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[orangetoughguy]

[Shifty sneaky surveillance video is on, showing a seemingly complacent monkey toy creature beast thing sitting on top of a tool box. Your narrator whispers.]

It's still watching me. [The camera pans around...around...and the monkey's head follows.] This shit is so fucked up, I mean really fucked up, an experiment in Romero fuckin' fear fucked up.

[...Arrrrooouuund...a full 180 degrees. THE SCREECHING AND ATTACKING BEGINS. Said narrator shouts "SHIT!" as the camera attempts a hasty retreat. The video feed ends on a tight close up of enraged bulging monkey eyes.]

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[worksmart.livejournal.com]

I think she's aware I won't be with her forever. [It does come with the mortality.] So who else have you been talking to? Must have been a hell of a slow week.

[neverplay]

You want me to come over there?

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[orangetoughguy]

I don't think she is and maybe I got her pegged wrong but I'm willing to bet that kinda blow comes a little harder when you're cherry. Were cherry.

I had the week off. [Thanks, Saya.] I talked your girl Eden out of greeting you with a grenade. [You're welcome, fff.]

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[orangetoughguy]

I thought you liked me.

[orangetoughguy]

Hah hah no it's okay.

[But it would be awesome to get saved by a superhero mmkay.]

[orangetoughguy]

My shift's not out for another half hour.

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[thenormalsquint]

Who told you that lie?

[She's totally joking.]

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[orangetoughguy]

[Well in that case...]

The monkey, it's gonna get a real beatin' now.

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[worksmart.livejournal.com]

You've got her pegged wrong. But this is the second time you've taken a running jump at the wrong conclusions, so I can't say I'm surprised. Want to lecture me about my life? The more people you get close to the more there are to get hurt when someone catches on to what you're about. Maybe you should look at that.

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[thenormalsquint]

Before or after you run screaming from it again?

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[orangetoughguy]

Whatever makes you sleep easy at night, big man.

Nobody's gonna catch on to what I'm about if you keep your mouth shut.

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[worksmart.livejournal.com]

[There's a phone dialling in the background. Quiet ringing at the other end of the line.]

No, nobody's going to find out if you find someone else to waste your time gossiping about.

[inmyothertights]

Even bending reality doesn't get rid of them. Also - smart call on the hiding, man, haters gonna hate.

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[orangetoughguy]

Not everything's about you, doc.

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[orangetoughguy]

After.

[NO SHAME IN ADMITTING IT.]

[orangetoughguy]

You can't even....use your superpowers...on'em?

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[thenormalsquint]

That kind of lessens the impact, sweetheart.

[inmyothertights]

I tried! All I ended up with was a killer headache and like.

Them screaming at me.

I ended up locking them in a closet. I think Tommy probably tried to blow one up.

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[orangetoughguy]

At least I won't be dead by stupid toy monkey.

[orangetoughguy]

No luck with that either?

[inmyothertights]

I don't know. I went flying to avoid the noise.

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[thenormalsquint]

So you think. You have to sleep eventually.

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[worksmart.livejournal.com]

You've bothered me, questioned half the people I know, and harassed my girlfriend over our personal life. That's what I'd like you to stop.

[And the other line picks up. His voice warms.]

Hey.

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[orangetoughguy]

Tell all the people you know don't come to me either if you can say it without usin' my gun as a crutch.

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[orangetoughguy]

I'll wait after midnight.