on being given a paid & promoted to muselist. canon is American McGee's Alice.

[doyousuppose]

 I suppose it's quite flattering, being given all the new faces. What's unflattering is you expected me to leave, didn't you? You might have sewn up the wound, but you didn't disinfect it first.

Still, I won't be ungrateful for being given a gift. So, thank you. I do appreciate it. Maybe now I'll get my point across much clearer to those who matter. And maybe you'll do more than just dust me off every now and then, too.

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[doyousuppose]

Something like that. It did make me wonder why I frown so much, though. I have enough to frown about, but really.

Don't jinx it, or you'll turn right around into a cardguard.

[forgotten_vows]

Yes, it's -- it's a shame. You have such a nice smile. . .

Ugh, yes, you're right. You never know what might happen, do you?

[doyousuppose]

You're probably the only one who knows it, too.

Expecting the unexpected only leads to distraction.

[forgotten_vows]

*That gets a blush.* I -- well, I'm honored to know it.

And doesn't work, because expecting the unexpected only turns it into the expected. Which means something else has to be the unexpected.

[doyousuppose]

The seemingly obvious becomes the unexpected, because you forget to expect it. You can't expect everything. It's impossible.

Expect a frown, and you'll forget to expect a smile. Expect either, and you won't expect any tears.

[forgotten_vows]

Yes, exactly. There's something to be said for being prepared, but. . . You can't take it too far, or you'll never be able to enjoy life again.

[doyousuppose]

...I wonder if actual psychics have unsurprising lives.

[forgotten_vows]

I imagine frustrating ones, more likely. Can you imagine seeing something horrible in the future, and not knowing whether or not you were allowed to change it?

[doyousuppose]

That certainly doesn't mean I wouldn't try, though.

I'd hate to be able to predict the future, it sounds horrible.

[forgotten_vows]

I'd try too -- how could I not? Even if I thought it was inevitable, I'd have to prove it, have to see if there was anything I could do. . .

(He nods.) I think I prefer having it as a surprise too.