Oh yes, he's familiar with the concept of the We Brought You Home speech, but 'inconvenient' isn't really the first word that comes to mind when he looks over the scene in the square.
"Unfortunate," he ventures, counting off fingers, "unexpected, unsettling... I could probably come up with a few more." He scratches the back of his neck. "I'm sure 'inconvenient' would wind up on there somewhere, but it didn't make my top five."
Well, at least she laughed. Everyone here at this so-called party seems to have left their sense of humor at home, and he guesses he can't really indict them too much, given the situation, but in his experience, it's much easier to continue forward if you're laughing about the shit that's currently hitting the fan.
He purses his lips and puts a hand against his chin.
"Guess it's time to elect a new mayor," he says, not entirely seriously.
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"Unfortunate," he ventures, counting off fingers, "unexpected, unsettling... I could probably come up with a few more." He scratches the back of his neck. "I'm sure 'inconvenient' would wind up on there somewhere, but it didn't make my top five."
Well, at least she laughed. Everyone here at this so-called party seems to have left their sense of humor at home, and he guesses he can't really indict them too much, given the situation, but in his experience, it's much easier to continue forward if you're laughing about the shit that's currently hitting the fan.
He purses his lips and puts a hand against his chin.
"Guess it's time to elect a new mayor," he says, not entirely seriously.