[Video] Backdated to Monday Afternoon

[king_of_heroes]

[ Anyone happening to check the network this afternoon will be greeted to the grinning face of a certain witch, who currently happens to be hanging off the side of Gil's bed while kicking her feet happily. Never mind that she isn’t the actual owner of the device. It seems the king that is usually present is occupied otherwise. Behind her are a couple of suitcases that look as if they'll burst any second now. And there's two more that lie open and currently have items being thrown in them from off screen. ]

"Hello, everyone~! This is a courtesy message from yours truly and the brat prince over here. We'll be out of town for the next week or so. I know you'll all miss me terribly.” [ With that she’ll glance away from the phone.] “You're kidding, right? You are not going to need a third pair of those awful pants. You have plenty. Pack something halfway decent or I'll refuse to be seen with you."

"Does it look like I'm kidding, woman? If I'm going to be traveling the world and hauling your ass around, I'm going to look good doing it. You can just deal with it."

"Siiiiigh. Do you see what I have to put up with? He's impossible and we're going to need two people to come with us just to carry the prima donna's bags.” [ That last part might have been purposely loud.] “At any rate, I'm sure you'll all be able to hold down the fort until we return.~ "

"Tch. I can carry them myself. I'm not as weak and feeble as you apparently are. And don't forget to ask."

"Of course not. You should be terribly buff from carrying the weight of that ego around all day. Hm? Oh, is there anyone who could possibly check on the lions now and again while we're out? They're very tame. I'll be sure to bring back presents for whoever agrees~! I’ll miss you all. Play nice while we’re out, okaaaay~?”

Comments

[greyerrant]

And arrogant fools have no concept of duty.

[king_of_heroes]

That's true. A shame that doesn't apply to me, seeing how my duty was officially finished, what? Nearly 2,500 years ago? Sounds about right.

[greyerrant]

And yet here you are. Only in death does duty end.

[king_of_heroes]

Been there, done that. I think I'm allowed to do whatever I wish at this point.

[greyerrant]

And what purpose does that serve?

[king_of_heroes]

My entertainment, of course.

[greyerrant]

That hardly seems like a purpose at all.

[king_of_heroes]

Oh, it has a purpose. You see, without entertainment, one gets bored. And when one gets bored, they might resort to drastic measures to ensure they will not be so. And in my experience, that usually turns out rather poorly for all parties involved.

[greyerrant]

.... How utterly stupid.

[king_of_heroes]

Says the sheep who knows nothing about entertaining himself.

I must say, I never thought I would ever encounter someone more stubborn than Arturia.

[greyerrant]

I have my entertainments. They don't get in the way of my duty.

And Arturia and I understand one another.

[king_of_heroes]

Figures.

And really, what good is duty if there's only a single hour in the day which you can do anything with it?

[greyerrant]

Duty is still duty. How much of being a soldier is waiting, and how much is killing?

[king_of_heroes]

And there in lies the very root of your problem. You are still acting as if you are a solider. You are not. You are a man, nothing more, nothing else. Act as one. All the honor and pride to your duty will do you no good here. You may never actually return to where you came from. So accept your fate, live as you are meant to live. Embrace the life of a worthless mongrel. It may actually do you some good.