Another conversational drabble
Oct. 21st, 2005 01:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
forsyth"Won't cheating hurt your reputation as a lovable rogue?" Erin asked.
I stopped and looked at her sideways. "What part of rogue implies playing fair? Isn't that the whole point? I mean, if I wanted to play fair, I could be, I dunno, an accountant or something.
"Okay, bad example," I admitted, "And I'm more lovable because I'm cute and can do that big eye thing and cheerful and crack wise."
"But what about the children?"
"I never claimed to be a role model," I said, "Besides, they already rigged the rules in their favor. I'm just evening things out."
I stopped and looked at her sideways. "What part of rogue implies playing fair? Isn't that the whole point? I mean, if I wanted to play fair, I could be, I dunno, an accountant or something.
"Okay, bad example," I admitted, "And I'm more lovable because I'm cute and can do that big eye thing and cheerful and crack wise."
"But what about the children?"
"I never claimed to be a role model," I said, "Besides, they already rigged the rules in their favor. I'm just evening things out."
