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[vorrutyer]

[ Byerly is on screen, looking pained and unhappy. ]

Nom de Dieu, I'm bored. Let's start some gossip.

Tell me - this question goes out to everyone - who's the worst person here? Or if that doesn't work, tell me who you like best. Or - mm - at least tell me who you've been secretly eyeing. Or just make up a salacious rumor, I don't care, just tell me something fun.

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video; un: vorkosigan

[dendarii]

I really have to agree with Jessica.

[ Is he responding via video despite being in the next room? yes. Yes he is. ]

[vorrutyer]

[ Mockingly: ]

Insulted by the tiny emperor! Dear fellow, you know that trying to be a big man is completely futile, don't you?

[ Sorry, Miles. He has to keep up his air of being a Useless Disloyal Town Clown in public. ]

[dendarii]

[ Sigh. Eyeroll. At least he has the fond memory of Byerly swearing to defend him from bears now. ]

Insulted by both myself and the lady, remember. I'm just the last little bit to put her insult over the edge.

[vorrutyer]

It's true. As you can see, I've completely collapsed into a miserable heap, unable to carry on. Say, who do you suppose is the smartest of us?

[dendarii]

You must really be bored if you're asking me that.

[vorrutyer]

No, please, give me your opinion, "sire." I know you always thought very highly of yourself when we were children. I seem to recall, as a matter of fact, you sniffling and shuffling your feet and mumbling about much better you were than the rest of us...

[ This memory may or may not be remotely accurate. ]

[dendarii]

[ Well. Neither is it completely inaccurate. Miles has a hell of an ego, oh yes. But he won't take the bait today. ]

Lady Jessica, then.

[vorrutyer]

Ooh. Condescending.

[dendarii]

How so?

[vorrutyer]

You don't actually think it.

[dendarii]

... Why not?

[vorrutyer]

What has Mademoiselle Jessica done that has so impressed you?

[dendarii]

She thinks you're the worst, for starters. Pretty damn smart.

[vorrutyer]

Condescension, milord. You're falsely flattering her just in an attempt to insult me.

[dendarii]

You think I can't multitask?

[vorrutyer]

Ah, so you admit to being a false flatterer.

[dendarii]

I admit to providing a genuine compliment while simultaneously insulting you.

[vorrutyer]

And yet you can't name a single instance of cleverness aside from detesting me. Honestly, sire, I don't know whether to be flattered that your contempt is so pervasive or to be disappointed that you have such a simplistic view of intellect.

[dendarii]

She's sensible in other ways.

[vorrutyer]

Such as...?

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[assholic]

[Popcorning and enjoying this whole thread.]

Pricking that ego of his is pretty fun, isn't it.

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[dendarii]

[ thanks jess ]

Oh very much so. And don't let him lead you astray: I do think you are probably the smartest person here.

[assholic]

I'm not. Definitely one of the bitchiest, but not the smartest. Otherwise I would have figured out a way out of this shit by now.

[dendarii]

But no one's managed that. Not a fair measurement.

[assholic]

There are geniuses here. I'm not one of them. Of course, neither is Lord Assface. Or if he is, he's hiding it pretty damn well.