Oh, my ears and whiskers! I'm on time!

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@Jade Nekotenshi <nekotenshi0@gmail.com> on 2016-07-24 17:48:42 wrote

I will say, this part is a /hair/ counterintuitive, but it makes sense when you consider that Imperials dislike being told “you will do X, at Y time, in Z way, or else” by others almost as much as they dislike having obligations defaulted on. A strict expectation of “exactly at the appointed time, not early, not late” seems rather imperious, while “show up early, or you’re late” seems disingenuous - you should say what you mean, and mean what you say, ne?

Or at the very least, that’s how I read it, from what I’ve glarked of Imperial culture so far.