"I never really enjoyed the crunch," and now it's getting purely academic in a sense, "Crunching always just seemed a bit cruel. Then again, my father did always say I was too quick to put people out of their misery."
And Scott of all people knows his opinions on his father.
"But I digress, I suppose. Or perhaps change of topic?"
He COULD talk about rending anatomy all day but it's more of a topic for he an Tristan than he and Scott.
"Do you think it'd be pure madness to try and put on a play?"
Scott is sincerely and extremely glad of the topic change, actually. His mood is incredibly dark, but there are limits. "I think it'd probably be like trying to herd cats, but I think a lot of people would enjoy the opportunity to work toward something concrete and the opportunity to watch it."
"It'll be a nice diversion from the usual bullshit and it might get some more people interested in Shakespeare." Who knew. "I'll look forward to watching it."
"I don't even have the acting skills to pull of functional person about thirty percent of the time. Pretending to be someone else is probably a leap too far." He's teasing - and baiting - and answering truthfully.
"That one has cannibalism," he admits, "but no, I wasn't intending to be in it myself. At least at the moment. Someone has to keep things running in the right direction."
"As hypocritical as it is coming from me, proposing a thing doesn't mean you have to be in charge of it. " He's heard delegation is something people do occasionally.
"Well, you came up with three," he admits, "but the answer remains the same. Mostly because of Bill, frankly, but I'm not about to leave it up to chance."
"If I wasn't aware of the impossibility and futility of it, I'd demote myself to get rid of him." Just honestly. "And I think delegating is choosing who does it, not leaving it to chance."
"One, once it's out of your hands it's out of your hands," he points out, "and two, while Bill and I have something of an accord" the kind of accord that kept him from getting demoted, "I'd rather not test it with watching him deface Shakespeare."
"I don't want to talk about any accord anyone has with Bill." Just, you know, tossing it out there because he hates that fucking triangle more than Sinister and that's saying something.
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And Scott of all people knows his opinions on his father.
"But I digress, I suppose. Or perhaps change of topic?"
He COULD talk about rending anatomy all day but it's more of a topic for he an Tristan than he and Scott.
"Do you think it'd be pure madness to try and put on a play?"
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"If nothing else, it'll at least be a challenge."
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Yes, he's baiting him. Or maybe teasing him. Or he might just be curious.
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"Well, I wasn't planning on doing Titus Andronicus, but it could be interesting at some point."
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He's not being completely serious, but he's tired and crabby and oh, wait, circling back to dark and morbid. "You're going to be in this play, right?"
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The two most obvious names are the ones that make him sort of facefall.
"No, thank you."
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