>>4723"Acknowledging blood pressure rising by the minute, didn't his Majesty here exemplify splendorous control during tonight's rather impressive tantrum?" She raised an eyebrow, not quite holding back a snicker of incredulous disgust.
>>4725"Well, darling, certainly. Who needs mere manners when due urgency prevails? Ah, yes, do forgive me, I forgot myself in this crisis moment, God forbid anyone should raise eyebrows while grasping the wheel in extremity," Her tone vacillated between mockery and contempt.
>>4722"And why bother to try when nothing you propose is going to alter the outcome whatsoever, except maybe the way we scrape the bottom of the barrel for scraps of dignity after everybody storms off stage?" We're done hearing our sonny in here panting across his stage of hypocrisy, gloved hands fluttering towards the sun-kissed fruit bowl in front of him.
>>4726"In that case, I congratulate you, beloved Ariadne, on finally discovering your noble role as patron deity watching over those effete dilettantes clustering below who peddle housebreaking humor, n'est-ce pas?" Her laugh shook the silverware on the table, sending tiny ripples of mocking hostility outwards.
