Guiding the Powerful Yet Incompetent, Tuesday, Second Period

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Upon entering the Danger Shop, the students would find themselves in a well-appointed medieval-style sitting room, with Henry VIII occupying the nicest chair in the place.

Yennefer, standing behind the chair and to the side, told her students, "You are visiting a lord in your kingdom, for...the hunting or some such, the commemorative feast of a famous battle, I don't know, who cares, and your advisee has taken a liking to some of his host's tapestries and wants them packed up to take home with him, as a gift. After all, why shouldn't his host give him a gift?

"You, of course, being a sensible person, realize that this will give offense, as firstly, tapestries are very expensive and you can't just demand your host give you expensive things, and secondly, your host didn't actually give them to you so that would be stealing for anyone other than a king. Your task is to convince your advisee to leave the tapestries be. Good luck."

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Re: Convince the King

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"Of course, Your Majesty," Julius said quickly. "But do you really want people looking at your halls and thinking of someone else, do you? They should be focusing on your spendidness, not someone else's good taste."

Re: Convince the King

[tellmehowstuffworks]

"Hmmm," the king said. "You may have a point. It really should be all about me, shouldn't it?"

Re: Convince the King

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"It really should," Julius assured him. "And think of how honored the weaver would be to receive your notice when you commission tapestries in your own honor! Truly a grand gesture, Majesty."

Oh god, this shouldn't feel so much like home.

Re: Convince the King

[tellmehowstuffworks]

"Yes," the king said thoughtfully. "Yes. Tapestries about me..."

And now he was daydreaming about them.

"Nicely done," Yennefer told Julius.

Re: Convince the King

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"Thanks," Julius said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I...this was good practice."

Re: Convince the King

[tellmehowstuffworks]

"Do you have experience with narcissists or are you just a natural?"

Re: Convince the King

[nicedragonsfinishlast]

"Uhh. I've dealt - my mom - err..." Julius struggled to find a way to say My mother is a petty despot who rules over the family with iron talons but. You know. Without saying that.