"Ooooh. You're quite right. It will make a much better show if they think I am being sneaky and keeping secrets."
Break is not afraid of their gossip. He doesn't enjoy it nearly so much as he's pretending he is, nor is he underestimating the level of mess it could make. His adoptive daughter at home had a horrid penchant for dramatic romance novels and Break was absolutely not delighted to learn the kid of his who turned out to be a phenomenal cook had decided to become so solely because she'd used those novels as inspiration to make up an imaginary traumatic past on Break's behalf that left him eating nothing but cake, when Gilbert had expressed concern for his health. But as Break told Qrow himself before, this sort of nonsense is harmless, and Break will tolerate it if it gives the kids something fun to do in a world that's going to do its damnedest to hurt them.
Anyway, the bulk of the gossip about him at home was about what a massive jackass he is, which was deliberate on his part. Something so dumb as his nonexistent love life is sort of refreshing, honestly.
"Fine. If I were to become a spoiled housecat, which is what I should like to do in my next life, you would still know it was me. I would still be doing all the best 'Xerxes Break' things, like sleeping in sunspots all day only to get up and hunt ghosts and things all night, and making a nuisance of myself when others are trying to get work done."
Break might be starting to get suspicious about just how many stray batcats one of his kids has been smuggling into the house.
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Break is not afraid of their gossip. He doesn't enjoy it nearly so much as he's pretending he is, nor is he underestimating the level of mess it could make. His adoptive daughter at home had a horrid penchant for dramatic romance novels and Break was absolutely not delighted to learn the kid of his who turned out to be a phenomenal cook had decided to become so solely because she'd used those novels as inspiration to make up an imaginary traumatic past on Break's behalf that left him eating nothing but cake, when Gilbert had expressed concern for his health. But as Break told Qrow himself before, this sort of nonsense is harmless, and Break will tolerate it if it gives the kids something fun to do in a world that's going to do its damnedest to hurt them.
Anyway, the bulk of the gossip about him at home was about what a massive jackass he is, which was deliberate on his part. Something so dumb as his nonexistent love life is sort of refreshing, honestly.
"Fine. If I were to become a spoiled housecat, which is what I should like to do in my next life, you would still know it was me. I would still be doing all the best 'Xerxes Break' things, like sleeping in sunspots all day only to get up and hunt ghosts and things all night, and making a nuisance of myself when others are trying to get work done."
Break might be starting to get suspicious about just how many stray batcats one of his kids has been smuggling into the house.