I've been tryin' to get down to the heart of the matter

[tearsofademon]

Who: Ryner Lute, Sion Astal, and a certain Clefairy
Where: Ecruteak City
When: March 6, 2014, after this announcement
Summary: Imagine Ryner's surprise to learn that not only did Rose enter a writing contest in his name, but she won third place. ...Well, more exasperation, really, but. Sion may or may not be helping matters.
Rating: Shouldn't go above PG...

[Sometimes, Ryner wonders whether her brief time knowing Ferris had been a good or a bad influence on Rose.

Seriously, how is he supposed to react to this? He should probably praise Rose for her writing, since she'd done well enough to do as well as she did. It must have been a challenge for the Clefairy, considering she was mostly self-taught.

On the other hand, even putting the fact that she'd entered under his name aside...]

Haaaaa, can't we just get past this already?

[He curls up on the bed, his arm over his head. It's pretty obvious who everyone in her story is supposed to represent, and the "Yamask Witch" is especially blatant. And no matter how much he tries to get it through to Rose that everybody just needs to move on, she still can't seem to let go.

And he's at his wits' end about what to do about Rose's rivalry with Marian.]

Comments

[dreamsofahero]

*is not, for his part, remotely surprised at this*

Well, I suppose that means the prize money belongs to Rose.

[tearsofademon]

Yeah.

[That is honestly the least of his concerns right now.]

[dreamsofahero]

Although, I can't say I'd realized she'd been practicing quite that much....

[tearsofademon]

She's a smart one. Unfortunately.

...I think one of these days I need to sit down and actually tell her what "pervert" means, though...

[dreamsofahero]

Are you certain it wouldn't make things worse?

[tearsofademon]

A guy can hope, right? I get the feeling she thinks it's a compliment, is the problem.

[dreamsofahero]

Have you tried telling her it isn't that?

[tearsofademon]

It doesn't come up often enough these days.

...why is that a bad thing.

[dreamsofahero]

Because you didn't teach her properly from the start.

[tearsofademon]

It's not my fault! She shouldn't even have to know that word!

[dreamsofahero]

And yet, somehow, she does.

[tearsofademon]

And whose fault is that?

[dreamsofahero]

...probably Ferris, come to think of it.

*Sion uses more eloquent terms, after all~*

[tearsofademon]

That's my point.

[and this isn't even the real issue...]

[dreamsofahero]

Then you should have anticipated as much.

[tearsofademon]

Seriously! Why are you making it my fault??

[dreamsofahero]

Well, because she is your partner, after all.

[tearsofademon]

That doesn't mean Ferris had a free pass to teach her that word.

[dreamsofahero]

That doesn't make it any less likely for her to have done so. That you didn't realize or notice sooner is merely a natural consequence of your own lazy habits.

[tearsofademon]

I shouldn't have had to worry about her picking it up like that!

[...and the fact that this is sooooo off the real point is kind of lost at the moment, but at the same time, Ryner secretly doesn't mind that...]

[dreamsofahero]

*just gives him an incredulous look*

She taught herself how to read and write, yet you're surprised she'd learn a few words she probably heard quite often?

[tearsofademon]

Being surprised by it is a totally different thing.

[dreamsofahero]

The point is that you've really no reason to complain about it now when it was only natural, under the circumstances.

[tearsofademon]

Oh, I think I have plenty of reason to complain.

[dreamsofahero]

Perhaps if you ever actually did something about it you wouldn't have to, Ryner.

[tearsofademon]

And just what would you suggest I do about it?

[dreamsofahero]

Perhaps actually explaining to her why it's inappropriate would be a start.

[tearsofademon]

Knowing my luck, she still won't get it...

[dreamsofahero]

Would that be because she doesn't understand, or because you explained it poorly?

[tearsofademon]

Or because the universe conspired against me.