[voice]; un: TheChancellor

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[ The words are spoken with a lingering, loving attention. Every syllable is caressed by the tongue and lips before being allowed out. There's even a slight pause between words that makes the sentence measured and slow, like someone reading a line from an erotic novel. ]

You are now aware of your tongue.

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These poor, unfortunate souls.

Ardyn led Emet-Selch to the front row. Either word had got around, or this troupe shared actors with the other, but Ardyn thought he saw one or two side-long looks being tossed Emet-Selch's way.

That just made it better. Ardyn beamed at them as he took his seat beside the Ascian, lacing their fingers together and resting their joined hands on his own thigh.

"Do include me in some of the finer points! It's always fascinating to learn from a master."

[sassian]

"Very well, a shall keep you apprised..."

He gave Ardyn's hand a little squeeze and turned a critical gaze to the stage.

"Well, they certainly will not be winning any awards for stage-dressing. Why, those props look like they were found in a refuse pile out back of a primary school."

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Ardyn listened with genuine interest, but he would be lying if he said he only looked up to verify Emet-Selch's point. True, the props did look somewhat low budget, but it was the stage hands that Ardyn couldn't help but spy. To their credit, they were studiously not looking up. Poor things. Ardyn smirked.

"Perhaps it's for ease of transport. If they didn't do a pop-up in the park, they might have props with more integrity."

[sassian]

"Oh, perhaps, but that does not excuse the costuming. A well-tailored coat travels as well as a poor one."

He leaned over, resting some of his weight against Ardyn's side.

"Ah, but I suppose they could yet salvage it all, if the script and acting are sufficient to distract from the visual deficiencies. Dare we hope?"

wrap up?

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Emet-Selch was a warm weight against his side. Ardyn stiffened at first, for though he had grown used to close contact here, there was something decidedly too familiar about that.

But then he thought, well, if he couldn't accept it from an even more ancient, exhausted immortal than himself, who could he accept it from? He settled his arm around his shoulders and leaned his head against his.

"I suppose we can try."

so we shall

[sassian]

"Then let us hope for, but not expect, greatness."

And so the two wretched immortals sat, engaged in companionable panning of the amateur, but sincere, performance, their irreverent commentary forever instilling anxiety and dread into the hearts of the local budding artists.