Ian in a nutshell
Sep. 16th, 2008 06:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missroseroseI was arguing with Ian last night, not over anything greatly important but mostly just because he was being his usual infuriating self. As ever, it didn't go anywhere and I ended up giving up the cause for lost, but I woke up from a dream about him just now that I think illustrates my ambivalence regarding him nicely.
We were at a relatively upscale shoe store, looking for a nice pair of dress shoes for me, but after some time, we had failed to find anything of particularly good quality available on the shelves. Ian being Ian, he took personal offense at this, and spying a banner nearby that said "Quality Shoes for Sale", he angrily tore off the upper half so that it only said "Shoes for Sale".
Obviously, this attracted the ire of more than a few salespeople. I was all ready to just pack up and leave, embarrassed on his behalf, but he welcomed the attention - and started discussing with them why he was displeased, and what he was looking for, and why their current selection sucked. Apparently he critically saved his CHA roll, because towards the end, he'd convinced them to make him the manager of the purchasing department for the whole chain.
...and there you have it. Our relationship in a nutshell. :)
We were at a relatively upscale shoe store, looking for a nice pair of dress shoes for me, but after some time, we had failed to find anything of particularly good quality available on the shelves. Ian being Ian, he took personal offense at this, and spying a banner nearby that said "Quality Shoes for Sale", he angrily tore off the upper half so that it only said "Shoes for Sale".
Obviously, this attracted the ire of more than a few salespeople. I was all ready to just pack up and leave, embarrassed on his behalf, but he welcomed the attention - and started discussing with them why he was displeased, and what he was looking for, and why their current selection sucked. Apparently he critically saved his CHA roll, because towards the end, he'd convinced them to make him the manager of the purchasing department for the whole chain.
...and there you have it. Our relationship in a nutshell. :)
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Date: 2008-09-16 07:46 pm (UTC)Seriously. I am suspicious now that Patrick teleports to Alaska to live a secret alternate life when I am not around. *suspicious* What does this person look like?
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Date: 2008-09-16 07:50 pm (UTC)I'd actually noticed some resemblance in your description of your relationship with Pat and mine with Ian. But I don't get the sense that Pat has a constant set of completely unreasonable expectations that he consistently expects everyone around him to live up to, and gets angry at them (and himself) when they (and he) don't do so. ;)
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Date: 2008-09-17 12:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-17 12:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-17 01:25 am (UTC)But the goatee seals it. Not the same guy. :D
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Date: 2008-09-17 03:45 am (UTC)