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"Leave a message, if you must."

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[deadelfwalking]

[SCOWLS. HE JUST. HATES EVERYONE. ALL OF YOU ARE THE WORST.]

What.

[totallytrustworthy]

[She catches that. If she was both blind and deaf she'd catch it. If she was a billion miles away, she'd catch that. That is some seething anger right there.]

Appearances, Koltira. Appearances. You're the one saying everyone here thinks the worst of you, right? Well, I'm trying to help you out.

[deadelfwalking]

They can think what they want. I am who I am, and I can be no one else. I will not create a facade for anyone.

[totallytrustworthy]

It's not a-- [There's a sigh on the other end of the line; she's got her face in her hands. You're worse than sunshine ever was.]

It's not a facade, it's an impression. You know, what normal people use to operate in polite society.

[deadelfwalking]

I know very well what you mean. My own people were--and remain--obsessed with such things. I, however, am not. Besides which, I am doing this for everyone's safety--for their comfort!

[totallytrustworthy]

You don't have to be obsessed to put in at least a little effort. You do remember how to do that, don't you?

[deadelfwalking]

What are you expecting of me, then? [so frustrated. going to jump into the ocean.]

[totallytrustworthy]

A little courtesy might be nice. Not just for me-- for everyone. Catch more flies with honey and all that.

Might even make a few of them reconsider their ridiculous assumptions.

[deadelfwalking]

I have been nothing but polite. [except for that one post. but he told them all to go away for their own sake.]

[totallytrustworthy]

You call this conversation 'polite'?

[deadelfwalking]

I mean with the other transports. The transports who have not implied that I am a serial killer.

[totallytrustworthy]

...I didn't-- now you're putting words in my mouth. Again.

I said the others would think you were absolutely out of your mind for making the move all the way out here. I mean, seriously. SERIOUSLY. What kind of a person refuses a free room and makes the move out to the middle of nowhere, where there's not a single soul around to watch you do your business? Who actually goes through all the trouble of building his own house, a house just for him.

Bombers. Terrorists. Serial killers. Zombie apocalypse fanatics.

[deadelfwalking]

Or people who want to be alone. [not that he wants to be alone, truly. He just can't see any other way. Besides which, the lake is perfect for meditating--and he needs to do that almost constantly.]

[totallytrustworthy]

Obviously. But not everyone out there is going to know that, are they?

Tell you what, you get your little shack set up and we'll run a campaign or something. Throw a few parties, ease a few minds.

[deadelfwalking]

I'm not throwing any bloody parties.

[totallytrustworthy]

Fine, then. Just don't blame me when the villagers start beating on your door with pitchforks.