SIEGHART

[frostythehitman]

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[ercnerd]

Is that an offer?

[frostythehitman]

I thought that was obvious.

...

I mean yes. In case you missed that too.

[ercnerd]

I know what you meant.

[Contrary to that, he leans further back into his seat.]

I'm not much of one for sparring, though. I prefer a fight with clear stakes.

[frostythehitman]

Fair enough. Gives you something to fight for. A practice fight's never gonna match the intensity of the real thing.

[ercnerd]

Oh, you get it.

Mock fights have nothing on the real deal. Moreover, a genius like me doesn't need practice.

[frostythehitman]

Wow, what a real modest guy you are.

[ercnerd]

When it comes to battle prowess, I'm a hundred percent there.

[frostythehitman]

And yet, you won't spar to prove it.

[ercnerd]

Do I have to prove myself? I already know how strong I am. Rather than skill, sparring to prove something like that is a reflection of the warrior's self-esteem.

[frostythehitman]

If you want other people to believe you're not just blowing smoke up your own ass? Then yeah, you gotta do something to prove it.

[ercnerd]

Why should I sweat to assuage someone else's suspicions? I don't mind sharing if it's a story of my many feats, but I'm not interested in anything troublesome.

[frostythehitman]

Fair enough. If you don't care whether other people believe you or not, then you don't really have to bother proving it.

[ercnerd]

[He nods.]

They'll see it when they see it. Why stress out until then?

[frostythehitman]

Personal satisfaction?

[ercnerd]

Heh. I'm only satisfied on the battlefield.

[frostythehitman]

You know what? I can respect that.

[ercnerd]

I was right about you from the start. You're a reasonable guy.

[frostythehitman]

Did you ever think otherwise?

[ercnerd]

Nah.

[The question has him curious, though.]

But what if I did?

[frostythehitman]

What, if you thought I was an unreasonable guy?

Then I guess we wouldn't be having this conversation right now, would we?

[ercnerd]

Haha.

Guess not.