44 // video // being the bearer of bad news

[40410]

Alex would like to have the light off, because he's that bit more alone than he was before. But he doesn't want to backslide, and he doesn't want to look like he's backsliding. So the light is on. The video is on

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[This is totally Mark and not a hacker video.]

[angel_junk]

I know!

And did he bother to make sure his crocodile was taken care of before he left?

Of course he didn't!

[40410]

[ Fuck it, it's easier all round to be honest in replying. ]

Someone did. It's either you or some creep.

[angel_junk]

[ Eh. Good enough. ]

Amy brought him to the lab this morning.

[ And yes, that is accusation in his voice. The didn't bother to make sure his crocodile was taken care of before he left issue still stands and Alex is the only one available to receive those complaints.

Speaking of complaints... ]

Did you know that one of those- those mirror people stole one of my crocodiles? They just took him! And now he's gone!

[40410]

Oh, they stole something?

[ Alex is sure he can't think of anything worse a mirror could have OH WAIT. ]

You poor thing!

[ The sarcasm is so heavy you'd have to be an Olympic champion to lift it. ]

1/2

[angel_junk]

[ So on the one hand Bhamba dishes out better than he takes it, which a moment of petulantly scowling silence should hopefully serve to illustrate... ]

2/2

[angel_junk]

[...On the other hand he does have his occasional moments of paying attention and might just have picked up on a hidden story behind that remark, one his boredom at the moment wouldn't mind hearing details about. ]

...Did they leave free snake samples again?

[40410]

[ He's... actually a bit surprised that the answer to that question is no, and has been since the mirrors crossed back over. He keeps expecting some kind of trap to spring itself, but the more days pass, the less likely that seems. Mirror Lamb doesn't seem like she'd have the patience for a long-haul scheme.

Of course, there's no way he's going to tell Bhamba what did happen.

So he falls quiet. Tries to force a dismissive laugh, but fails. Glares instead. ]

None of your business.

1/3

[angel_junk]

[ Well. That certainly is a sad setback in Bhamba's ongoing war against privacy. He's not exactly disagreeing, but he doesn't have to like the answer either. ]

...You are a very boring person. I will not be making an effort to crack your transmissions again.

2/3

[angel_junk]

...Just kidding, of course I will!

3/3

[angel_junk]

...But don't expect me to get my hopes up, because you really are an incredibly boring person.