[At this point Bethany has understood that her cringe dad is distracted by Boring Dad Stuff and has drifted away from Palamedes' desk to perch on the other armchair, primly, straightening her ribbons. She is absolutely doing this for attention, sorry Mob, this is also a babysitting gig]
I'm sick of history, I think. The entire ancestry of my family- and we are numerous- has been dedicated to keeping stock of someone else's past. Don't get me wrong; there's merit in the keeping, most definitely, but if I'm to keep stock of something in this place I'd like it to be on my own terms.
[Possibly complex to just say to teens, but he did ask!! So.]
So! Ghosts. Spirits. They have history, you know? Also, I hate the Archives, on principle, for being a mess. [A beat. He lifts his hands, like, woo.] That's it.
no subject
[At this point Bethany has understood that her cringe dad is distracted by Boring Dad Stuff and has drifted away from Palamedes' desk to perch on the other armchair, primly, straightening her ribbons. She is absolutely doing this for attention, sorry Mob, this is also a babysitting gig]
I'm sick of history, I think. The entire ancestry of my family- and we are numerous- has been dedicated to keeping stock of someone else's past. Don't get me wrong; there's merit in the keeping, most definitely, but if I'm to keep stock of something in this place I'd like it to be on my own terms.
[Possibly complex to just say to teens, but he did ask!! So.]
So! Ghosts. Spirits. They have history, you know? Also, I hate the Archives, on principle, for being a mess. [A beat. He lifts his hands, like, woo.] That's it.