Video; un: Maedhros

[holdshisown]

[It was only a matter of time, he supposed, before one of the strange effects of this place happened to him. That doesn't mean he's pleased about it, however. Slightly paniced and quite annoyed, bordering on angry, would be a more accurate way to describe his current mental state.

He is currently glaring quite menacingly at his own reflection at the moment. At the two elk horns that has started to grow from his head, if you wanted to be precise about it.]

If anyone knows how to make these go away I would be very grateful for the assistance.

[His voice is level, almost emotionless, but there is an undercurrent af anger to be heard for those who knows him well enough. One of his ears twitch in annoyance and he notices that though it is still pointed it is now covered in a soft velvety fur now.]

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[holdshisown]

Well... they certainly had a knack for making me look more reasonable by comparison?

[It's not like it's a lie, exactly. Everyone looked more reasonable than they were next to those two.]

[bythewaves]

I'm pretty sure that's true of everyone

[ Maglor echoes dryly ]

I sometimes don't know how I would have put up with them, if they hadn't been my dear brothers.

[holdshisown]

But it's especially true for me because I'm related to them. People expect me to be just as bad.

[Not entirely true, but not exactly a lie either.]

Something I might have mused on myself a couple of times.

[Most notably after the whole Luthien debacle. He'd even wondered if perhaps he'd been adopted or misplaced during birth, because there was no way he could be related to two such imbeciles.]

[bythewaves]

I'm related to them too, you know! Did you know, people think I'm the nice one? I suppose in comparison to them...

[ He presses close, since he has no arms to hug him ]

I'm glad you put up with all of us.

[holdshisown]

You are the nice one, Kano!

[He gathers his brother close with a gentle hand, mindful of his fragile bones in this form.]

I don't think I have it in me to do otherwise, brother, not even if you all had been ten times as troublesome as you were.

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor snorts, which sounds more like a sneeze in his current form ]

I so am not, I'm pretty sure that's YOU, mother-hen

[ He loves hugs, and demands to be turned back right now so he can give them properly ]

And this is why you're the nice one.

[holdshisown]

Not a mother-hen!

[He denies vehemently. But he knows in his heart there's a kernel of truth to the statement.

And it doesn't stop his gentle way of handling his brother in this shape either.]

I still think you're the nice one, though.

[bythewaves]

[ He bobs up and down in a laugh ]

My dear, darling, precious, favourite older brother, if you were any more of a mother-hen you would grow feathers, not antlers. And I might be the nice one compared to Tyelko, but definitely not in comparison to you!

[holdshisown]

[So mean, little brother!]

If I'm a mother-hen it's all because of you lot, you know?

[bythewaves]

[ Is that not his job? ]

Of course~ And that's why you are the Nicest, Bestest, Big Brother of all~

[holdshisown]

[That is... a very fair point.]

Such a glowing review of my brotherly abilities~

[bythewaves]

[ ~Exactly~ ]

I have the best brother, of course I give him the best reviews~

[ Maglor fluffs all his feathers and bobs his head in a laugh ]

You would get the same from our brothers, I'm sure. Although perhaps with more insults thrown in!

[holdshisown]

I'll graciously accept your compliment then, since it would be uncouth of me to do otherwise.

[He says with a show of great seriousness, though the way his mouth keeps twitching as if he's holding back laughter might somewhat ruin the look he was going for.]

I'm sure. Especially when it comes to the insults, but I know that's just the way most of them express affection so I'm not too offended by that habit of theirs.

/RETURNS TO THE LAND OF WIFI (hello just got back from holidays, feel free to drop)

[bythewaves]

My brother is always the most gracious

[ Maglor matches his haughty tone with a giggle ]

I would wonder why, but Father was... hmm, not exactly a great role model, in that sense!

[ Not that Feanor didn't have manners. Or didn't know how to express affection like a normal person. He just usually chose not to bother ]

I suppose you just took it all, Nelyo~

Welcome back! Hope you had a good time! :)

[holdshisown]

All those lessons in courtly etiquette had to have been good for something, right?

[It is hard to keep up his serious facade, if he ever managed it to begin with, but he makes a valiant effort nonetheless.]

No. Which is why, I suppose, he left so many courtly duties to his most gracious eldest son. Don't you think?

[Especially not when it came to those outside the family...]

Took it? Or had to pick up an abundance of it to make up for the lack of it in my brothers?

yessssssss.... and now outta money LOL

[bythewaves]

Well it's not like they're useful for anything else!

[ Except maybe charming the ladies when he's doing the itinerant bard thing anyway ]

Did he leave them or just forget that they existed? And are you implying I don't have any?

That is the one drawback of a holiday... your wallet always end up significantly lighter at the end

[holdshisown]

Not often, no.

[He wouldn't know. He'd never been much for charming the ladies...]

It... probably depended on his mood at the given day. I know you possess them, all of you do, which is why it was always so frustrating when you refused to use them.

sadly true. And so, back to work, to earn the money, to go on more holidays XD

[bythewaves]

[ That's okay, Maglor didn't want competition~ ]

Are you absolutely sure Celegorm had manners.

[ He's not going to argue the fact that he sometimes refused to use his manners, because he knows full well how much blackmail his brother holds ]

That is usualy the way things go :)

[holdshisown]

[Good. For Maedhros would just end up being a giant awkward mess if he ever tried to offer any...]

He does. I've seen him use them once or twice... he just thinks it's more fun to pretend he doesn't have them.

[But who knows? Maybe he put too much effort in his pretence and ended up forgetting them for real after a while?]

sad fact of life XD

[bythewaves]

[ Maglor understands, brother has a One Track Heart~ ]

..........................Were you delusional at the time?

[ No really. Are you Sure ]

Very much so

[holdshisown]

[That is so. Maedhros has always been something of a romantic at heart like that.]

I'm pretty sure I wasn't. Not that his unusual show of proper manners lasted very long, though... so who knows? Perhaps it was completely accidental on his part?

[He'd been pretty shocked at the time as well.]

[bythewaves]

Surely it was accidental. I've never seen Celegorm use manners in my LIFE

[ that he can definitely remember anyway ]

That, or it must have been a super special event. Did Father threaten him???

[holdshisown]

It could have been, but he was acting suspisciously courteous and polite at the time.

[Honestly, if he hadn't been there to see it at the time he probably wouldn't have believed it either.]

It was a celebration for grandfather... so father might have applied some pressure on him beforehand.

[bythewaves]

..............He DID love grandfather. Perhaps for him, and for father...

[ He really can't see any other reason ]

[holdshisown]

We all did. But, that is the most likely explanation. I can't really see him trying to behave for anyone else than those two.

[Not to say their brother didn't love the rest of them, he just showed it differently in regards to his brothers.]