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[the_old_bean]

Bertie is in an excellent mood.

For one thing, Jeeves has worked a bloody miracle, and his latest matrimonial scare has been most satisfactorily resolved in a way that didn't involve Bertie ending up at, or indeed anywhere near, a nuptial altar.

For another thing, he's discovered the piano.

This may or may not be good news for the other patrons of Milliways. Either way, there's a Wooster, dressed for dinner, sitting at the piano, playing rather enthusiastically. He's no Cab Calloway, but he does his best.

He could, perhaps, use a little help with the call and response bits.



tiny-and-arguably-musical!tag: Bertram Wilberforce Wooster

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[a1enzo]

Pray forgive Enzo if he bursts out laughing.

Good code, Users can be stupid.

[the_old_bean]

And please forgive Bertie if he looks at Enzo as though there's something seriously wrong with him.


"Er...is that...amusing?"

[a1enzo]

Between giggles: "You mean, like, all women? Not just damsels?"

He gives 'damsel' a very sarcastic and distasteful twist.

[the_old_bean]

Bertie's confused look gets even more confused. "I was under the impression that all women qualified as 'damsels'."

[a1enzo]

"No," Enzo says scornfully. "Just stupid wimpy ones. Save-me girls."

[the_old_bean]

Bertie gives Enzo an incredulous look. He's not used to being contradicted by children when it comes to semantics.

"No," he says, speaking slowly and enunciating. "That would be a damsel in distress. It's possible to be a damsel without distress." He looks thoughtful for a moment. "Of course, you don't often hear about damsels not in distress, I suppose, but that hardly means they don't exist."

[a1enzo]

Enzo replies just as patiently.

"Yeah, but when other girls get in distress, they get themselves out of it. And if they need saving, they don't scream about it."

[the_old_bean]

"I think you'll find that doesn't exempt them from being damsels."

[a1enzo]

"Different language, I guess."

He shakes his head. "Frail," he mutters, and snickers.