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[gameplaying]

I do hope you're prone to honesty, Asgard. I fear this could get a little messy if you're not.

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[gameplaying]

A body says much about the mind it houses.

[ryuuzaki]

Often. Not always, and sometimes in an inverse relationship.

What would yours say about you?

[gameplaying]

I doubt that's a question I can answer without bias.

[ryuuzaki]

I'll adjust my interpretation for bias. It would be irresponsible not to... that is, it wouldn't be in the spirit of the enterprise.

[gameplaying]

I've known vain to be used.

[ryuuzaki]

Then that isn't typical of the Asgard you were more familiar with before you were brought here against your will?

Vanity in itself can indicate several things: someone who takes pride in their appearance. Someone who doesn't care about their appearance in terms of their own pride, but is interested in making a certain impression on others. Someone who has very little pride at all, who uses their appearance to hide other vulnerabilities. Have I left anybody out?

[gameplaying]

In different measures, I suspect.

I don't believe so.

[ryuuzaki]

Even if others have called you vain, that isn't necessarily your own opinion of what your body says about your mind.

[gameplaying]

I wouldn't shy away from admitting a certain pride.

[ryuuzaki]

Would you equate pride and vanity? If so, to what degree?

[gameplaying]

I? No.

[ryuuzaki]

Then would you say that those who called you vain were judging you unfairly?

["Those" probably being gods. This is notable, at least in that it adds a layer to L's amusement with this conversation.]

[gameplaying]

[ in his opinion, he's always been judged unfairly. ]

They may judge me as they like; fairness rarely factors into it, nor do I see why I should care.