The Delta Defense Force

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10 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

“That’s like… something everyone believes, right?”

“Yup. Now, ‘that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife’?”

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59 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Yup. Now, ‘that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife’?”

"A rich dude wants to get married?"

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1 minute ago, Kajsa said:

"A rich dude wants to get married?"

"Exactly. So what does it all mean together?" 

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3 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"Exactly. So what does it all mean together?" 

"Uh... everyone knows this dude who's rich. And they all know he also wants to get married."

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3 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"Uh... everyone knows this dude who's rich. And they all know he also wants to get married."

"...close. Basically, in the world of the novel, everyone knows that any rich man must want to get married. Or they think that. See, once you read the rest of the book, you'll see there's a level of irony to starting the book like this, because the male lead doesn't actually care, and neither does the female lead. But her mother definitely believes it. She's really funny." 

Edited February 19, 2025 by Halcyon The Only

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Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"...close. Basically, in the world of the novel, everyone knows that any rich man must want to get married. Or they think that. See, once you read the rest of the book, you'll see there's a level of irony to starting the book like this, because the male lead doesn't actually care, and neither does the female lead. But her mother definitely believes it. She's really funny." 

"...oh. So it's not just about one guy? It's about, like, all the guys? And they all want to get married because they have a lot of money?"

alex is a little slow   

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2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"...oh. So it's not just about one guy? It's about, like, all the guys? And they all want to get married because they have a lot of money?"

alex is a little slow   

"They think that any rich guy wants to get married," she sighed. 

"...maybe we should start you on Flora and Ulysses instead." 

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2 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"They think that any rich guy wants to get married," she sighed. 

"...maybe we should start you on Flora and Ulysses instead." 

"But why does it talk about all the rich guys if it's only about one guy?"

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17 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"But why does it talk about all the rich guys if it's only about one guy?"

"It's setting the scene." She sighed. "I feel dumber just talking to you, gosh." 

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4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"It's setting the scene." She sighed. "I feel dumber just talking to you, gosh." 

He turned very, very red and looked away. 

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8 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

He turned very, very red and looked away. 

"It's okay. It's not your fault you're dumb. But we should probably start with something simpler." She set aside Pride and Prejudice and moved over to a shelf at the side of the room. 

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Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

"It's okay. It's not your fault you're dumb. But we should probably start with something simpler." She set aside Pride and Prejudice and moved over to a shelf at the side of the room. 

"Thanks, that helps," he said flatly.

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12 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"Thanks, that helps," he said flatly.

"It should." 

She pulled out Flora & Ulysses and came to sit next to him again. "All right. Read." 

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1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

"It should." 

She pulled out Flora & Ulysses and came to sit next to him again. "All right. Read." 

He opened the book to the first page, started reading with only some difficulty, then paused. His eyes lit up with a childlike wonder. "There's pictures!" 

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6 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

He opened the book to the first page, started reading with only some difficulty, then paused. His eyes lit up with a childlike wonder. "There's pictures!" 

“Every now and then, yeah. Read.”

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4 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

“Every now and then, yeah. Read.”

And he did. Very rarely did he get tripped up. 

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4 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

And he did. Very rarely did he get tripped up. 

She made him explain things now and then. 

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Just now, Halcyon The Only said:

She made him explain things now and then. 

He understood most of it but occasionally needed guidance. About forty-five minutes in, though, his attention span started to run out. 

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2 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

He understood most of it but occasionally needed guidance. About forty-five minutes in, though, his attention span started to run out. 

She paid this no heed. 

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10 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She paid this no heed. 

"Can we do something else?" He whined after ten more minutes. 

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28 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"Can we do something else?" He whined after ten more minutes. 

She sighed. “I guess we can read the dictionary.”

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10 minutes ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She sighed. “I guess we can read the dictionary.”

"NoooOOOoOoOOo," he groaned, melting into the couch. "I'm HUNGRY."

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6 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"NoooOOOoOoOOo," he groaned, melting into the couch. "I'm HUNGRY."

She folded her arms. “Write a paragraph about what food you want, then.”

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1 minute ago, Halcyon The Only said:

She folded her arms. “Write a paragraph about what food you want, then.”

"What?? What is this, school???"

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8 minutes ago, Kajsa said:

"What?? What is this, school???"

“Reeducation.”