text, un: naurfin

[sighsheavily]

Good day.

I've been told there was, at some point, an audience with this elusive King Arthur character. Kindly advise me on how to secure another one of those, be it public or private, as there are rather important questions that most folk I've met at the moment have yet to answer sufficiently.

That said, has going along with every other claim brought forth for the state of things here been going well for you "veteran" outsiders? Surely I am not alone in harboring a number of doubts about this setup.

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[forgeabettertomorrow]

That's a fair assessment but then what makes you the ideal candidate to control the flow of information.

After all, you've been so forthcoming already, Lady Ardenbury.

[Do you see that shade? Do you see it being thrown? Don't you want to just punch him in his smug face with a fireball?]

[sighsheavily]

[SHE SEES IT AND DOESN'T MISS A BEAT:] I beg your pardon? Who are you referring to?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Oh please, you type as flowery, stuffy, and proper as you speak, I know who this is.

[sighsheavily]

Are you implying there is only one person who writes in this way? That'd be quite disappointing if true.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yeah, disappointing that you spend so much time saying something that you could easily say in like...five words.

'Because I'm smarter than you.'

There. See? Five words.

[sighsheavily]

I'm sorry, where is this conversation going now?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

So what's that username mean, huh?

[sighsheavily]

It is my name.

Is this a sign you have nothing else to offer regarding my questions? If so, I can leave you be.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Okay, so Naurfin is your name but what does it mean? Don't most names have some sort of meaning?

[Sorry, Cecelia, but he's not done being frustrating and you can't resist this.]

[sighsheavily]

They do. But I don't see why it's relevant to discuss right now.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

I'm curious. If you're not who I think you are, what do you have to lose by telling me?

[sighsheavily]

Just time, I suppose. [fuck everything. she's trying to spare him why does he do this.]

Very well, in the spirit of honesty: It means "fire hair" in an old language.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Huh...

[He knew it. It was totally that Ardenbury woman! And he could totally rub it in her face right now.]

...That's really pretty. You know, maybe you are the right person to filter that knowledge. I mean...fire was always used to create a safe space, you know? If that's one of your most distinguishing features, then of course people will flock to you.

You make them feel at home!

[sighsheavily]

That is very presumptuous, isn't it? But I have heard worse. Thank you.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

How is it presumptuous? You saying you might not be the right person for the job?

[sighsheavily]

You bind a person's character to a name they never chose? Perhaps that has more value where you are from, but it isn't so for me.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

You didn't choose it? Then it was given to you?

[sighsheavily]

No; where I am from it is the parents who give the child a name. That name is kept, not changed.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

...If your parents gave you that name, don't you think it meant something special?

I mean...maybe they saw a defining characteristic and thought it could symbolize something grand. Like...a beacon or a warm hearth; something that draws people to you so you'd be surrounded by friends.

[sighsheavily]

I don't mean to undercut your sincerity, but I would imagine the name was chosen because my hair is red.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Yeah, I got that.

The point is, sometimes parents choose names based on what they want for their children. I mean...my name means 'great.'

[sighsheavily]

In this case, I can't say you have convinced me of some greater meaning beyond surface-level. It is a decent effort, at least.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

Sounds like you don't like your hair much.

[sighsheavily]

Forgive me for the shaping of this remark (words don't convey tone or intent precisely in this case), but appear to be very eager to draw conclusions from very small samples of data.

[forgeabettertomorrow]

It's the type of words you used. It didn't sound like something you took pride in.