shameless? sure.

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Whatever, whatever. I didn't do one last month, and AJ said to. So, question meme for Vincent and CC. That is an awesome color scheme.

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Okay, okay~ Noble culture and Yuri . . .

Haha, oh, ohh . . . Well, Vincent thought it was charming, at first! It is very easy to get lured in by the pageantry and glamor of it all, so he couldn't really blame Yuri. If you don't see beyond the surface, it really is almost like a fairytale. Even when you are exposed to the darker elements, it's so much more elegant and plays out on a higher scale than the struggles that those of lower classes face. It seems like such a secure and charming place for all of its superficiality. Plus, Vincent is very much a part of that world, even when he's set apart like in Aather. Really, Vincent and Elliot live and breathe their noble breeding, so it is just a fundamental part of them that Yuri does not know much, if anything of. So, he can see where Yuri might be trying to get closer to the both of them by trying understand that world.

So, Vincent went along with it! He would throw a few lessons Yuri's way, sort of like you would show a child some easy magic tricks, but he was never truly serious about it. He figured that Yuri would grow tired and bored with the whole affair, since it didn't suit his disposition in the least . . . But he hasn't! Yuri keeps showing this keen interest and wants to learn more and more, and it really is starting to grate on Vincent. It would be a different matter if Vincent had to introduce Yuri to society, but this is an idle interest in something that Yuri will never have use for. It's pointless in that sense.

Usefulness aside, Vincent doesn't enjoy the noble culture. He knows what its like to live from the lowest point, and he has contempt and disgust for how they go about their lives. In a way, he views those from the lower classes as more worthy than those from higher classes, with the exception of Elliot, because those from below had no choice but those from above purposefully are so wasteful and self-absorbed. Even when Vincent is someone they would look down on if they knew the truth of his birth, he can make them love and adore him, twist them any way he likes. He doesn't see why nobility have any merit at all, aside from luck of the draw.

Even if Yuri thinks that some nobles are good because of what he knows of Elliot, he should know just as well how awful some of them can be because of Vincent. (If Yuri said that Vincent was a bad noble, because he was born in a lower-rank . . . Well, Vincent would lose it on him.) Yuri doesn't know that Elliot was one of the few, but Vincent has never hidden that fact. For every Elliot, there are undoubtedly another ten people like Vincent or worse. Vincent abuses the privileges he has, for no reason other than that he can sometimes, and he would never show any kindness to those in the lower class. Really, he is equally cruel to both, but it is so much easier to harm someone from the lower class. While a noble may have their pride, standing, and wealth, what does someone from the lower class have? Maybe nothing other than their life. Still, Yuri wants to learn about this world that gave Vincent the means and power to do everything and more that he's done, enabled every destructive behavior Vincent had in him to even greater degrees. Remember, Vincent never displayed violence or aggression before he was taken in by Jack and/or Glen. Also while the life was difficult before, the world of nobles failed him even more by giving him hope then taking it away.

So, yes . . . Once upon a time, Yuri hated nobles without knowing anything about them, yet as he learns more he seems to only be charmed by them, rather than balking at the hypocrisy of it all like Vincent expected. Also, as much as he does enjoy to push Yuri, Vincent doesn't want Yuri to become a part of the world of nobility, become as untrue and false as all those other nobles that Vincent's seen before. It's not what is charming about Yuri at all; Yuri is from the lower class, and he managed to survive against the odds. So, it would be incredibly disappointing to see Yuri get lost in all of it. On the flipside, if Yuri could straddle the middle line that Vincent nor Elliot did . . . Well, fuck you, Yuri Lowell. :)!! The world doesn't work that way.


While I am on the topic, let's talk about that date question~. So, dating and all that is involved with it is an integral part of noble culture! Vincent knows all the rules and intricacies involved with courting to the point that it's almost a game. He doesn't date to enjoy himself with someone; he dates to enjoy himself by destroying someone else, causing trouble, or simply doing as he should. It's not a shared activity of pleasure, more than it is something to fill the time for Vincent.

So, he's not really keen on the idea of dating. He took Breeze on a date, and it was purely a matter of form and function, not any real interest in the girl. She wasn't like his usual ladies of choice, but Aather requires a very different sort of touch that doesn't require him selling himself out to get what he wants. Vincent adapts to the situation at hand. After the date with Yuri, I promise you that he will go out on a date with Misato just to balance it off with how a date ought to be, rather than . . . Whatever Yuri ends up putting together.

With all that in mind, what kind of date would Vincent take Yuri on if he felt it necessary or what have you? Given what he's got in Aather, Vincent would probably make it a nice walk to a location with some light snacks and wine. He would be absolutely poignant about not touching Yuri more than necessary, then drop Yuri back off at Onyx like a proper gentleman. If he wanted a date, then Vincent will give him exactly what a date would be like with him, no matter who they were. If he had more free-range, then he would certainly take Yuri to a soiree hosted at another noble's house, pass an hour with him, then find someone else, or a few someone elses, to fill his time with . . . Then, collect Yuri at the end of the night without missing a beat.

Derp derp derp, Vincent is a complete dick. Let's all act very surprised.