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[Since Charlie doesn't actually want to show her face today. She's outside, though, based on the sounds around her. And she has Phantom with her who is busy running around and yipping at people, again, based on the sounds of his collar jangling and four feet thudding as they run past. There are also faint snuffling sounds and the occasional pop/hiss. This would be Sonic. Yes, Howard. Charlie took the baby out. There's a particularly loud pop from Sonic and noise of surprise from Phantom and Charlie laughs slightly.]

I warned you he wouldn't let you get close. He's irritable today.

[And once she notices the device is on;]

Swear to God, this thing has the most sensitive on/off switch ever. [She pauses.] That curse the other day? That was fun, wasn't it? Makes me miss a horse I had when I was a kid. Well, not 'had' as in I owned him but, he was pretty important to me during a very rough time in my life.

[More silence and it probably sounds like Charlie is standing, calling for Phantom who hurries over and speaking to Sonic as she picks him up.]

Actually, if I'm gonna be honest, he was the only genuinely positive thing I had at the time. [More silence.] Oh, well.

[And she shuts the feed off.]

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I think you said that before.

About the horse.

I probably did. He was a good horse, though. Felt a bit like bragging.

A good horse might be worth that.

He was the only horse in the stable that liked me. My scent unnerved the other horses. Necromancer didn't mind me at all.

Quite a name.

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Am I hearing... a baby? I know I've been out of it awhile, but when the hell did you get pregnant?

[No, Peter, that's just someone with a baby in the park with Charlie. But you're too dumb and drunk to realize it.]

What the ever-loving fuck, Peter? Seriously? That's not mine. [She turns the device and there's a woman standing quite nearby, holding a wailing infant.]

See? [The device faces her again and she has an eyebrow raised slightly.] You need a twelve step program.

Only takes one step to get drunk. Well, two or three, depending where you are. Four if you're naked.

Is that all you're about, Peter? Drinking? That's pretty worrying if you are. People will find you boring.

You know, of all the things people have worried about, me becoming boring is a fire.

Sorry about your horse, Squirt.

Thanks, Gigantor.

How are you?

Not bad, I guess. Up to my armpits in fuckin' lemons...

Me, too. I've been baking with them all morning.

I don't cook, so... sculpting.

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A horse would be a good friend, I think, but I wish you might have had other friends at the time.

Not a one. Not an honest one, anyway. Just a whole bunch of dishonest people trying to get me to do something I didn't feel comfortable with doing.

I know something about what that is like. Maybe not the best way to grow up.

Not really, no. The horse made it better, though.

I wish that I would have had a horse. [Or a dog, or a cat, or a tribble... hell, even a hamster or a mouse might've been nice.]

What was this horse like?

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Ariadne is looking after a horse at the moment, actually. Last I remember, at least. I'm sort of helping with it. Maybe you'd like to join?

I'd love to. If you're sure she'd be okay with it.

I don't see why she wouldn't be.

You're a sweetheart, Merlin. I'm looking forward to this.

[Look at that, she's smiling.]

Good. I'll ask her about it and arrange a time, and all that.

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