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[timelysteward]

[Does this look like a harassed clock with a human face? Does it? Good, because it's Cogsworth, sitting in front of a window on the Marvisa and he looks like he just swallowed about a half a dozen lemons. In his tiny brass hands he is holding a piece of paper, and he keeps fiddling with it, shifting it between his two hands.

He puts one brass hand up to his mouth, clears his throat, and then fumbles with the paper for a moment. Could he be ... nervous? It's possible.

Lips pressed together, the time hands on his face twitching, he states flatly.]

Hello. My name is Cogsworth and I am a ... [now he has to look at the word.] Ho-mo-sexual. I realize that I am a ... clock, but I assure you that I am not a ho-mo-sex-ual clock, but a ho-mo-sex-ual man. I have been ... told. Rigorously.

[Here he is glowering.]

That I need to ... 'embrace' this. So. If there are any ... individual males who would not mind ... being complimented by a ... human clock, then, ah. Please! Come forward.

[Okay he'll try a smile but it's more of a sheepish grimace at this point. God help him.]

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[maledictus_semper]

Finally embracing your sexuality, Cogsworth? I must say it's awfully brave of you to admit what you are over the public network. Now, I'm curious who wrote that piece of paper you are holding, unless you wrote it yourself?

[Don't mind this flamboyant eccentric who actually looks rather homosexual himself. In fact, he probably is but he won't tell anyone.]

[timelysteward]

I should say not - wait, wait. What does 'sexuality' mean? [It sounds like it might be something that happens in a brothel but he has to be sure.]

[And he puffs up.] I'll have you know that I wrote this myself - after I had found the appropriate ... term for what I am, thank you Sir.

[servantnotserving]

[If he had hands and a face, he would apply them to one another right now. Alas he doesn't, so he has to settle with muttering under his breath in French for a little while. Wow. He really should have coached him before he let Cogsworth do this. ]

That was...awkward.

[He's drowning in second-hand (candle???) embarrassment. Still, he doesn't want to...discourage Cogsworth being himself, God knows it might help him a little.]

But look at you, being open about it and everything. I'm proud of you, mon ami.

[timelysteward]

[Cogsworth does in fact, have the piece of paper and now he is going to put this to his clock face.]

... it was awful.

[Muttering into his paper, before he pulls it down.]

How can you be proud of me? That was terrible. Beyond that it was ... well I am simply waiting to be shunned now, now aren't I?

[Argh Lumiere.]

[dirtyredneck]

[He's still pretty sure he's hallucinating the talking clock, but if other people were, too, at least he wasn't alone in it. What confused him more, however, was the reason for the post.]

You're looking for a boyfriend? Here?

[Why would you do that to yourself?]

[timelysteward]

[All right and now he is lost again.]

Pardon me, monsieur, but what is a ... boyfriend?

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[iattractmushi]

[Holy shit there's more than one person who's also a piece of furniture.

He manages to school his expression into something not terribly shocked before he replies.]

I've heard the word 'gay' is also slang for that, if you want something shorter to call yourself.

I guess I wouldn't mind, if you need the practice.

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[timelysteward]

'Gay'. Gaaaaaaaay.

[Cogsworth sounds it out.]

Well it is certainly better than ho-mo-sex-ual.

[Uhm.]

Aaaaaah very well. [He stares at the young man for a moment.] You have very nice hair.

[Well there you go! He beams, looking pleased.]

[unbridles]

[What. That's a talking clock. He's going to ignore the other part of that -- he'll get back to it, but that's a talking clock.]

...Yo, what, so you're a human and a clock? What the hell?

[timelysteward]

[And now. The clock. Bristles.]

Yes, and you're a slang-talking idiot. Apparently we are both well-versed in pointing out the obvious.

[Tart? Tart.]

Beyond that, for your information I was cursed to be a clock.

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[touchallthebooks]

[Romance is foreign to the teen but he can at least appreciate how brave this is. So Khadgar picks up his communicator and gives Cogsworth a little smile. He has a scar running down from his left eye to his jaw.]

That was brave. Best of luck.

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[timelysteward]

[Cogsworth blinks at that, before a quiet smile appears on his face.]

