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[summertimeblues]

Shit there's video calling now?





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it pursues....

[summertimeblues]

[Oh there's the claws.]

that mustache for one

I don't think we're gonna get to the brandy, that sounds like a second date kind of deal and i'm not sure I could take you home to my dead mother

[vorrutyer]

We could always go out to a graveyard. Sure, it won't be her corpse, but once they're dead one's as good as the next, no? All just decomposing carbon/nitrogen/etc.

[summertimeblues]

how romantic. you really know how to worm into my ashy-mouthed heart.

[vorrutyer]

I've often been told I'm nothing more than a parasite. At last, it wins me approval. Do you have any old childhood bullies in stasis? We could go and visit them. And don't deny it, someone like you was absolutely bullied as a child.

[summertimeblues]

[FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU

but at least he can get away with a half truth here: the clown's up in Thesa and Rich has to keep making repeat visits to see that he's staying there, but Henry Bowers?]

nope he's dead

he broke out of the funny farm and tried to carve up two of the old gang and Eds kicked him down for good

[vorrutyer]

[ Hold up. ]

Sorry, I'm just clarifying. It sounded like you said that your friend murdered a mad old bully of yours.

[summertimeblues]

because he was trying to murder us, yes. broke into the library and sliced up mike like a christmas turkey, then tried to come around the motel and knock us off in singles. lucky mike got him back just as good before he had to call in the paramedics or eds wouldn't have stood a chance.

[vorrutyer]

Really.

It seems you're less boring than I assumed you were.

[summertimeblues]

is that where we're putting the bar for being interesting

have you been involved in attempted murder

can't say things are looking peachy for your love life, you're gonna end up in a ditch if you're sticking to knifey types

[vorrutyer]

I'm Vor, Ricchio. Of course I've been involved in attempted murder.

[ Well...no. Not exactly. He's been a second at two duels, one of which ended after some negotiation and one of which ended with both parties deloping. And then there was Richars, but that was never really about ending anyone's life, as much as Byerly had been certain as a boy that Richars would be the end of him. And as for his work for Imperial Security...well. If they ever saw fit to involve him in any murders, they certainly wouldn't be attempted. Though thankfully, ImpSec had always used people who were a bit more professional when it came to dealing death. By, truthfully, gets a bit queasy at the thought of dead things - he tries not to think too hard about where his protein is coming from, here, because it certainly isn't being cloned in a nice, sanitary, murder-free protein vat like it was back home. ]

What's life without spice, after all? Sex is dull if you don't have a bit of uncertainty about your partner's intentions. And friendships, too. If you're going out with someone, it's best if you're expecting a knife in the back - makes you all tingly any time they reach over to clap you on the shoulder.

[summertimeblues]

((woops he just said richars was in stasis my b))

the only uncertainty with sex I'm interested in is whether it can happen again and how soon

You're a strange one. Who did you shank? I know it wasn't Richars, more's the pity. Sounds like he and old Henry would have buddied up pretty good.

[vorrutyer]

[ Rather than answering that question... ]

What drove your Henry mad, anyway? Why did he come after you? Seems an odd thing.

[summertimeblues]

are you avoiding answering me

that's really fucking rude

and crazy is crazy, what can I say? He started the summer of '59 out trying to carve his name on my friend's stomach because he wouldn't let him cheat off his test paper, it was an ass to head somersault downhill from there.

[vorrutyer]

Was the fellow rich? Powerful in some way?

[summertimeblues]

nope, he was a farmboy

[vorrutyer]

And, what, he got a place in a sanatorium after doing something like that? You Terrans are gentle, aren't you?

[summertimeblues]

[...this is getting too close to things he's not willing to spare spit on. And yet, almost inexorably, he types out:]

no. he got pinned for child murder.

[vorrutyer]

[ Hm. ]

Someone you knew?

[summertimeblues]

some.

[vorrutyer]

[ ...good god. ]

How many children, exactly?

[summertimeblues]

they only found some of the bodies, most are still missing

[vorrutyer]

But you don't think he was guilty.

[summertimeblues]

for the dead kids, no. if he'd gotten the chance later on he might have killed us, but we never gave it to him.

am i interesting enough to fuck yet

[vorrutyer]

Is that what you're shooting for? There was an easier path to that, you know.
Why did they think it was poor monster Henry?

[summertimeblues]

hard to think why else you're so interested in a bunch of baby murders from 27 years ago on a planet you've never been to

but you're right, totally cocked that one up good didn't I? Let me make it up to you By-By, I promise I'll be sweet

[And later...as a most reluctant addendum.]

there was no one else to blame