That’s terrible. [All the fight goes out of Koby at this injustice, and he sags back against the pillows, looking up at Tim with wide, beseeching, slightly teary eyes.] Why would someone do that?
I don’t read the jackets, it wastes time. I’ll find out what the book is about by reading it. [He’s used to dusty tomes and leather-bound volumes, none of this glossy dust jackets and cover blurb nonsense.] Though I’ve had a little trouble finding objective accounts, I’ve noticed. Everyone has very strong opinions about everything.
You did read it, right? The Civil War had just ended, there were a lot of people on the losing side still angry.
[ Tim just settles, unpinning, but still sitting on him. Really regular behavior and not at all an indication that he’s getting way too comfortable here. ]
People like to think history is objective, but it isn’t. Not everyone gets the opportunity to tell their story, every writer has a point of view of their own, even when they have all the primary sources in the world. Sure, certain events did objectively happen, but you can contextualize it a bunch of different ways.
[ A beat. ]
Not to defend the slaveowners, obviously. But if they’d won, the tone of that book would be completely different, even the parts before the war.
Well, yes. But they lost. [Sternly, wiggling for a moment, then sighing and folding his arms behind his head. Might as well get comfortable if Tim is going to stay there for the time being.] They should move on with their lives, rather than shooting people.
[Koby, please, this is why you’ll never be a diplomat.
The explanation gets a soft hum, mildly displeased, but – understanding, in a way.] I guess that makes sense. It’s like the fishmen.
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That’s terrible. [All the fight goes out of Koby at this injustice, and he sags back against the pillows, looking up at Tim with wide, beseeching, slightly teary eyes.] Why would someone do that?
I don’t read the jackets, it wastes time. I’ll find out what the book is about by reading it. [He’s used to dusty tomes and leather-bound volumes, none of this glossy dust jackets and cover blurb nonsense.] Though I’ve had a little trouble finding objective accounts, I’ve noticed. Everyone has very strong opinions about everything.
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[ Tim just settles, unpinning, but still sitting on him. Really regular behavior and not at all an indication that he’s getting way too comfortable here. ]
People like to think history is objective, but it isn’t. Not everyone gets the opportunity to tell their story, every writer has a point of view of their own, even when they have all the primary sources in the world. Sure, certain events did objectively happen, but you can contextualize it a bunch of different ways.
[ A beat. ]
Not to defend the slaveowners, obviously. But if they’d won, the tone of that book would be completely different, even the parts before the war.
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[Koby, please, this is why you’ll never be a diplomat.
The explanation gets a soft hum, mildly displeased, but – understanding, in a way.] I guess that makes sense. It’s like the fishmen.
[What.]
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[ Koby this is why you're even more baby than Tim. ]
Don't even tell me what that is. I don't want to know. The snail thing is weird enough.
[ Alright, that's enough wiggling around on each other for now. Tim scoots himself off, and gives Quentin's leg a pat too, on his way off the bed. ]
I'm going to the chapel. Let me know when you tell him.