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[designedtoparty]

[Now, would Nathan be left out on a curse like today? Of course not. He doesn't seem as bothered by his t-shirt as some citizens, not even bothering to zip up his hoodie to try and hide the message.

I SHAT MYSELF IN MY COFFIN AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY T-SHIRT

He stretches out the material so it can be read clearly, then lets it go.]

Okay, so how many of you can spend days in a coffin without either taking a shit or having your bowels explode everywhere? I bet even the deities couldn't hold it that long.

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[trenchknives]

You were... dead?

[A pause.]

You, uh, don't seem dead now.

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[designedtoparty]

Probably because I'm not.

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[trenchknives]

So you... came back from the dead?

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[designedtoparty]

Obviously.

How long have you been here? This place is practically crawling with immortals.

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[trenchknives]

Uh... I got here yesterday.

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[designedtoparty]

Oh, cool. Welcome to the City.

Just wait until all the weird shit starts happening to you. You're going to hate it.

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[trenchknives]

Can you be more specific on the weird shit front?

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[designedtoparty]

[He shrugs.]

T-shirts. Body switching. Waking up married. There's something every other day. It's like asking me to be specific on what drug's cool these days.

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[trenchknives]

Waking up married? You serious?

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[designedtoparty]

I think that's happened a few times, come to think of it.

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[trenchknives]

I can't decide if that's kinda hilarious or really fucked up.

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[designedtoparty]

That usually depends on if it's happening to you or someone else.

On the plus side, it turns out marriage isn't actually the end of your sex life. It's pretty much like having a girlfriend, except it's harder for her to dump you.

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[trenchknives]

I know. I got a wife back home. Kinda.

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[designedtoparty]

Kinda? I always thought marriage was more of a you are or you aren't thing.

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[trenchknives]

We got a kid. We live together. We just never legally sealed the deal, y'know?

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[designedtoparty]

Oh, hey. Me, too.

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[trenchknives]

Really? You got a kid?

[He brightens up considerably.]

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[designedtoparty]

Sure. I think he'd be something like two months if I hadn't got stuck back here.

[He's very happy to meet another dad. The majority of City dwellers aren't parents so far as he can tell.]

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[trenchknives]

My son's just about to be four. I was in the war when he was born, so...

[He shrugs.]

Took me awhile to get to know him when I got back. What's your little guy named?

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[designedtoparty]

[Nathan makes a sympathetic face. As far as he's concerned the birth's the best part. Before everything goes downhill in a whirl of sleepless nights, dirty nappies, baby vomit, and that cute little face you can't deny anything.]

Nathan Jr. What'd you call yours?

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[trenchknives]

Tommy. He's a damn cute kid.

[Although Jimmy's had a hard time getting to know him, after missing nearly four years of his life.]

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[designedtoparty]

You got pictures? I've been trying to work out what mine's going to look like when he gets to that age.

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[trenchknives]

Actually, yeah, I got...

[He pauses as he goes through his wallet, pulling out a sepia toned photo with slightly bent edges, and holds it up to the camera. The picture shows a pretty adorable child with a serious expression.]

Here.