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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ A very scarred, very muscular shirtless blond appears. His slightly accented, polite soft-spoken tone confuse the purpose of the transmission. ]

Please, stop using colored, typewritter text. It throws off my translator, I have no idea what you're saying, and it's annoying.

...thank you.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

I know it probably doesn't, but I hope it doesn't spread.

Maybe because it does his job well and you don't notice it...until it doesn't.

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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Agreed. It's a pain on the eyes.

What's your first language, if you don't mind me asking?

[Fluent as he speaks English, Lancer's accent is unmistakably Irish. Unfortunately for him, he can't place Abel's accent.]

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

French. [ Something Abel noticed, but as part of a mercenary band full of ragtag foreigners plus being a world traveler, he cares little to bring attention to it. ]

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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

[A brief moment of thought. The Grail didn't see fit to "upload" much information on the history of changing political boundaries to servants, so he hazards a guess from what he does know.]

Is that where the Franks settled in at?

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

Yeah, hence my country's name, France.

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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Guess that's kinda obvious. Nice place?

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

Nah, don't feel bad about it. It was...explained to me too.

Yeah. Just avoid the capital.

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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Sounds like avoiding the capital's a good idea in most countries nowadays. What's the reason for that?

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

Tourist traps, especially France, since we're famous for our cuisine and our language.

I wouldn't send my worst enemies to Paris.

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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

...I'm, uh, kind of unfamiliar with the term 'tourist trap'. Not sure I follow you, here.

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

Scamming tourists out of their money with false claims and inflated prices.

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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty poor showing of hospitality. Honestly, when did the world get so twisted...

[Rather than a statement directed at Abel, France, or anything in particular, Lancer almost sounds more like an old man whining about "the good ol' days."]

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[grapplings.livejournal.com]

[ "Remember when the world was nice?" "The world was never nice." ] Not a lot of people care for hospitality anymore.

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[athngabla.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it seems that way, sad to say. Least it sounds like you've got the right idea.