[ He almost laughs aloud. Is this what you think of him, Clary, that he spends all his time twirling around palaces as though he's nothing better to do? ]
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
You must have mistaken me for royalty. I prefer horseback to carriages, they're too slow. Balls happen, but if I were there, I'd be guarding, not dancing.
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
And dueling is illegal, Mademoiselle. That's the official line. I've never turned it down yet.
[ He doesn't reply for quite a while. What is she talking about? It's fairly usual for him to not know what people are talking about here, but this is especially strange. ]
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
I use a main gauche, not a shield. I don't know the man you mean.
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
The King's flag is white, with his coat of arms surrounded fleurs de lis. There's no red. I didn't know America had a flag of its own?
It does. People aren't free. It's just, I can't imagine what that must be like. Once I thought there was a man who'd try for it, for revolution. I would have done whatever it took to stop him.
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
It turned out he was just a common thief. Still, it made me think.
I guess it's just something we're both used to. I wouldn't know what it's like having a king or queen, you wouldn't know what it's like to have a president.
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Hey. Don't worry about it. Maybe you can teach me about your world too. I'd love to know more. I bet it's amazing.
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Wouldn't that be like a glorified history lesson, for you?
[ He can't imagine why it would be interesting to someone like her. ]
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It'd be from the real deal's perspective. None of the boring facts that nobody needed to know. Just stuff about how it was.
FROM: fray.clary@cdc.org
Besides, it sounds romantic. You had duels and balls and carriages then, right? There's nothing like that in our world.
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FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
You must have mistaken me for royalty. I prefer horseback to carriages, they're too slow. Balls happen, but if I were there, I'd be guarding, not dancing.
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
And dueling is illegal, Mademoiselle. That's the official line. I've never turned it down yet.
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FROM fray.clary@cdc.org
Rules are made to be broken, right? That's what I've heard.
[ That's what she's also taken part in. ]
FROM fray.clary@cdc.org
So you're not like a knight?
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Knight is a title you inherit. I'm a Musketeer, commissioned by the King to protect him. We're soldiers. A military branch of the Royal Guard.
FROM: d'artagnancdc.org
Rules are usually there for a reason. I may not always agree with the reason.
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I think that still sounds cool. So you fight with a sword, right? What about a shield?
From: fray.clary@cdc.org
Is the guy with the red, white and blue one like you? I thought he was American but I guess your flag's that colour too?
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FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
I use a main gauche, not a shield. I don't know the man you mean.
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
The King's flag is white, with his coat of arms surrounded fleurs de lis. There's no red. I didn't know America had a flag of its own?
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From: fray.clary@cdc.org
Oh. My geography's really bad. I must've got it wrong. Don't listen to me!!
From: fray.clary@cdc.org
We do. Have we only been discovered by your time? We have a government and everything. And cheeseburgers.
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They're colonies, that's all. Governed by the parent country.
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
You have your own king now?
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He isn't really a king. We have a president? We vote on who we want to be in control.
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The people vote for their own ruler?
And that works for you?
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Yeah. America's the land of the free. I guess everyone thought having a queen or a king would go against that.
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It does. People aren't free. It's just, I can't imagine what that must be like. Once I thought there was a man who'd try for it, for revolution. I would have done whatever it took to stop him.
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
It turned out he was just a common thief. Still, it made me think.
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I guess it's just something we're both used to. I wouldn't know what it's like having a king or queen, you wouldn't know what it's like to have a president.
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FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
We have a Prime Minister. He advises the King. I know what that’s like.
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So it's probably like if your Prime Minister just didn't have a king to answer to.
[ Have fun thinking about that, d'Artagnan. ]
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And also, worryingly close to the truth, from a certain point of view. ]
FROM: d'artagnan@cdc.org
I'll have to be honest, you're not really raising the appeal of democracy for me, Clary.
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Does he suck? Because a lot of people have a lot to say about politics. You're never going to make everyone happy.
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He's not exactly my favourite person, let's just leave it at that. Ask Athos, if you want to know.
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Athos lives with Sturmhond, right?
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Yes. Why?
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Just checking. I've seen him around.
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Do you know everyone in this place? Sturmhond and Wesley are the ones he’s mentioned.
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I think it's a good idea to know people.
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