Part 327: Chrom A
Finished your preparations? Ready to sample life outside the gilded cage?
Preparations? I wasn't aware that-
Aw, come on! You want to dress up a bit, don't you? ...I mean, I would.
Look, I don't know what you're talking about. Where are we going anyway? How am I supposed to prepare when I have no idea what's going on?
Seriously, Blue?! Gods, if you royals aren't the most coddled set of...Look, we're going out to have fun. You know about fun, right? So try to wear something that doesn't look like it was stolen from a corpse.
Hey, I have a very keen fashion sense, thank you very much!
...Well, I suppose those clothes'll have to do, then. Come on, Blue. Quit your grumblin'. I'll explain on the way.
B-but, wait!(Time passes)
Ha ha! So, ...What'd you think?
It was... interesting.
Yeah, but was it FUN?!
Well, I suppose so. I'd never seen a man juggle flaming hams before...And when those acrobats got into a knife fight... that really was something.
I know you're overwhelmed. It's a lot to take in. Still, we did what we set out to do.
And what was that, exactly?
To show you a slice of the real world!
Ah, yes.
So then? Still think you're trapped in a prison made of diamonds and baby tears? Today you wanted to experience something new, and that's exactly what we did! No one tried to stop you. No one asked for your autograph. Nothing stood in the way except your own royal reserve. King or travelling minstrel, the world is as narrow or wide as you make it.
You're saying it's not duty that holds me back... but self-pity? Gods... I've been such a self-indulgent arse...
Aw, don't be too hard on yourself, Blue. Those silk-clad shoulders carry a heavier burden than I'd be willing to bear. Just remember-attitude and outlook go a long way toward making your world.
And you took me to that den of iniquity just to teach me that lesson?
Naw, I like going there, but I can't afford it unless some sap foots the bill. But you be sure to let me know when you want to go again, all right?
...Maybe later.