video/action; I have to write this down...

[skintoskin]

[Neil can be seen sitting at a table, writing something on a pad of paper, a glass of water mostly empty beside him. He's in the kitchen of his apartment and dirty dishes can be seen stacked on the counter behind him. He's writing quickly and murmuring quietly to himself as he does so. Once a page has been filled, he tears it off and keeps going. What the heck is he doing? Some of his murmuring can be heard.]

Okay, that's done... I think... Okay one more... Shit, I forgot about this one...

[And so it continues. Yes, Neil has the Listmania Curse and he can't seem to stop...]

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[totallyinaband]

What are you writing?

[skintoskin]

I'm making a list.

[totallyinaband]

What kinda stuff?

[Fifteen year olds - very curious and low on tact.]

[skintoskin]

All kinds of stuff. Lists.

[He glances up-and pauses.]

Uh, Stephen?

[totallyinaband]

Yeah. Have we... met before?

[skintoskin]

Yeah, we've met. It's Neil. I thought it was you, but you look... different.

video;

[terrestrial]

To do list?

video;

[skintoskin]

Yep. To Do list and a list for food shopping and a list of friends and a list of different ways to have sex, with a sub-list of the things I've done personally and a list of the beers I like...

[totallyinaband]

I'm sorry, I don't think I... remember.

I'm not- really sure where I am.

Video:

[charring]

You okay, Gigantor?

[Neil, you're stuck with the name.]

video;

[terrestrial]

And a list of lists to make?

[ don't encourage the curse you don't know is a curse, liz. ]

[mightbeconcussed]

You okay, Neil? [Lucy is watching the video with her head tilted a bit to the side.]

[skintoskin]

Oh.

Oh.

[He starts another list.]

You look younger and... you've shaved or ... maybe you don't shave yet. You might be cursed. A lot of people seem to be right now.

[He writes something down.]

video;

[skintoskin]

[He stares at her, eyes wide.]

I hadn't thought of that. Oh, God...

[totallyinaband]

I'm fifteen.

[His says this with some pride in his voice.]

Someone else said something about curses. On this video thing.

Video:

[skintoskin]

I guess so, Shortie. Just busy...

[And Charlie? You are so stuck with that one.]

[skintoskin]

Hi, Lucy. Yeah, just busy. I hadn't realized there was so much to sort out...

[skintoskin]

Fifteen? Hey, cool. I'm eighteen...

[He writes something down.]

I know you when you're older, but you're still hot.

Tell me, what are the top ten things you want to do right now?

[totallyinaband]

[Uh... he goes bright red at that comment, eyes wide. That's not something fifteen year olds regularly go around telling each after all. He stammers a bit before he's able to find his voice again.]

I, uh- you know me? So... I do live here? 'cause we found this stuff in this apartment that has my name on it.

Video:

[charring]

Whatcha writing?

{She's had worse.]

[skintoskin]

[The blush is endearing. Stephen definitely didn't have the kind of childhood Neil did, for which he should be very grateful.]

Yeah, you live here, for now, anyway. Don't worry, it'll make sense eventually.

Who is... 'we'?

[totallyinaband]

Oh. There was another guy in my-

the apartment.

Video:

[skintoskin]

I'm making lists...

[skintoskin]

Oh.

Let me guess... Is his name Curt?

[totallyinaband]

Yeah. Neither of us remember being here before. Do you know him, too?