[video] Nowadays it is only the unreadable that occurs

[depicted]

[Dorian posts from his Fire Sector suite, a transcription of some pages of books he found in the Emperor's library in hand. The transcription is, of course, in the local language, and that is why he speaks]

In the interest of actually being able to read anything useful we might come across, rather than puzzling over it like it's the Voynich manuscript, I thought it might be prudent to attempt to gather together the work of those of us who have been trying to crack the language. I know there are at least a few—if there are resources to be shared, then we may all make a bit more progress. [He has been working on this for some time, and it is audible in every stubborn syllable.] At the very least, it can't possibly hurt.

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[depicted]

[He pockets the phone.] Can't handle temptation?

[monstrous]

I thought you knew me well enough you wouldn't have to ask. [No, no he can't]

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You managed to hold back for months with me.

[He knows full well that he's inviting trouble but his arrogance won't let him not say it.]

[monstrous]

Yeah, yeah I did. That's the difference between you and that there phone I suppose.

[depicted]

That some things are worth the wait?

[monstrous]

Are they? Wouldn't know personally, terrible at resisting temptation and all that.

[depicted]

Surprisingly good at it, in my experience. [Reassure his ego, dammit.]

[monstrous]

I wouldn't know about that, can't really recall ever having that sort of self-discipline in my experience. [Sorry, that's not his job. Actually his job is doing the opposite]

[depicted]

You're saying you really weren't interested in me, at all. [Dorian is disbelieving of this.]

[Because Dorian.]

[monstrous]

A person can be interested in something without being tempted. Like discussions on the weather, yeah I'm curious to know if you're talking about it, but I'm not dying to know.

[depicted]

[Dorian sits straight up.] I'm more interesting than the weather! Admit it, you were attracted to me!

[monstrous]

Sure I was, and I'm attracted to storms and snowfall and probably would think a rainbow was rather nice, too, if I happened upon one. [He is a Romantic, mmmm weather and nature]

[depicted]

[Romanticism is stupid.] No, definitely not. I'm not a snowfall, there are better metaphors for me, out of nature.

[monstrous]

[Toby laughs] Don't tell me you think you're a hurricane.

[depicted]

[Dorian scowls.] I'm not a natural disaster, either.

[monstrous]

Oh, and what do you think you are? A bit of a dust storm perhaps?

[depicted]

Not any of the above. [Out of nature! Out!]

[monstrous]

So you're humidity?

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You are ridiculous. [He drops down to the sofa and puts a pillow over his face.]

[monstrous]

And you're a thunderstorm in the summer.

[Toby puts his hand over the pillow, pushing it a little further onto Dorian's face before finally pulling it away]

Are you coming out with us?

[depicted]

[...Dorian is willing to accept that as a compliment. He is somewhat mollified.]

Where are we going?

[monstrous]

I don't know, I haven't gone out to have fun and been completely good at the same time in - well, longer than I can remember.

[depicted]

I never said I wanted to be completely good. [He is almost offended at the notion.]

[monstrous]

Well then, what do the partially good do to fill up their nights?

[depicted]

Why don't we try going to the Turtle's head? I've never been.