Let me make you aware of something, and I know this might be difficult for your rather minuscule brain to comprehend; regardless of the fact you are clearly not you as I know you to be, and that you shall always be my enemy, you're not exactly my top priority at the moment. Due to... a certain and most unfortunate agreement we reached in 1904, -- [ Pursed him and held breath, and the moment lasts an eternity before he finally exhales on his words. ]
--we're allies.
So, I was counting upon that fact to think there might be the slight chance you didn't have the intention of shooting me.
Now, [ He motions to him, seemingly ignorant of the pistol now. ] As to your question, allow me to elaborate; yes, you are a republic. But no, the Republic has not endured. It's in its... fifth incarnation. Oh Christ, all right, give me a moment here. [ He holds up his hands. ] First Republic, I'm guessing you're in currently, lasted until this one very short arsehole came about and decided he was going to make you into an Empire. When he was done pratting about, some King I don't care much about came back, then I think the aforementioned short arsehole's nephew came along and brought your Republic back. Then some other distant relative to one of your King's came along and decided he was going to be the 'ruler' and not the King even though we all knew that was bollocks, not that I was paying attention, and he... did away with the Second Republic. Then the arshole's nephew came back, made another Empire, you lost fabulously to Prussia, established a, what am I on now? Oh right, Third Republic, lasted until this very important war which you don't need to know about yet in which you became a bleeding madman and something about the French State, something something, then there was a Fourth Republic which crashed and burned and yes, now you are the Fifth French Republic.
I think you're collecting them or something, really.
[ A finger to his lip, which he taps a few times before tilting his head. ] Oh dear, I suppose that wasn't very simple at all.
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Date: 2011-10-26 02:05 am (UTC)--we're allies.
So, I was counting upon that fact to think there might be the slight chance you didn't have the intention of shooting me.
Now, [ He motions to him, seemingly ignorant of the pistol now. ] As to your question, allow me to elaborate; yes, you are a republic. But no, the Republic has not endured. It's in its... fifth incarnation. Oh Christ, all right, give me a moment here. [ He holds up his hands. ] First Republic, I'm guessing you're in currently, lasted until this one very short arsehole came about and decided he was going to make you into an Empire. When he was done pratting about, some King I don't care much about came back, then I think the aforementioned short arsehole's nephew came along and brought your Republic back. Then some other distant relative to one of your King's came along and decided he was going to be the 'ruler' and not the King even though we all knew that was bollocks, not that I was paying attention, and he... did away with the Second Republic. Then the arshole's nephew came back, made another Empire, you lost fabulously to Prussia, established a, what am I on now? Oh right, Third Republic, lasted until this very important war which you don't need to know about yet in which you became a bleeding madman and something about the French State, something something, then there was a Fourth Republic which crashed and burned and yes, now you are the Fifth French Republic.
I think you're collecting them or something, really.
[ A finger to his lip, which he taps a few times before tilting his head. ] Oh dear, I suppose that wasn't very simple at all.