We were the kings and queens of promise

[Looks a bit more nervous now and drops the tube he's holding.]

Ah, arrangement... ?

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Brother. It took me the better part of a month to convince her to agree to your training, so don't play ignorant. She tells me you haven't returned a single one of her calls. Is it true?

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[Pouts slightly.]

Maybe if she wouldn't keep calling at dreadful hours in the morning. Really, who calls someone before eleven a.m.?

[Then gives her a bright but shaky smile.]

Well, elder sister, that might be the case, but I promise you my attendants have been taking perfect messages so that I can call her as soon as there's a moment to spare. You see, I have been quite busy lately. Just the other day --

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— you spent hours dressing yourself in an outfit that you could barely move around in afterward? You needn't remind me. I was there.

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[Looks absolutely aghast.]

Well, of course I did! That was for --

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Stop wasting time, elder brother. Promise elder sister Cornelia you'll call back Lady Nonnette tomorrow morning, otherwise the Rounds will pay you a visit. You have to go get dressed.

Edited Date: 2010-08-22 09:03 pm (UTC)

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[Looks at him and frowns.]

Tomorrow... ?

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I'll tell her to expect your call.

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Well, yes... of course.

[Starts gathering up his paints in a more flustered manner, looking not too dissimilar from a kicked puppy.]

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And you want the lavender.

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[Looks up.]

Lavender?

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It will look better against the blue elder brother is using.

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[Blinks for a second and stares back at the painting. After a moment, his smile returns in full force.]

Yes, to compliment the green in the background! It's perfect! Didn't I tell you that detail obsession of yours was good for beautiful things as well? You really should put it to better use than those boring books, Lelouch.

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... I should have known that the two of you getting along was too good to last for very long...

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[Laughs.]

Nonsense. I'm just saying that if our little brother wasn't so serious all the time, he'd enjoy himself more. And you would too, elder sister. It never hurts to stop and take in the sights once in a while.

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And it wouldn't hurt you to be more responsible either, Clovis.

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[Chuckles and motions her away.]

Come on, elder sister, elder brother Clovis needs to stop stalling or he'll be late.

[Gives Clovis a pointed look.]

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[Smiles unabashedly.]

It is always so considerate of you to keep an eye out for me, Lelouch.

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[Before Lelouch can deliver his less genial retort, he and Cornelia find themselves back in the same vast hallway.]

He should get one of his attendants to manage these things for him.

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[Brushes a flower from the centre of Lelouch's forehead.]

They've tried, but he prefers to manage them himself, perhaps because he alone defines "manage" so loosely. He does mean well, though...

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I don't think elder brother's definition is accurate at all. But at least Mother's painting is looking nice.

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Mm, it does.

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She really likes looking at gardens. Nunnally too.

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Euphie as well. I sometimes wonder if the three of them would choose to never leave the gardens if offered the chance.

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