- And heave... Ngh!
- Hello, Hilda. What are you doing?
- Organizing our gear. What does it look like?
- I know what it looks like—it just doesn't seem
[cdb]believable. You working, I mean. You never do that.
- Well, the person who's supposed to be doing it is hurt,
[cdb]so I agreed to pitch in and help out.
- But you always have others do your work for you.
- OK, slow down, pal. It's not like I run around
[cdb]asking people to take on work for me.
- I just let them do it if they want to!
- No matter the particulars of the process, the outcome
[cdb]is the same.
- Regardless, it's admirable of you to take the place of
[cdb]an injured comrade without begrudging them.
- Oh, and to be clear, I'm not here to help. I'm taking a
[cdb]well-earned break right now, plus you seem to have a
[cdb]handle on things yourself.
- I haven't even asked you to help yet...
- Not out loud, no—but your eyes tell a different tale.
- Actually, I was thinking that if you had time for
[cdb]chit-chat, you had time to lend me a hand or two.
- But even I'm not enough of a jerk to ask a guy for
[cdb]help when he's on a break.
- I am delighted you grasp the importance of rest.
There are many out there who say the most
[cdb]unthinkable things on the subject!
- "Oh, Linhardt, you're on break? Perfect! Then you
[cdb]can help me with this awful whatever that I'm doing!"
- Do they even understand the concept of down time,
[cdb]or is every waking moment merely a chance to
[cdb]increase their own productivity?
- Break time...is for breaks.
- Haha! You're speaking my language on that one!
- Although to be fair, your life seems to be one
[cdb]permanent break, so I see why somebody might say
[cdb]that to you.
- Indeed. Sometimes they even claim I sleep too much,
[cdb]which is completely different from taking a break.
- Wait, how is sleeping not a break?
- Alas, how unfortunate! It appears you and I will not
[cdb]be able to reach common ground on this matter.
- Laying it on a bit thick, aren't you?
- That reminds me of something...
- Did I not see the injured comrade responsible for this
[cdb]storehouse hauling things at the goods depot this
[cdb]very morning?
- Sure did! He said he wanted to help me out, so I
[cdb]asked him to take over.
- At which point he promptly threw out his back and
[cdb]left this particular task to you.
- Yes, well, I now understand your reason for working.
And with that, good night.
- Ugh, that guy really bugs me sometimes...
It's like he thinks he's better than me or something!