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[fateality]

Well now. This is all hell of a thing -- ALASTAIR, savin' worlds, temporal bugs full of acid an' whatnot -- but I've got a bit of a conundrum.

I'm a man of many skills, but a cobbler? Oh, far from it. And I've a pair of boots that are a bit in need of a rescue. Suppose I could take what I've been generously given by your very fine organization, but these are a bit near an' dear to my heart.

I don't suppose any of you wondrously talented individuals could help me out? I'd be very much obliged.

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[fateality]

[oh well, the smirk is still there]

I'm thinking we might be having a bit of a cultural difficulty here. I assure you, when I look at you, I'd never think childish.

[sereneflame]

[As is her scowl. She's been completely piqued]

Then you will not condescend to me by addressing me as "Missy" like I'm some wayward little ten year old

[fateality]

My my. I never expected someone with the name Serene to be such a fiery tempest.

[sereneflame]

[She rolls her eyes so hard at him, huffing]

Hilarious! I don't think anybody has ever said that to me before.

So fuck you, and I hope your boots rot. [There are some advantages to only being able to communicate by typing]

[fateality]

Maybe that says a little something about you.

[Nope, but he's going to laugh anyway.]

[sereneflame]

I think this conversation says a lot more about you, Little Twisted.

[fateality]

That this tiny matter isn't the kind of argument I think is worth having in any respect? I suspect so.

Adorable nickname, by the way.

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[sereneflame]

[Her eyelids twitch]

I don't know if you're truly ignorant or if you're playing the fool, but either way you are a stinking pile of shit!

[And with that sent off, she bares her teeth and terminates the conversation]

15 minutes later

[sereneflame]

[In the time that she's been gone Serene has punched a tree, yelled at another tree and stomped about in the glade for long enough that her temper has cooled.

And she's embarrassed by herself. What is she to be so riled up over such a message, twelve? It had been so long since anyone had looked at her and not seen a human, one of the feared and fabled warriors from across the northern sea, that she's rattled at not being able to lean on those useful stereotypes for her first impression.

This isn't what she wanted to become.

And so once she's calmed down again she switches her communicator back on to message him again, stony faced]

I should not have called you that. However, you should be more respectful of how you address strangers here, especially as someone new. You offended me with your words, for you addressed me not as your equal or as your more experienced team mate, but as a child.

You will offend many others if you do not learn to control your turns of phrase until you come to understand the cultures and temperaments of the people you speak to. Do you understand what I am telling you?

[fateality]

[Frankly, he hadn't been overly concerned about his choice of words. If anything, it allowed him to learn a thing or two about her as a person, as all conversations go. How to poke and prod -- something he's too good at. Making someone mad enough to go blind with just a few phrases.

Old habit. It was worthy a laugh or two.]

I understand you're making an awful lot of presumptions about the nature of our conversation.

But I will say it was far from my intent to mistreat or indicate you to the likeness of a child. You're very much a woman, after all. You have my apologies.

[sereneflame]

I accept your apology.

[Her eyes flicker over his image on her screen. He's foreign to her eyes, but she always has a little hope of finding someone who isn't from earth]

What is the name of the world and the country that you are from?

[fateality]

Runeterra's the world. Valoran continent.
Not really from a country.

Don't know the look in my eyes?

[sereneflame]

[She shrugs]

You are obviously a foreigner, but I am always hopeful that someone I introduce myself to might simply turn out to be a human from another continent. You will find that apart from a few exceptions every human in this place is from a planet named Earth. It can be lonely.

[fateality]

Foreigner isn't a new one.

Can't be that lonely with all the people here.
And I can't say I'm too eager to see a familiar face.

[sereneflame]

It's the dissonance, I find. The translator gives a false sense of familiarity when it's working properly, for it translates words so seamlessly that everyone sounds as if they could have been born in the same village as me. You will find that, once you begin talking to people who are not speaking your tongue. They will sound as if they should understand all of your cultural mores and prejudices but the content of their words will be completely alien.

[fateality]

Like if I were to call a lady "missy".

[sereneflame]

You are never going to convince me that isn't deliberately condescending no matter what world you are from.