What The Hell You Doing

[Howard Alt-Eisen]

"Stop looking like a defeated puppy." Temaile said. "Join me for tea."

Howard sniffed, but went near. He didn't know he was being inspected. He only sniffed again before he perked up at the sight of the tea set.

"All is well, I trust?" he asked, sweeping his hair into a haphazard knot held in place with a pencil.

"Yes Sire." He dipped his head again. "I feel better, and the full moon does not bother me as much."

[Temaile]

"Yes Sire." He dipped his head again. "I feel better, and the full moon does not bother me as much."

The blonde man gave an impatient jerk of his head.

"Howard, I get enough of etiquette for the last 70 or so years I've ruled as Monarch. Will you stop doing that ridiculous bowing?" He said as he handed Howard his teacup.

[Howard Alt-Eisen]

The blonde man gave an impatient jerk of his head. "Howard, I get enough of etiquette for the last 70 or so years I've ruled as Monarch. Will you stop doing that ridiculous bowing?" He said as he handed Howard his teacup.

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"But I'm supposed to do it, Sire, if I don't-"

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):

OKAY FINE IF HE DOESN'T HE WOULD FEEL SORRY FOR HIMSELF. JUST GIVE HIM THIS DAMMIT.

[Temaile]

"But I'm supposed to do it, Sire, if I don't-"

Temaile turned away from that legendary pout.

"Oh shut up." He said. "Thirty more minutes and I'm expected at the throne room. You WILL come, yes?"

>8D

[Howard Alt-Eisen]

"Oh shut up." He said. "Thirty more minutes and I'm expected at the throne room. You WILL come, yes?"

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HE FELT SO SORRY FOR HIMSELF ):

"Er... I don't think- I wouldn't FIT, Sire, it's just-" He squirmed underneath Temaile's intense gaze. "It's just so full of nobles and I'll be bent double paying courtesy to them all... Perhaps if I slick about the sides and disguise myself as a bush?"

[Temaile]

A bush?

o.o

Like... a bonsai? 8D!

The Monarch gave an amused chuckle.

And another amused chuckle.

"That could work..."

[Howard Alt-Eisen]

The Monarch gave an amused chuckle.

Something told him he would regret this VERY much-

And another amused chuckle.

HE NEVER MEANT IT-

"That could work..."

Howard's eyes widened. "Oh you can't be serious Sire, that would not do, I can't be a potted plant, it's small and-"

Sputter.

[Temaile]

Howard's eyes widened. "Oh you can't be serious Sire, that would not do, I can't be a potted plant, it's small and-"

Temaile waved a hand.

"I suppose I could turn you into a small cactus..."

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[Howard Alt-Eisen]

Temaile waved a hand. "I suppose I could turn you into a small cactus..."

Howard raised both hands in a pleading gesture. "Oh, Sire, this is one of your more devious ideas, I beg you-"

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He made himself as small as possible.

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;~;