[He's giving a look? Let him give a look.]

[luckandpluck]

... you're just trapping yourself in another vicious cycle, aren't you. You know you don't got the time, but you insist on doing this anyway, and if it doesn't turn out right it's gonna end up bad for the both of us.

Though I'm going to stand by the hope that you've learned 'bout managing your time by now.

Anyway, do what you want, I guess. It's a free country after all, isn't it? Well, mine is, but I know yours counts too. 'Least, I'm sure it does.

In other news, are you real sure trying to get me drunk's a good idea? I mean, there's work the next day, and I kind of... don't like what I do when it happens. We already know what happened in Vegas, mun. Which was two days ago. We don't talk 'bout what happened in Vegas.

... right. You just live to cause me more headaches, don't you. At least make sure I got a stock on Tylenol at hand this time.

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[english_dignity]

What did happen in Vegas, Alfred?

[luckandpluck]

... what happened is Vegas stays in Vegas.

[english_dignity]

Please, that died with the social media boom.

[luckandpluck]

Well I'm bringing it back. Can't stop, won't stop, so deal with it. I don't see what's got you so interested in the matter, anyway.

[english_dignity]

What, I'm not allowed to ask what you've been up to?

[He raised him, so Alfred's actions really do still reflect on him after all.]

[luckandpluck]

Never said you couldn't do that. Did it have to involve Vegas, though?

_{[As much as he didn't want to admit it, but the similarity makes itself evident once in a while, doesn't it?]}

[english_dignity]

You're the one who brought it up.

[Now if only Alfred would have learned his good manners instead of the bad habits.]

[luckandpluck]

You probably weren't listening carefully when I brought the 'don't talk about it' part up, then.

_{[Excuse you, he's perfectly well-mannered... when he feels like it.]}

[english_dignity]

[Which... isn't terribly often then, at least not around him and the others.]

Isn't saying not to talk about it talking about it?

[luckandpluck]

_{[Or perhaps he figures Arthur can manage being well-mannered enough for the both of them.]}

Mentioning it isn't exactly talking 'bout it. Talking's another thing itself entirely.

[english_dignity]

Fine, then you don't get to bring up anything that happens when I've had one too many either.

[luckandpluck]

Difference is I was being specific, so that kind of numbs the point, doesn't it?

[english_dignity]

No, if you get to make rules like that so do I.

[collossvs]

Come now, Vegas ain't that bad!

Besides, you're too much of a stick in the mud to get into much trouble.

[luckandpluck]

Doesn't mean I want to talk about it. You know the saying, right? What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

... I'll take that as you being trying to rile me up to get something out of me. 'Not going to work, though.

[collossvs]

And comes back in thirty years callin' you "dad", but then you're too uptight for that sort of fun.

Me? _{[ The most shocked, clueless look he can muster right here, though there's some note of amusement. ]} I'm only telling the truth!

[luckandpluck]

Hilarious. I'd give an A-plus rating to your comments, but I don't think they pass the sort of standards for that.

[collossvs]

You are such a stuck-up; you're about like some cantankerous ol' man.

[luckandpluck]

I am not stuck-up! I just got my responsibilities in check, that's all! Sheesh.

[collossvs]

You are! Seems to me you took after ol' Artie a little too well.

[luckandpluck]

_{[Oh, that hit the mark pretty well.]}

... and now you're just drawing conclusions and false comparisons! We're nothing alike!

[collossvs]

Not hardly! You act just as grumpy and stuck-up and uptight as he does!

[luckandpluck]

Conclusions, that's what they are. Conclusions. And baseless ones too. I'm none of those and whatever you're trying to do it's not gonna work!

[collossvs]

Well, duh. Conclusions based years of having to put up with you!

[luckandpluck]

Then you should know I'm none of those things at all.