Real people can be hugely annoying.

Imaginary people can sometimes be so much worse.

Tristan, meet Arthur. Arthur, meet Tristan. Would one of you overly-polite chaps kindly get to the freaking point?? Oh, hi, Lancelot. Hi, Merlin. You fellows can just... keep doing whatever it is you're doing over there in that corner while these two yammer about politics.

Gentlemen, really. I'm shaking my spear. Can you not see me shaking my spear?