Flowers

One of the many pointless skills drilled into Tyson’s head by countless tutors was the Victorian language of the flowers.

Even when Tyson know with certainty that the recipient won’t know the meaning and won’t care to look it up, Tyson will take the time to match the flowers he sends to an appropriate message.

He doesn’t like letting knowledge go to waste. Even if the recipient doesn’t know the message, Tyson will and that is what matters to him. Whenever possible Tyson will also mix in whatever the person’s favourite flower is, regardless of meaning or offsetting its meaning with another flower.

His favourite flower is the Cosmos atrosanguineus. He tends to put on in the lapel of his suit whenever possible. When gifted to a loved one the chocolate scented flower means, ‘I love you more than anybody can’. Perhaps more suited to The Colonel’s possessive view of love than Tyson’s ‘I can - and do - love multiple people equally’ approach.

Etiquette and Manners

Though Tyson has had every type of etiquette and manners drilled into his head from a young age, Tyson only values them up until a point.

A point where their purpose remains polite, rather than exclusionary.

With rare exceptions, such as a steak knife which actually helps cut the food, Tyson does not care which piece of cutlery someone decides to eat with. He will purposefully put his knife and fork in the ‘wrong’ hands out of spite for that point.

It’s just a game to make someone feel superior and he hated having to play along at the dinners his father hosted at the manor. He much preferred the garden parties where everything was finger food and that game was taken away.

He always makes sure to - as best he can - abide by the local version of what is polite, but Tyson never really cares about saying or hearing ‘please’. He views it as polite to say ‘thank you’, but ‘please’ as unnecessary. A request is carried out or it isn’t, ‘thanks’ or ‘cheers’ is gratitude if the task was carried out.

Though Tyson has a tendency to introduce himself, he honestly doesn’t care about saying hello or goodbye. He often wanders away from conversations and leaves without a second thought about saying his goodbyes. He just doesn’t see it as necessary, but he can understand why others think that its impolite.