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[cardinalrule]

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[fiddlestick]

[It's ok Hunter he knows you're working with limited understanding here.]

Haha, well to be fair, a parent's control over their kid becomes pretty limited legally once they turn 18 here. There's not much he could've done if he wanted to stop me, not without breaking some laws. And I've never seen my dad break a law in my life, not even jaywalking.

Plus knowing my dad, he sees this as some kind of "test". See if his son can actually "be a man" and prove him wrong, or whatever.

[cardinalrule]

Oh. Those laws help you, then.

[He suppose that tracks, and if Elliot's father isn't the one making the laws, then he'd be subjected to them like everyone else. Perfectly rational.]

I know what that's like. The tests, not "being a man" specifically, that sounds specific to humans.

[fiddlestick]

Yeah. It'd be a different story if I lived elsewhere, I'm sure. I got lucky.

[He recognizes that much. He had the opportunity to strike out and try to live as he wants. A lot of people don't get that chance. ]

Right, um, you can go ahead and ignore that "be a man" crap. It's stupid. My dad just believes in some outdated ideas. [And that's all he'll say about that!]

But you were given tests too, huh?

[cardinalrule]

It sounds like it.

Okay. If you're sure.

Of course I am. The Emperor doesn't want me to slack off because I have the position of the Golden Guard, I have to keep working to show I deserve it.

[fiddlestick]

Completely sure! Throw it out the window.

[This kid has enough issues without introducing him to the bullcrap that is toxic masculinity!

But ah. That sounds...possibly worrying]

Ah, yeah I suppose a position like that would come with performance reviews. Are the tests difficult?

[cardinalrule]

[Well, he has no problem listening to Elliot on this one.]

Alright, I'll forget about it.

They usually aren't too bad. I've always been able to handle them.

[Moreso because failure isn't an option, but that's a minor detail.]

[fiddlestick]

That doesn't surprise me. You're not one to turn down a challenge.

[He isn't sure he likes the sound of Hunter being tested like that, given all the other stuff he keeps hearing about this Emperor-- but that's no reason to admonish Hunter's achievements]

Well if I am being tested, I don't plan to fail either.