[ Were they? Maybe it ruffled his feathers a little, maybe Benedict had the misfortune of chiming in after Bastien had already used up so much of his resistance to taking things personally on not caring that Wysteria called him old—
But it’s fine now. It’s been like three whole minutes. He’s over it. ]
I would fight you on his behalf, but anyone who does not realize how handsome he is is clearly touched in the head. So I can only pity you. A life without appreciating true beauty... Bleak.
—but my mustache is better than his, right? If you had to pick a mustache to like.
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[ Were they? Maybe it ruffled his feathers a little, maybe Benedict had the misfortune of chiming in after Bastien had already used up so much of his resistance to taking things personally on not caring that Wysteria called him old—
But it’s fine now. It’s been like three whole minutes. He’s over it. ]
Sweet of you to apologize, though.
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[Weird how being around non-monstrous people for a while makes one care what they think, how they feel.]
...it was really for Byerly anyway. [Said with a dry fondness; he doesn't want to actually hurt him, either.]
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I would fight you on his behalf, but anyone who does not realize how handsome he is is clearly touched in the head. So I can only pity you. A life without appreciating true beauty... Bleak.
—but my mustache is better than his, right? If you had to pick a mustache to like.
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It's more robust, [Benedict offers. His smirk is audible.] It's committed to being a mustache.