Casi: So…I’m confused.
Why…-
So…-
I guess you just-
You assumed that the culture was in favor of you posting your perfume collector to Instagram?
Lacey: Yes.
Casi: So you were just going along with the trends?
Lacey: Yes.
Casi: *Looks disturbed*
No, I mean…we do. But we meant to brag. That was the whole point.
Lacey: *Thinks*
Was it obvious I wasn’t aware of the competition?
God: Yes.
Lacey: *Rolls her eyes*
Yeah.
Casi: We assumed the worst.
An American woman: So there’s no competition!?
*she scoffs*
Lacey: With what?!
An American woman: With these beautiful flowers.
*She refers to the perfume community.*
Lacey: In what way?
An American woman: *She laughs at Lacey, haughtily*
Oh my…
So…there’s no competition?
Lacey: Over what!?
An American woman: YOU ARE LYING!!!
*She loses her control and looks like a pouting toddler, suddenly.*
Lacey: No.
I’m not.
What in HELL are you talking about?
An American woman: *Starts crying*
Lacey: What is she crying about?
God: She imagined that you were lying.
She was referring to the competition over which one of you was the most elite.
Lacey: Oh.
Well there’s an actual reality. Maybe it was me. But I’m gone now, regardless.
God: Yes.
But that’s not what they thought.
To them it was a real thing. And…you’re right. It was…in the context of reality. But to them…it also wasn’t. Because they felt that there was a competition within the community itself.
Glenn: Did you not know that!??
Lacey: I knew…there was some competition. But…I genuinely didn’t understand.
This blog…is the truth, in that regard.
I truly didn’t understand the American culture, in that sense. At all. Apparently.
I knew Americans were competitive…but not in that way.
Glenn: We compete.
Lacey: You assume you do.
Glenn: *Looks angry*
*Later*
Casi: So…you post Coty Chypre. And discuss it.
I post Thierry Mugler Alien. It’s a post subbing you, calling you pretentious.
What do you do now?
Lacey: I…
*Thinks*
