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[Look when you're trying to learn how to use this device thing there are going to be mistakes. This is one of them. Beep beep. Click.]

"I thought he died."

"No, he didn't die. They don't do that kind of shit. It's Happy Days."

[Beep of a button being pressed. Slurping a drink.]

"Well he disappeared."

"Yeah, they call it college. At least in TV land. Either way, after a while it didn't matter."

[More shuffling...and maybe the crinkling of a wrapper...then:]

"You seriously watched Happy Days?"

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Yeah. Yeah I did. What about it?

Nothin'.

[Except no because it's funny and he's not hiding this grin around his fry.]

[Chews at his burger a little before speaking again.]

What kind of shit did you watch then, huh? Especially without flawed continuity.

Happy Days has its moments. At the time it was quality T.V.

Yeah, everything in those days had so much flawed continuity. It's bothersome.

[Kojak. No better not. Fucking Baretta. No absolutely not. Charlie's Angels. Um.]

I wasn't sayin' continuity is shit.

[White flag. Let's leave it at that.]

[There's a lot of staring at his phone.]

Who's this.

Those days.

[Uh huh, disembodied voice. Larry takes a drink of coke.]

I think it is a standard in television. All that pressure to make a hit and adapt to the audience's expectations.

Xander? You know you're audio's on, right? The conversation was heard completely.

Who is this?

Not always. Plenty of shows manage a fluid continuity and rich, diverse characters. But, yeah, some limp along.

[Yeah, that's what he thought.]

I think that the fact that it's still on the air late at night says something about the rest of the shows quality.

It's a phone. It's supposed to be on when I pick it up. How'd you get this number?

[Not about to let on to his techy ineptitude.]

[Shifting in the diner seat.]

Is that from the phone thing?

The hardware must be more sensitive than a fucking teenager. Did you even touch it?

[A blessing or a curse in disguise?! He covers the device for a second.]

Shit's gettin' weirder.

It's a network. It's not really -- I mean, I'm new -- but I'm assuming it's not about the numbers. You broadcast the conversation. It's alright, I went on accidental video this morning and well, that was NOT alright but, shit happens, right?

[And Xander's going to chuckle.]

[He leans over, way over, to see that he's got that thing covered.]

You're not whistling Dixie. Think we got tapped?

[Somehow in a way that the phone was not only called but answered without their doing he means. Yes, Larry is fully aware that makes no sense, but hey. SUN IN THE WRONG FUCKING PLACE.]

Can you hang up?

[Oh, so he's got a sense of humor. It wouldn't be wise to threaten a person you can't see or don't know anything about but the implus is there right now.]

Who are you trying to reach?

[Video?? Shiiiiiit. No Freddy, stay cool. His tone is casual.]

Alright Xander. You sound pretty good at this. How do I know what's gone up and down?

Oh, no, I don't know. Like I said, new. But, you're definitely reading loud and clear. I would say approach the "off" but then again, now I'm talking to you so...I don't know if you can stop it.

It's a big fucking wire.

[Too big, too far from subtle for any agency or conversely any thug. Um, right? Nevermind how they apparently never noticed until now for chrissake.]

This guy could give us information.

[You have no idea.]

What? No comprende? You...broadcast. Over. The...neeetwork.

["I can stop it if I want to." screaming in his head, but Freddy swallows his pride.]

So when you say you're new what'd'you mean like new to this mobile shit or what?

New to the City. New here. Brand spanking new. A day old in City time.

Network. The network. Got it.

[He's getting real short with this one.]

Now you wanna tell me what the hell that means?

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