( i've been working on a cocktail called grounds for divorce )

[sufferably]

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[proudofwhatiam]

And I expect you're just the fellow to do it. Any other sorts of phrases you'd like to know, while we're at it?

[sufferably]

I don't know. Maybe something a bit nicer, just in case it comes up?

[proudofwhatiam]

That's a bit of a challenge. Let's see...Die dulci fruere. 'Have a nice day.'

[sufferably]

I could probably manage to make that not-nice. You know, if I really tried.

[proudofwhatiam]

I think you could make nearly anything sound not-nice if you put your mind to it. It's one of your many charms.

If you need something friendlier yet, I'm sure we could find you plenty of quotations on the nature of love and friendship.

[sufferably]

Maybe we shouldn't get ahead of ourselves, here.

I should meet them before deciding if there's love involved, in other languages no less.

[proudofwhatiam]

[...Yes, it occurs to her upon reading his answer, the subject of love is likely a rather complicated one for him. Thank goodness she didn't offer amor vincit omnia as an option.]

Of course--forgive me. I think notions of friendship should be enough for now; I do think you'll like them, and no doubt you know some of them already.

[sufferably]

And if not, I'll just hang back with you, alright?

[proudofwhatiam]

I'd appreciate that--these sorts of parties tend to be a bit tedious, I'm afraid.

[sufferably]

I'll bring a deck of cards, maybe. Or a holoset. Something to pass the time.

[proudofwhatiam]

You'll have to explain what a holoset is; I'm not familiar with the term.

[sufferably]

Like a television. Shows moving pictures, you know. But in hologram form. 3-dimensional.

[proudofwhatiam]

[Evy's familiar with television, thanks to having sat through movies like O Brother, Where Art Thou and Finding Nemo with other friends, but it still holds a certain magical fascination to her. The quality of the pictures and sound--synced together!--is so far beyond the films being made in 1926 that it doesn't seem like it ought to be possible.]

They have those here?

Perhaps we'd better skip the party; a holoset sounds much more interesting.

[sufferably]

Not exactly. I think the best we could get would be a computer.

But the idea's the same.

[proudofwhatiam]

It sounds fascinating--pity the technology isn't up to snuff here.

Perhaps we can settle for a regular film some night, though.

[sufferably]

If it's one I can watch without subtitles, I'll be there.

[proudofwhatiam]

I might have to put you in charge of picking one. Films don't yet have sound where I'm from.

[sufferably]

You were probably better off. Just wait until you get to annoying theme music.