5th Message - video

[justamessenger]

[Dulcie is seated by the window of her apartment, wing folded behind her, with a smallish mocking bird perched on her finger.]

Aren't they beautiful? I love seeing more birds around. Feathered beings unite and everything.

[The bird pecks a little at her finger, and then opens its beak and speaks in a perfect replica of Dulcie's voice.]

Everyone’s dying, Cameron. A little, every day. Make it count.

[Dulcie's face falls, quickly and dramatically, and she scrambles one-handed to end the feed,]

Comments

audio;

[justamessenger]

Nothing whatsoeever.

[She's onto you, bro.]

audio;

[intheblanks]

Really. Maybe I should rethink seeing if you wanted to get a drink.

audio;

[justamessenger]

Don't be like that, I can behave. Sometimes.

audio;

[intheblanks]

I'm just worried saying yes would be tacit to admitting you want to assault me.

audio;

[justamessenger]

Only if you're into it.

audio;

[intheblanks]

[Pause.]

Want to get a drink?

audio;

[justamessenger]

I could definitely go for a drink right now.

audio;

[intheblanks]

Would the Blue Light in fifteen minutes be close enough?

audio;

[justamessenger]

Sounds like a plan. I'll grab us a table.

[She can be there in five seconds, after all.]

audio;

[intheblanks]

[Cheater.]

I'll try and pick you out from the crowd.

[And he does make a show of it, when he gets there, skimming over the tops of heads around tables or packed into booths, carefully ignoring the obvious.]

audio;

[justamessenger]

[While she sits and hides her smirk into her drink.]

Re: audio;

[intheblanks]

[He manages to make it all the way to the table without really looking at her, only to bump it and turn, faux-surprised.

And then he tuts at the drink.]

That's not fair. How am I supposed to be charmingly chivalrous when you've got a head start?

audio;

[justamessenger]

I'm just evening things out. I do need about twice as many of these are you do.

Besides, I got you one.

[She slides over something bright red in a martini glass.]

audio;

[intheblanks]

[which he picks up and gives a quizzical look as he sits - but hey, he'll take it.]

Now I'm charmed. Somehow this ended up the wrong way round.

[He tests the fruity cocktail and raises his eyebrows over the glass.]

Well I reckon I could manage a few of these, so that bird must have hit a pretty big nerve.

audio;

[justamessenger]

I know right, it's crazy these days. Next thing you know ladies will be voting and everything.

[She's just going to finish her drink off instead of commenting on the second part.]

audio;

[intheblanks]

Just as long as they don't start showing their ankles in public we can still call ourselves civilised people.

[Yup. A pretty big nerve.]

audio;

[justamessenger]

Although if you want to practice some chivalry you can get the next round.

audio;

[intheblanks]

[He just nods to that.]

Already put my card behind the bar. Saves time counting coins out from under the table.

audio;

[justamessenger]

You're a good forward-thinker, Dr. Chase.

audio;

[intheblanks]

Much more generous than calling me a practiced lush.

audio;

[justamessenger]

I could, but that might edge into one of those pot-and-kettle scenarios.

audio;

[intheblanks]

Let's just say we're in good company. [He raises his glass to toast it.]

audio;

[justamessenger]

I can drink to that.

[She clinks glasses with him before downing hers in one gulp.]

audio;

[intheblanks]

Impressively so.

[He takes another sip of his, but winces.]

This stuff's too sweet for shots.

Re: audio;

[justamessenger]

No such things as far as I think.