Thank you, young monsieur. And may I simply say, you have a very kind soul, and very kind eyes.

[spacebro]

[A talking homosexual man clock is one of the more unique forms of life Mon-El has encountered and he thought he was well traveled before the fleet.]

Well, who doesn't like being complimented?

[timelysteward]

[Cogsworth blinks at this, before he looks absolutely delighted.]

Ah! All right, hold on ... I can come up with one for you quite easily... Hm.

[He tilts his head to the left, and to the right.]

I ... suppose I should say that you are remarkably handsome, monsieur.

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[noprophecies]

[oh, it's a clock. Like the candlestick. Maybe this is a joke she's missing.

Still, she answers with the voice option, because she looks like hell and she ain't dealing with questions about that today]

Are you trying to flirt with men over the bloody network?

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[timelysteward]

... Well yes I think that is fairly obvious.

[He stated with a completely serious expression on his clock face.]

I am trying to get the experience in.

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[universal_charm]

<sub>[ Compliments you say? Okay, he's not actually here for that, but this is all very amusing and he's going to take a wild guess and say you're related to Lumiere somehow because there's no way a talking clock and candlestick came from two separate worlds.

So have a rather pretty blonde man appear on your screen, Cogsworth, smiling like a cheeky devil and batting his eyes at you. ]</sub>

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[timelysteward]

[Ah.

Well.

Oh my.

Yes.

That is ... that is a very lovely looking man there who is batting his eyelashes like Babette. Uh. Right. How does he do this again?

With words, Cogsworth you do this With Words.

So with a Game-But-Unsure-Smile, the clock bows and states.] You have beautiful ... [everything?] eyes, monsieur.

[mrfancyhat]

[Chuuya is very amused by this post. He never thought he'd see anything like it. Maybe it's the clock thing... who knows!]

Congratulations. What led you to this discovery?

[timelysteward]

Oh, well ... I have known I liked men for quite some time, honestly. I just. Couldn't admit to it. Not in way that I wanted to. Or thought I could.

[A long sigh, from this tiny clock.]

I live in a ... place where you cannot be yourself. Quite literally.

[ringleadering]

[ A talking clock. Had he lost his entire mind this time around or what? Then again, he also once believed he talked to deceased people on the phone. How could he really judge? ]

It's real brave to admit to somethin' difficult like that.

[timelysteward]

Oh! Well thank you, monsieur. I am not sure if it is as much brave as reckless and foolhardy but ... nothing ventured nothing gained.

[Besides Lumiere would never leave him alone about it.]

And you have a lovely accent, monsieur.

[video] I will have you know that I just did a spittake reading this post, I love you

[the_tailor]

[Talking...clock. Okay. Right. Talking clock apparently in the midst of a gay awakening. Yeah. What the hell, he himself flies a giant semi-telepathic robot lion, a talking gay clock is nothing compared to the usual stuff back home.]

Well, uh, it's really brave of you! To come out, I mean, it's definitely not always easy.

[video] YES I WIN

[timelysteward]

[Cogsworth eyes narrow as the man keeps staring at him, but he manages to relax his stance a little when Lance speaks.]

Ah. Well. Thank you. Honestly I ..I.. . I never planned on doing so, but here we are.

[reconstitution]

[ Well, the talking clock thing is definitely new, but if there can be talking foxes, why not clocks. Hell, he's got more courage than a lot of people, getting everything out in the open like this and seeking to better it. ]

You're a better man than most, being honest with yourself.

[timelysteward]

Oh, I, well thank you. [Cogsworth clears his throat.] I am, in general, a very self-aware person.

[Who was still absolutely terrified he was going to get struck down by God somewhere in the midst of this but - sally forth!]

[He frowns for a moment at the other man, decides, and states simply.] You have very nice eyes, monsieur.

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[castintoflames]

Your situation is indeed tragic. Do you feel such urges in that form? If so, that must be frustrating indeed!

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[timelysteward]

Oh, well. Uhm ... not sure what you mean by urges ...

[Yes he really does but he'll just skate right past this.]

But yes, it is a very frustrating situation.