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[orangetoughguy]

[This is an audio click--SMACK!!] What the fuck was that for-- [SMACK!!]

Take it like a man.

[Some rustling noises.]

Motherfucker I'm trying to...shit it's on.

[Actually spoken into the device.] Everything's cool. Pink's a son of a bitch.

[Then a click off.]

Comments

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[orangetoughguy]

He got shot.

[orangetoughguy]

Your dad? Bullshit, I mean my dad was pretty relaxed but 'cunt'? No way.

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[adamantined]

Getting shot doesn't exactly feel good. Was it bad?

[Action]

[orangetoughguy]

[Look he wasn't asking for forgiveness or anything like that...and besides...it's just...and stuff...yeah. Freddy nods, no need to reply to that with words. He puffs on his smoke instead.]

[neverplay]

You're old, remember.

[Action]

[pinkeffinprofessional]

And I'm keeping the weed.

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[orangetoughguy]

It coulda been but it wasn't.

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[adamantined]

What happened?

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[orangetoughguy]

Shot in the belly.

It was my fault.

[orangetoughguy]

The 70s were way more fucked up than the 90s.

[Action]

[orangetoughguy]

[He waves his cigarette hand.]

It's all yours.

[Action]

[pinkeffinprofessional]

And make sure my cat doesn't starve.

[Action]

[orangetoughguy]

We're takin' care of it.

[Action]

[pinkeffinprofessional]

[Pause]

Okay.

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[adamantined]

[Claire's end of the line presents with a long stretch of silence, because she wasn't expecting an answer.]

The kind of 'my fault' where you were in trouble or the kind of 'my fault' where you dropped a loaded firearm?

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[orangetoughguy]

Neither. I just...I just had this thing where I couldn't remember where I was, you know? It wasn't no curse or whatever the fuck you wanna call that shit. It was somethin' else.

[neverplay]

Why? 'cause they did a ton of drugs and listened to crappy music? Hasn't changed much.

[orangetoughguy]

Nope, cause they showed tits, ass, and murder on regular TV.

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[orangetoughguy]

[Yeah...ANYWAY.]

You want anything else?

[Action]

[pinkeffinprofessional]

Nah. I get discharged in the morning.

[Action]

[orangetoughguy]

Okay.

[Where to put his cigarette out, where...oh good, the food tray. He leaves the butt end there.]

I'm outta here then.

[Action]

[pinkeffinprofessional]

[He puts out his own cigarette]

Yeah, I'll see you.

[neverplay]

That's why we have Netflix.

Dad was the coolest. Sure, he taught me manners, but he never sweats the small stuff. Bad language? That wasn't important.

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[adamantined]

It's been going around. I forgot how to bake. [Among other things, or thing, namely the reason for her recent bitchiness.] You forgot where you were and your natural reaction was to start shooting?

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[orangetoughguy]

[Now he sounds surprised.]

Really? [Not quite relief.] Something happened, it put me in a real bad place, I just went off. Then after all that everything started comin' back.