Men Run The World, But Women Rule The Universe
'Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.'
Seto blinked at the T-shirt in his hands, staring at it hard, as if hoping the force of his gaze would be enough to make it reveal all its secrets – or, at the very least, burst into flames. "I get the second half, but what is that about cats?"
"I heard Mai got Téa a kitten fer her birthday," Joey muttered. He sighed and pasted on a too-side smile. "Ah, well," he said philosophically. "At least it isn't really insultin' dis time."
"I suppose you're right," Seto agreed. "But one has to wonder how smart those girls are, to always insult from a male-bashers perspective. Feminism is all well and good, but I don't think I deserve to be considered beneath someone just because of my gender."
"I think dat's pretty much what Mai's tryin' ta say," Joey pointed out. "Da second half, I mean."
"Yes, but I still think she's going overboard," Seto grumbled. "She sounds hypocritical. And I've never acted like having a Y chromosome made me superior to her."
"No, but ya do pick on Duke's 'alternative' alternative lifestyle a lot," Joey said gently. "Actin' like him dressin' like a girl demeans him in some way. Dat may have somptin' ta do wit' it."
Seto winced. Joey was right. While this wasn't exactly an infrequent occurrence, the fact that he'd been so oblivious to how he'd been treating the dice duelist really rankled him. As well as the fact that he'd been practicing a subtle form of prejudice, writing it off as friendly teasing, when in fact in might not have appeared like that to some of the others.
Hell, maybe Devlin thought he really had it in for him.
Resolving to think up some way in which to apologize without actually apologizing to the other game creator, Seto said, "You make some very good points, Joey. Now, how about helping me another problem?"
A pleased as punch grin crossing his face at the rare – and all the more valued and appreciated – praise, Joey said, "Sure, Seto. Whaddya want help with?"
Smirking, Seto said, "Help me continue the insult chain."
Joey grinned. "Ninmu ryoukai," he said with relish, imitating his favorite anime character.
All right, so he had a thing for broody brunets with blue eyes, an obsession with computers, and no social skills. Better than a thing for men-hating blondes.
Especially since he was gay.