at first.

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

Do you?

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

Believe you, or disbelieve you?

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

Do you believe me? I think it is all a coincidence.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

I doubt it's a coincidence--but certainly there's something else here to which I'm not yet privy.

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

Perhaps it's because you don't believe in the magic of the Mansion. Have you seen the plothole?

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

The cabinet? Yes, I've found that.

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

So why don't you believe in the Mansion's magic?

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

Are you saying that magic has uprooted you from a novel and put you here?

[sweariwontdie.livejournal.com]

If I ever was in a novel. *dark tone* Though I can certainly see why someone might think Sir Percy's exploits were good story fodder, when it was a safe story to tell.

[john-ofdarkness.livejournal.com]

I'm not making it up--there is a rather famous novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel, about Sir Percy and his lot--including you. They've made it into a film, and a musical.