Balin (or, Gossip and Bleach)

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Balin: *storms into throne room*

Thranduil: *looks up from wood carving* Well, excuse me. This is my house, you know.

Balin: *icy tone* They said you wanted to see me?

Thranduil: Maybe....want is not the right word.

Balin: May we begin? Bofur told me you have a habit of keeping people here on purpose.

Thranduil: That's intriguing.

Legolas: *sprawled on floor on a rug* He does.

Thranduil: Legolas, get up from here. At least keep up your reputation!

Legolas: Why?

Thranduil: I WILL MAKE YOU INTO A RUG

Legolas: *gets up*

Balin: Please, do let's begin.

Thranduil: Well, well, well! A dwarf with manners. You know, I think you're my favorite so far.

Balin: *sighs* A likely story....

Thranduil: Legolas, I think I'll need a cup of tea.

Legolas: All right, all right, which kind?

Thranduil: Not huckleberry, not mint, not cinnamon spice, not eucalyptus, not rose, not camomille, not apple, not black tea, no green tea, I think I already had mango, no white tea, no roobios, no-

Legolas: ...I think that's all the teas we have...

Thranduil: *sigh* Well...I was trying to...Oh, well. GALION!

Galion: *5 min later* *runs in* Yes, my lord!

Thranduil: You look flustered. Why are you flustered?

Galion: Sir, it's a long way to run from the cellars.

Balin: *horrified* You made him run all the way from the cellars?

Thranduil: Yes, actually. In fact, I'm about to send him back. Running. Galion, fetch me a bottle of the 1342 Dorwinion?

Galion: *nods vigorously* Yes, of course. Right away! *runs out*

Balin: Thorin spoke the truth, then.

Thranduil: The truth about what?

Legolas: Oooh me can I guess?!

Balin: I guess you can guess...?

Thranduil: *rolls eyes*

Legolas: The truth about the Anduin river?

Balin: Why, what's wrong with it?

Legolas: So did I get it?

Balin:....nope.

Legolas: The truth about Aragorn and Arwen?

Thranduil: How do you know about that?!

Legolas: Elladan told me...

Balin: *sighs* No...

Legolas: The truth about Erebor?

Thranduil: Legolas, everyone knows the truth of Erebor. That it's a cavernous mountain full of money. And quite a large dragon.

Balin: It is a magnificent kingdom!

Thranduil: More like gag-nificent.

Balin: Again, do not underestimate the judgement of Thorin.

Legolas: I'm not done guessing!

Thranduil: Yes, you are. Sit down. Balin, what did Thorin say??

Balin: He speaks of you as impetous, condescending and irritating.

Thranduil: Yes, he's right.

Balin:....he is?

Thranduil: Yes. He IS all those things. I'm pleased he managed to realize it at last!

Balin: Oh, Mahal.

Thranduil: Where's my wine?

*Galion runs in on cue*

Galion: HeRe, s-sirrr? *hands him bottle of wine*

Thranduil: Whatever is the matter?

Galion: W-why are there s-so many stairssss? *laughs* Can we have a party?

Thranduil: Intoxicated, are we?

Galion: *faints*

Thranduil: Oh dear. Is he dead?

Legolas: *bored voice* I'll get him to the river....

Balin: *remembering* And Bifur said that you made him drink out of that river!

Thranduil: *irritably* Judging from past experience, Mister Balin, he did not say anything at all. Also, he's the one who drank it, nobody made him!

Balin: But you gave it to him?

Thranduil: *pouring a glass of wine* Nope. *grins*

Balin: *mutters* I'm so done with these elves.....

Thranduil: Do you know, there's so much gossip! My, my. So scandalous.

Balin: *glares* The only thing scandalous here is your attitude, Elvenking!

Thranduil: Oh dear. It seems your blood pressure is steadily rising. Maybe you need a rest?

Balin: I DON'T NEED ANYTHING!!!!

Thranduil: Clearly not. *finishes glass of wine* Now, time for the interrogation.

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Balin: I already told you! NOBODY WAS TRYING TO KILL PEOPLE!

Thranduil: Aha! I caught you! Stop trying to kill people, it's extremely rude.

Balin: *red faced* NOT KILL! NOT!!

Thranduil: Hang them, did we? Tut, tut. *shakes head* *pours 14th glass of wine*

Balin: NOT KNOT, NOT!!!

Thranduil: Is your voice stuck? I think my voice can be stuck. Ready? Hi hi hi hi hi hihihihihihihi

Balin: Can you not?

Thranduil: HA HA NOT

Balin: I'm going to SCREAM SO LOUDLY

Thranduil: Oooh, scary. *sips wine*

Balin: ....I want to go home.

Thranduil: *sloppily gestures around* This is your home, Baleen.

Balin: ....did you just call me Baleen?

Thranduil: It does have a nice ring to it, no?

Balin: ...that's part of a whale.

Thranduil: OH WHALE! *laughs hysterically* HAHA GET IT OH WHALE???

Balin: Look who's intoxicated now, you fool.

Thranduil: There once was a Balin
Who had greviously fallen
From all of his graces
In fabulous places.

He accused the King
Of a terrible thing
Intoxication indeed!
What a ridiculous lead!

Better intoxicated
Than confiscated
And very promptly promulgated
All while extremely constipated
Then ceremoniously assasinated!!
*claps for himself*

Balin: .......................oh, dear.

Thranduil: I have one last question, young man.

Balin: I'm not a man, remember?

Thranduil: Oh, sorry. My mistake. Whale, Baleen, I have one last thing to ask.

Balin: *wearily* Yes, what is it..?

Thranduil: *lazy grin* Do you...bleach your beard?

Balin: Do I what?

Legolas: *walks in* WHO DOES WHAT?

Thranduil: Oh, hello, Leggy-Lobster! I'm talking to Baleen. Do you live in the ocean too?

Balin: I never said I lived in the ocean!

Thranduil: *gravely* Well, I've never heard of land whales.

Legolas: Okay, who let him have the Dorwinion??

Balin: Some guy.

Legolas: Ada! You are soooo drunk, okay? Just come over here and we can--

Thranduil: *raises hand*

Legolas: What?

Thranduil: Baleen has to answer my question!

Balin: You know, I've quite forgotten it!

Thranduil: Let me remind you. *tries to serve wine but Legolas takes it* Hey!

Legolas: No more!

Thranduil: Fine, fine. Balin, do you bleach your beard?

Balin: What..of course I...why would anyone do that?!?

Thranduil: I'm not sure. But it can't be that white by accident!

Balin: It's called "My father had white hair so I do too."

Thranduil: Ahh, but I bet you made that up. You can trust us, now. Did you take a cloud and stick it on?

Legolas: *bursts out laughing*

Thranduil: Shhh!

Balin: No. No, I did not. Are you done? Because I am.

Thranduil: *yawns* Oh, very well then. Guards?

Guards: Yes sir?

Legolas: Take the Dwarf away.

Guards: Of course. *leave with Balin*

Legolas: You're going to have to...

Thranduil: *snoring*

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