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[charring]

[Charlie has a broom in her hand and she is sweeping the floor of her apartment building, frowning. The device is at an odd angle on the kitchen counter, probably haphazardly put there and she's unaware it's recording.] Jesus, it's everywhere.

[Whatever she's just swept up is swept into a dustpan, Charlie crouching and disappearing from view to do so. When she's up again, she notices the device recording and she shows the dustpan full of sand.] Really? It was in my bed this morning. And my shoes.

[A sigh, a small shake of her head and she looks at the floor again. Something makes her smile and she picks the device up, pointing it at her cats. They're playing with the sand, batting it around and rolling in it, as little as there is.] At least someone in this apartment is having fun with it.

[Feed ends.]

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[charring]

It does. I can guarantee it. Ask around.

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[socoolbrewster]

What, is it like that whole "pets in nursing homes improve morale" thing? 'Cause if that's the case a mechanical seal will do the same job.

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[charring]

I don't think it's quite the same thing, Ed.

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[socoolbrewster]

Have you tested it?

[Yes, now he's just being intentionally obnoxious.]

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[charring]

Yeah. It helps.

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[socoolbrewster]

What, the seal?

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[charring]

[Facepalm.] I thought you were talking about pets.

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[socoolbrewster]

I am. Mechanical seals. It's a thing, look it up if you don't believe me.

It's not my fault you weren't listening.

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[charring]

See, you say 'mechanical seals', I think something that has to do with machines. Blame helping a friend build something pretty damn awesome recently. [She's so not about to name-drop friends. Because she thinks you will eat them.]

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[socoolbrewster]

Oh yeah? Like what?

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[charring]

High tech suit of armor.

[Deadpan. Completely serious.]

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[socoolbrewster]

...What, like Iron Man?

[All the snickering. Because that would be crazy talk, clearly.

Clearly he hasn't been following the feeds all that closely.]

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[charring]

So, did I ever explain to you that this place pulls people from several different variations of Earth?

[That would be a Yes, Ed.]

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[socoolbrewster]

[Pause, pause. And that face, right there? That would be his "I AM TRYING SO HARD NOT TO NERD OUT ON YOU" face.]

You work for Tony Stark.

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[charring]

Nope. Just friends with him. [She also made out with him a few times but ffff. Like she's telling Ed that. Ever.]

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[socoolbrewster]

...Riiight. But you help him out with his suits.

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[charring]

On occasion. One of the better uses of my ability.

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[socoolbrewster]

What, by lighting him on fire? Are you one of his performance tests?

[This is quite possibly one of the strangest conversations he's ever had.]

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[charring]

I help where I can, however I can. It varies.

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[socoolbrewster]

From...?

[DON'T LEAVE HIM HANGING, CHARLIE. Come on.]

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[charring]

Is this an actual non-threatening conversation we're having, Ed?

[It's kind of nice. Also...TOTALLY LEAVING YOU HANGING, ED! HAHAHA!]

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[socoolbrewster]

[DAMN YOU CHARLIE.]

You say that like I'm incapable or something.

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[charring]

Oh, I don't doubt you at all. I'm just making a casual observation, [a pause] future mound of ash.

[It's seriously difficult to tell how serious she is about that.]

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[socoolbrewster]

Don't get too cocky, it's just to lure you into a false sense of security. Snack-cake.

[...Then why are you telling her that, Ed? Come on.]

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[charring]

I'm just so terrified. [Because terrified people grin this much.]