027: VIDEO

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[Chase steeples his fingers together, looking at the camera.]

Quick update. Unless it's a congenital condition, this hospital regrets it's unable to perform amputations on anyone finding themselves conjoined.

Believe me, we've tried. Turns out, it hurts you more than it hurts us.

[And he leans forward.]

Give it five days and I reckon we'll find out if it's a curse or not. Until then, try steering clear of the circus.

[And leans back again, picking up something from his desk.]

In the meantime, if you went home from the library yesterday with a book you didn't want on Multiple Myeloma, then I might have something of yours.

[ It's held up for the camera. TADA.]

I'll leave it with reception, so no need to thank me in person. Really.

Comments

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[dignity_misery]

[There's video, but she isn't in frame.]

Did you read it?

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[intheblanks]

I consulted my soul. It didn't feel like chicken soup today.

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[dignity_misery]

[Chase. You and your crappy references... She doesn't sound all the way exasperated.]

What are you talking about.

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[intheblanks]

Twenty-first century strain of nauseatingly uplifting self-comfort literature primarily aimed at lonely depressives with cats.

[Which... you just described yourself, Chase.]

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[dignity_misery]

[Some curtains are fluttering in reply.]

You have a cat.

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[intheblanks]

[There are various theoreticals the lack of Carla in shot could throw up. He's staying away from those right now.]

I have someone else's cat.

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[dignity_misery]

I didn't say it was your cat, I said you have it, but thanks for playing.

[She sounds perfectly lucid and snide, if that helps.]

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[intheblanks]

I was expanding your statement, not refuting it, but good attempt.

[Somewhat.]

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[dignity_misery]

Why did you feel it needed expansion?

[Her voice is dry and airy now.]

It made no alteration to the overall statement.

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[intheblanks]

I don't get cats, I end up with them. I think there's a difference inherent in that.

[And this will get old fast.]

What are you doing?

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[dignity_misery]

Only in that there's one extra person involved.

[She's suggesting you have baggage, sir. She will also lean over into frame briefly, hair tied up with some black paint striped up her jaw.]

Painting.

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[intheblanks]

Context matters.

[He nods, it's possible that she doesn't see this.]

The sketch you were working on the other day?

[tarot_witch]

Yes, thank you, doctor. We'll handle these things as we see fit.

[intheblanks]

'We' being?

[tarot_witch]

Why, my fellow travelers and I, of course! All we who oversee the performances in our humble show.

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[dignity_misery]

Hm.

[Her hand hesitates over the device. There was a reason she'd left it lying on this table rather than picking it up to talk, her palm is striped in a sandy color. It takes her a moment to get her fingers around it carefully and turn it over to the canvas.]

No.

[intheblanks]

The circus. Then you've already been handling more than you should.

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[intheblanks]

I like that one more.

[Context matters.]

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[dignity_misery]

[She's back out of shot again, and the device gets dropped onto the table.]

I don't really care what you like.

[Which may be a lie, depending on the context.]

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[intheblanks]

Really? I thought you'd be compiling a list.

[Which may just be sarcasm. Tone matters too.]

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[dignity_misery]

Nuts [in your mouth] and [wearing] high heels.

[She is mocking you, sir.]

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[intheblanks]

I'd like to expand that statement.

[Maaaaaybe it's funny.]

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[dignity_misery]

I think it's a little late for that.

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[intheblanks]

I'll forward any drag club fliers to you.

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[dignity_misery]

That's fine.

[She can find people to fuck at the drag club too.]