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[orangetoughguy]

accidental audio

[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?"

Comments

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[orangetoughguy]

I've heard a little here and there about curses but pick up lines? That's normal for a lot of places.

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[as_damaged]

The effects aren't always unusual, but the compulsion is. People couldn't help themselves, whether or not they found others attractive, whether or not they'd typically be so forward. It was harmless but more than a little confusing.

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[orangetoughguy]

[He has to take a moment to think if she's being serious or if this is a hint or hell maybe both.]

That happen often?

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[as_damaged]

I don't think that particular curse has recurred City-wide, though... Well, once a month, there's a weekend where a number of different curses affect different people unpredictably. I've seen it crop up then.

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[orangetoughguy]

Curses... Sorry this is kind of a lot to have sinking in all at once.

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[as_damaged]

It does all sound fairly unbelievable. There's no real way to prepare for it, you really do need to experience some of the stranger ones to get a feel for what the City can do.

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[orangetoughguy]

How stranger is stranger?

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[as_damaged]

It's hard to know where to begin.

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[orangetoughguy]

I can't say you don't know how to wind a guy up.

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[as_damaged]

Has anyone sent you the Guide? It's out of date, but probably a bit better at explaining things than I am.

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[orangetoughguy]

There's a guide?

[That's a big old NOPE.]

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[as_damaged]

Maybe people have forgotten about it, since it hasn't been updated in some time... Still, it's a start.

[Attached to this is the guide, which I am too lazy to go dig up for reals.]

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[orangetoughguy]

[Give him a moment. He's looking...he's looking...he's...]

I gotta read all this?

[There's a laugh here though because he knows it would be a Good Idea to read the guide.]

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[as_damaged]

I guess it depends on how much you like surprises.

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[orangetoughguy]

[Another laugh.]

That's a hard situation.

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[as_damaged]

You'll get the hang of the place.

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[orangetoughguy]

Where were you before this place got a hold on you anyway?

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[as_damaged]

New Jersey. I work at Princeton-Plainsboro.

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[orangetoughguy]

I ain't ever been but I hear a lot about Jersey. Probably different from LA. Maybe.

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[as_damaged]

Fairly different, I'd guess. I'm originally from Chicago.

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[orangetoughguy]

What's that like? You miss it?

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[as_damaged]

Sure, I miss it sometimes, but I like my job in Jersey.

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[orangetoughguy]

That's the best you can ask for right? Lovin' what you do. Of course bein' good at it's a perk, or is it the other way around?

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[as_damaged]

Well, I think it would be awful to have a knack for something you hated doing.

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[orangetoughguy]

It happens all the time. Lucky that's not the case for you.