2 . VOICE . BANG!

[onset]

This place never stops, does it? I think I'm about to go deaf with all this noise.

[And just like that, Peter's toaster interrupts this message with a very loud POP. Someone is having confetti for breakfast.]

Oh, for God's sake-!

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[justamessenger]

Hey, it wakes you up better than coffee!

[onset]

I'm more of a tea type.

[justamessenger]

Better than tea, then. Confetti came out of my faucet this morning. It was awesome.

[onset]

Yes, and I'm sure cleaning all this up will be just as awesome. If not more!

[justamessenger]

As far as curses go, I'll take a little clean-up for something fun like this.

[onset]

You're a fan of random celebrations, I take it.

[justamessenger]

What's not fun about celebrating?

[onset]

In this case: the element of surprise?

[justamessenger]

That just keeps things interesting.

[onset]

That makes this the most interesting place I've ever been in, then.

[justamessenger]

Oh good, I think so too!

[onset]

[as an afterthought,] And quite the optimist, too.

[justamessenger]

I know, it's an affliction of mine.

[onset]

Are you sure that's the word you're looking for?

[justamessenger]

Why? You have another suggestion?

[onset]

Can't say that I do, but an affliction implies some kind of distress. Of which you have none, or so it seems.

[justamessenger]

Not at the moment, nope.

[onset]

Do you ever?

[justamessenger]

Not in this century, I don't think. Not that I can remember anyway.

[onset]

That's good, then. I think.

Is it?

[justamessenger]

It works out well for me. You should try it.

[onset]

Does it come with a manual?

[justamessenger]

Yes but if I showed it to you then I'd have to kill you.

[onset]

What kind of motivator is that?

[charring]

Wow.

[Suddenly she's so very glad she's not at work today. How bad would that be, trying to serve tea when there's confetti everywhere?]

You okay?

[onset]

I'm actually fine, hearing aside. Thank you for asking.

[Or... something.]

You wouldn't happen to know exactly what is going on today?

[charring]

One of the City's lovely curses. It should be over by midnight.

[onset]

Is there a reason behind it?

[charring]

The City is mean and thinks cursing us with this kind of stuff is fun. Or maybe not the City. Maybe the people running it.

[onset]

The people running it don't sound like they're in control either, to be honest.

[charring]

Agreed.

[onset]

Not very comforting.