The difference between giving Arthur the nickname Rudy and smearing him into paste is that Rudy says what people /think/, but does so in a way that's actually much softer and gentler than it /seems/ from the straight wording.
Some guy calls, "Hey hottie!" to a woman passing by on a job site, he'd probably catcall back, "Go home and learn manners, you boor!" If it's the kind of almost-assault, right on her heels but not touching that implies that the jerk has /practice/ at this, the whole crew would jump in, and tell their non-fighter (Gideon) to show her into the office and get her some water.
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Re: From LJ "Culture Shock" prompt
Date: 2014-10-20 08:01 am (UTC)The difference between giving Arthur the nickname Rudy and smearing him into paste is that Rudy says what people /think/, but does so in a way that's actually much softer and gentler than it /seems/ from the straight wording.
Some guy calls, "Hey hottie!" to a woman passing by on a job site, he'd probably catcall back, "Go home and learn manners, you boor!" If it's the kind of almost-assault, right on her heels but not touching that implies that the jerk has /practice/ at this, the whole crew would jump in, and tell their non-fighter (Gideon) to show her into the office and get her some water.
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