on guy fawkes night

[1066]

You're not allowed to celebrate the occasion. No, no, don't want to hear it: I don't care if you're the direct descendant of the man, (by the by, you're not) you're unabashedly American and thus banned from participating.

Don't pout, blame your bloody founding fathers for pitching a fit and walking out on supper without paying the bill, if we're working with my previous metaphor. But yes, thank you for asking, I had a lovely one. I spent it with another unrepentant and borderline oppressive American railing on about football, and not even the real kind of football, you know?

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[frenchman]

Why would anyone care to celebrate such a silly holiday?

[1066]

Oh, I don't know, for the sake of our still-standing parliament, for the historical connotations behind burning an effigy of the man who nearly blew up the building, or maybe it's the fireworks and bonfires and money gained from the endeavour and hoards of Tom Trot handed out to all the good little children who don't run around screaming like howler monkeys when they don't get what they want, unlike the American children who dress up like bees and bugs and vampires and demand sweets from every house on the penalty of death from those not participating. [ wow way to over exaggerate bro ]

[frenchman]

[ were you saying something, fuzzy Englishman? nothing important, he'd imagine? no, it wouldn't seem as such. ]

The way that you celebrate it - it makes no sense to celebrate such a stupid thing! The spirit of la révolution is to be commended and celebrated, not burned at the stake!

[1066]

I don't know if you've realised this, but England isn't exactly a Catholic nation. Not that I disagree entirely with what you're saying; revolutionaries should be celebrated, perhaps not by burning their effigy but you know, history is written, documented, and celebrated by the winners.

[ wow hey no fuck you buddy, you're far fuzzier than he is ]

[frenchman]

What is another country that celebrates a man's failed attempt at revolution? You seem so smart, mon petit, surely you would know?

It is such an English - [ is that a mocking tone? oh yes it is. ] - thing to do.

[1066]

Actually, we consider it a celebration centred around foiling a genocidal plot more than the failing of a revolution. Matter of perspective, really. And by the way? I'm not your little anything. [ standing up tall! hey look he's two inches taller than you, buddy. even if you are uh, much prettier... B( ]

So I take you think Bastille Day's a great, fine-and-fancy event, family friendly and fun for all ages? Even though the whole bit with the revolution and the starting of the First French Republic fell flat on its arse once Napoleon showed up? Guess the heads on pikes and rampant misuse of the guillotine was a sight and a half, but I wouldn't really call it something to celebrate in good taste. [ s m i l e ] To each their own, you know?

[frenchman]

[ oh look at you dearie, too bad you're still ages younger. my little cabbage, most certainly you are little. no matter your height. but as he talks - and oh, does he talk an awful lot - Francis merely responds by pulling one elegant arched eyebrow up. ]

Au contraire, mon ami. You see, I think it is a very, very good thing to celebrate the start of the Révolution française. When one is being oppressed, one must rise up, no? This spirit is something to be celebrated, which is entirely what is wrong with the very notion of what your silly little November fifth stands for!

[ guess who completely glossed over your stupid little heads on pikes and guillotine misuse bit. yeah fuck you buddy his history is great and there's nothing wrong with it and the french revolution was excellent and so was executing the king and queen because DOWN WITH THE MONARCHY never mind the fact that he had a king after that for a bit and well Napoleon just sort of likes to fuck everything up.

fuck you his history is perfect. ]

Bastille Day is precisely that, celebrating the very heart of the human spirit. Of fighting for what is right, and for what the people feel they deserve.

Congratulations to your Parliament, I am sure they were very brave to stop one silly little Englishman's gunpowder plot.

[1066]

[ you know, Shaun could argue himself blue in the face.

but today's, or rather, tonight's Guy Fawkes night, and he just wants to watch some fireworks and eat some toffee and give some little kids whatever change he's got in his pockets. so he checks his watch and offers the Frenchman a nonplussed glance. ]

Clearly the whole fighting for what was right did a lot for all you. I'm sure Maximilien Robespierre would have been pleased to know he had his head cut off for the sake of protecting the rights and freedoms of a country who's idea of a nice, liberating night out was stealing a circus llama and parading it around the city. Good on you, brilliant and well-done.

[frenchman]

[ arguing is what he does best!

except when he's bored of it, and this man is making it boring. Boooooooriiing. ]

Serge deserves a night on the town just as anyone else does. [ Vive la Révolution! he's nodding as if that is a perfectly fine French thing to do. ] But I can see that you are simply content to mock what it is the English spirit is missing. Ah, of course, your silly little country cannot even get out from underneath the monarchy, what do you know of freedom?

[crossdarkens]

[Good grief Shaun do you ever stop complaining

Don't answer that.]

You could give her a break. [Haha there's a novel idea.]

[1066]

What's this? Lucy Stillman suggesting someone take a break? [ s q u i n t ] Are you all right? Feeling a bit under the weather, are you? Coming down with something? Or maybe you're just her evil twin sister from another reality?

[crossdarkens]

[You know what look you're getting, right? Right. Just so we're clear on that.]

How astute of you. Maybe you should take your own advise and do something productive. Besides, I'm not responsible for her. [You, on the other hand...]

[emergingspirit]

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just.

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[1066]

[ ok ok you win the oppression olympics but you still can't celebrate Guy Fawkes day ]

[emergingspirit]

[Why on earth would he want to celebrate a holiday for someone's death? That's kind of sick, don't you think?.]

[1066]

[ don't be mad that u can't sit with us

you and i both know that sweatpants aren't allowed at the popular kids table ]

[emergingspirit]

[says the guy whose people invaded HIS land and then whined when they got kicked out]