[That's probably far too philosophical and cynical of a statement to be making to someone he barely knows, at what's meant to be a nice party, in a garden this lovely and alive. But he can't deny that that's the way his brain operates, though it may surprise some, to hear him spout these things which sound so very defeatist.
Her next words intrigue him, though. Most people wouldn't hasten to describe themselves as fools, especially not those who really are fools (they are, he's found, generally the least self-aware of all. His cigarette is fully smoked now, and he drops it onto the grass, grinding out the remainder of it with his shoe, wondering if it's horribly rude to drop his cigarette butts all over this place, then deciding he doesn't care.]
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[That's probably far too philosophical and cynical of a statement to be making to someone he barely knows, at what's meant to be a nice party, in a garden this lovely and alive. But he can't deny that that's the way his brain operates, though it may surprise some, to hear him spout these things which sound so very defeatist.
Her next words intrigue him, though. Most people wouldn't hasten to describe themselves as fools, especially not those who really are fools (they are, he's found, generally the least self-aware of all. His cigarette is fully smoked now, and he drops it onto the grass, grinding out the remainder of it with his shoe, wondering if it's horribly rude to drop his cigarette butts all over this place, then deciding he doesn't care.]
Even fools have somethin' to them, don't they?