♞ 004

[knaveswitness]

Ahem, ahem.

[This is Xerxes Break. This is Xerxes Break with a clipboard and three pencils in a single hand.]

I believe I mentioned a census at some point in the distant and dusty past, and I am willing to revoke my scorn and begin anew.

[Mostly to get his mind off certain things, but. Never you mind that.]

So line up.

Name.

Age.

Day of birth.

Occupation.

Line up.

Comments

[child_radical]

You didn't say "please".

[forhishonor]

You? Run a census?

[ isn't Liam the one who does the paperwork? ]

[undespairing]

Wow, you sound pretty serious there.

[knaveswitness]

Civil servants do not truly mean it when they say it, and far be it for me to strive to match them.

[knaveswitness]

And why not.

[knaveswitness]

Dead serious, my good man.

Let us begin.

[undespairing]

Alright, alright, uh...I'm Elmer C. Albatross, alchemist in training!

[knaveswitness]

In-training...

[Muttered to himself, as he appears to be taking it down on his memo pad.]

Do go on.

[undespairing]

That's right, in-training.

What else was there, age? I think I'm sixteen now.

[knaveswitness]

Sixteen...

[Break waggles an eyebrow over his clipboard- continue.]

[undespairing]

And that's it!

[Happy End.]

[child_radical]

Why not try to be the exception?

Video/Private

[worldofourown]

So many questions.

Are you rustling up army draftees?

[ethos]

Are you serious? [ ...ly that bored? is definitely implied fff ]

[baitswitch]

Do we get a prize for participating?

[crowing]

Uuuuuh.

Why?

[haring_to_go]

[ not this again ]

Should I be taking notes? [ you could have asked him first! ]

[knaveswitness]

I don't want to even be an exception of a civil servant- it would mean being one.

[knaveswitness]

That's it?

Video/Private

[knaveswitness]

Cats. Curiosity. Etcetera.

Heavens, no.

[knaveswitness]

... Are you not?

[knaveswitness]

No.

[knaveswitness]

For the good of all humanity and creaturekind, of course.

[knaveswitness]

As you can see, my good man, I am taking notes!

[dear lord, his handwriting.]

[crowing]

Help me out here.

I don't see the connection between these two things.