01.Feb.12, 03:24 AM
Well, someone was certainly up on their high-runner today. Erisi rolled his eyes, and with a heaving sigh turned back to his side of the tree and reclined against the rough bark. Yeah, if it wasn't obvious by the pointed sigh that Erisi had no intention of leaving, it certainly was obvious when he just flat out didn't move. His position against the tree was comfortable. The ground underneath his legs wasn't wet, the branches above his head stretched elegantly out to protect him from sunlight. This tree was perfect, and there was no reason that Erisi should settle for less. The man at the other side of the tree could very well move if he was so bothered by it.
A few more moments of silence passed by, and Erisi closed his eyes to start relaxing again. He almost forgot about the man leaning against the other side of the tree... but then realized that he should probably make a stand. He may not have been first to the tree, but he considered himself to be vastly more important than whomever was his current company. "You know, you can't claim ownership of a tree. What did you buy it with, who from? Some paperwork would be nice to validate your ownership of this one tree. And, for curiosity's sake, why would you want to own a sharding tree." Every note was dripping with caustic sarcasm. While his words definitely could be taken as an insult, that wasn't entirely Erisi's intention. He was joking more than insulting, but it was not unusual for those two things to be closely tied together for him.
"Ah, if it wasn't clear already. You can find another tree. I, however, am not inclined to budge an inch." He was sure that the other guy had gotten the unspoken message, but you never knew with people in this Weyr. They were not the brightest bunch. "And since I doubt that this tree is really yours, you can't do much to convince me to move." It was quite the dilemma, Erisi imagined. He didn't particularly mind sharing the tree, so long as the other guy wasn't a loudmouth. But, he'd prefer complete possession of the tree himself, since he was too lazy to move.
A few more moments of silence passed by, and Erisi closed his eyes to start relaxing again. He almost forgot about the man leaning against the other side of the tree... but then realized that he should probably make a stand. He may not have been first to the tree, but he considered himself to be vastly more important than whomever was his current company. "You know, you can't claim ownership of a tree. What did you buy it with, who from? Some paperwork would be nice to validate your ownership of this one tree. And, for curiosity's sake, why would you want to own a sharding tree." Every note was dripping with caustic sarcasm. While his words definitely could be taken as an insult, that wasn't entirely Erisi's intention. He was joking more than insulting, but it was not unusual for those two things to be closely tied together for him.
"Ah, if it wasn't clear already. You can find another tree. I, however, am not inclined to budge an inch." He was sure that the other guy had gotten the unspoken message, but you never knew with people in this Weyr. They were not the brightest bunch. "And since I doubt that this tree is really yours, you can't do much to convince me to move." It was quite the dilemma, Erisi imagined. He didn't particularly mind sharing the tree, so long as the other guy wasn't a loudmouth. But, he'd prefer complete possession of the tree himself, since he was too lazy to move.