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[whatwas]

Shall we take bets on whether or not zombies are the worst thing we'll see this year?

[Horst is lounging on a couch near a fire, a book open and on his chest.]

I realized, with all the new arrivals especially, we have a pool of unusual skills here. Would anyone be willing to teach a few classes? For instance: I could teach...oh, bar tending. Card dealing. Physics and labwork--you know, whatever there is interest for.

The ponies could teach 'Frolicking 101'. The angels could teach 'Offending Someone in Two Words or Less'.



[PRIVATE to RACHEL]

Have you done opera at all?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

It was under the couch cushions the whole time!

[He lifts the books, so she can see] It's a collection of German operas, actually. Most of the pages are burned or torn out.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[She peers at the books.] You like operas? I didn't know. [And you didn't particularly strike her as the type but she won't say that out loud.] Which one's your favorite?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[To be fair, he does give off the eating-drinking-womanizing vibe. He's met some people who think he can't even read.]

Flammen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flammen_(Schulhoff)). Do you have a favorite, Spatzi?

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[Oh, that's not the reason she thought that. She just figured he'd never have the patience to listen to people singing for several hours straight.]

I don't know this one. What's it about?

[She ponders his question a moment.] I'm not sure I do but if I had, it would be Carmen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen). I like the Swan Lake too but it's a ballet, not an opera.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

[He nods] I know Swan Lake. Not because I go to many ballets, but I dated a ballerina briefly. That was one of the productions she was in when I met her.

Flammen is...a loosely spun story about Don Juan falling in love with the personification of Death. Basically.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I start thinking that all the knowledge you ever got was acquired through dating girls.

Interesting choice. Especially from you.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

You're probably right. Girls are an infinite source of new information and experiences. I don't know how you all do it.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Must be in the genes. At least, I'd hope so. Because if it's taught from mother to daughter, well... Too bad for me.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Oh, you've inherited. However it's passed along.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[She quirks a questioning eyebrow.] Passed along?

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

The feminine mystique?

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

Beauty, charm and sweetness? [To be honest, she's already heard that expression but didn't really get its meaning.]

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

And that indefinable something that has the straight men of the world scooping their jaws up off the floor. Yes. That mystique.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

You sure all women have that? [A soft snort.] I'm pretty sure whoever's in charge of that forgot to put it in my package.

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[ahandsomedevil.livejournal.com]

Don't sell yourself short. [He's just a little bit too serious, and quickly realizes it.] Ask around. The boys have noticed.

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[feel-nevermore.livejournal.com]

[A shrug.] Maybe I just don't care whether random men find me attractive or not.

[She gives him a small smirk.] Yeah, because that's just like me asking boys around if they think I have "the feminine mystique". Besides, why would I believe any of them more than you? [She can tell when you're teasing and when you're not.]