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This started off as In Thread RP but we seemed to like the Direction so we moved it here
I added all the parts I could find pertaining to this train...

Dimitri smiled to himself; he was not the sort to be oblivious to verbal slips. She was going to be an interesting one, this one... He shrugged and reply, "You can leave the subject be for now... but that doesn't guarantee I will ever be in the mood to talk about it later". Dimitri padded along next to Poppins, not really thinking about anything in particular. He was never singleminded, Dimitri, and could always be counted on to be thinking about something completely abstract to the current situation. As they walked, Dimitri continued, "And yes, I would prefer to listen. So, feel free to babble away about yourself, I will pay attention..."

Dimitri listened quietly, though not particularly intently. He had a feeling the story was going to be something close to what she had just told him, so he was neither surprised nor appalled. When she paused, he kept quiet because he knew she had more to say, and because he really had nothing to say in return. As Poppins asked him about his past, he replied with a shrug, "My herd was a good one, they were sweet and gentle. My mother was one of the most beautiful mare's I ever had the pleasure to meet. My herd all wore masks for our own reasons, and everyone had a different reason. I left because I got bored, there was nothing more nor nothing less to it. I have always had a good life..." Dimitri paused and thought for a moment. Maybe he should have acknowledged her hardship a bit more, it was most ungentlemanly for him to have just brushed it off like that. So he continued, "Well, either I have always had a good life, or I just omit the bad parts from my memories. As it were, I give merit to those who think with their own heads, so it is most nobel of you to value your mind so very much..."

Dimitri listened quietly again, letting the angry slip over his skin and not getting worked up by her emotions. He simply heard what she had to say, and did not allow himself to feel the rage Poppins must have been feeling.

After she finished, Dimitri replied primly, "I am not about to advocate the greatness of love, so don't go fishing for answers to questions that haven't one. And I will have to contradict you on one part. To love some one means you will loose a part of yourself that you will never, and I mean never, even after your partners death, get back. You will loose the part of yourself that opposes your partner; only, that is, if it is a lasting relationship. In a life-mate situation, both parties will loose something, but the idea is that both of you give something so that you get something even better in return."
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I for one, can not denounce or commend "love" because I have never experienced it. Possibly, in the future, I will be able to give you a more accurate perception of my honest opinion on the subject, but as of now... I have no answer to you on the purpose of love...."

Dimitri paused and brought his head back slightly in feigned alarm at the sudden hard edge in Poppin's voice. However, the casual swish of his tail, and smile on his face said that he was anything but alarmed. Then again, with his mask on, his true emotions were up in the air, for there was no real way of telling. He chuckled and replied, "Easy fair lady. I said nothing of the kind. I was simply stating a fact, not expressing an opinion. If I knew I was going to get my ears bitten off for simply uttering something that is not entirely agreeable to you, I would not have partaken in this trek."

He frowned for a moment at her last comment, though it could not be seen. So he replied bitterly, with a bit of an edge to his voice, "And don't you dare make assumptions about what I would and would not do. I have not done so to you, so I expect equal respect in return. As it were, if you were listening, you would noticed that I mentioned I have not experienced love yet. That would imply that I have not had a mate..." He trailed off and sighed, shrugging his shoulders as though letting his annoyance roll off his shoulders.

Dimitri sighed and continued to walk after Poppins, waiting for her to finish talking before he spoke up again. With an annoyed snort, he replied, "As for mating without love, that is either a forced relationship, which is NOT a mate, or a friend with perks, which again... is not a mate. A mated relationship, in my eyes, is one with at least some sort of significant deeper feeling backing it up."

He paused and thought back to what she had said after that and frowned. Dimitri didn't like the idea that she was the prying sort, but it seemed to him that it was turning out to be that way. He sighed and replied, as evenly as possible though a tinge of playfulness could be heard in his voice, "There you go again, making ridiculous assumptions that I will have to disagree with and get into a temper all over again. If you have a question, ask it, I do not appreciate this beating around the bush act. As it were, I am not afraid of revealing my inner most workings, I simply enjoy giving people a hard time as they try to, and usually fail at, attempting to decipher me!" He smirked and turned his head to the side to look at Poppins' reaction.

Dimitri smirked and turned his head to the side playfully at Poppin's last comment. Everything else she said was good and dandy, but it was the last thing she said that amused him the most. It usually would have angered him, but that sad little blush and averted eyes were almost cute... almost. He chuckled and shook his head, "NOW you are just fishing for compliments my dear lady! And you should not care if you displease me or not, I am not a particularly pleasurable person to begin with..." He laughed and shrugged, "I just like to give others a hard time..."

Dimitri paused and thought very carefully about what he would say next; though he DID like to give others a hard time, he didn't like being insulting to ladies... and he was close to the edge at this point. "As it were, I do not have a concrete list of likes and dislikes... it is mostly just... what I am in the mood for at the time is what I like, and what I am not in the mood for is what I dislike... Read my moods, and you will easily be able to tell what I feel like and when..."

Dimitri was not phased by Poppin's anger, he was used to causing others such frustration. He couldn't help if he was raised wearing a mask, so that was all he knew. Not only that, Dimitri was proud of who he was, and why he was who he was. He sighed and replied, "It was a joke... I knew you weren't fishing for compliments, I just like playing around sometimes... And anyways, I didn't say you had to read my moods, I was just giving you and answer to your open-ended statement about my likes and dislikes. It was an honest admittance of who I am, and if you don't like it, I am sorry but that is just who I am..."

Dimitri smiled a bit and continued wistfully, "And you haven't just walked away because you are curious about me. I have not walked away because I am, A) patient, and B ) curious to see how much you are willing to go through to get to know me. And yes, I have an ego, so sue me..." He smirked and pranced a bit, trying to lighten the mood.