part 256 stars scarce to be counted

[aphanon_meme]

Filling the darkness... with order and liiight, you are something something, stars, stars. Did anyone else watch the Les Miserables 25th anniversary concert on whatever station it happened to be on in your area? I loved Lea Salonga as Fantine, although um, I don't feel the same about Nick Jonas as Marius. At least the original Marius was there at

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[dam_stijl]

[it's finally spring and he's torn between riding his bike around or gardening]

goodgollyfirstimebegentle

[not_a_yobbo]

[sees you looking at your life, looking at your choices]

Oi, Netherlands!

[gives you a big manly hug around the middle, you're still taller than him]

How are ya?

You act as if I'm not new myself pffft.

[dam_stijl]

[wha-]

[oof]

[shoves you away and shakes his head]

Some warning would be nice. [crosses his arms and shifts] Fine. What about you?

Re: You act as if I'm not new myself pffft.

[not_a_yobbo]

[is shoved away]

[s'cool, that's what manly men do and all]

Yeah, I'll remember next time.

[looks about]

Yeah I'm right, nothin' dropping out of trees and scaring the anons. Been on the lookout and all, you know?

[dam_stijl]

Y'better. [this grump ain't one for surprises, nope]

[back up a sec - ]

I heard that right...right? What's this shit about things dropping from trees?

[not_a_yobbo]

Uh? Oh, oh that? [scratches his chin]

Nothing big, just thought the meme could use a guy like me to watch for, I dunno, sleeping koalas falling out of trees or falling gumnuts.... or [grins] drop bears.

[dam_stijl]

Tell me about gumnuts, or - [waves] - whatever the rest of that is.

[what the hell he's never heard of these things]

[not_a_yobbo]

[points the his koala in the tree... who looks like he's constipated from how hard he's glaring at you]

That there's m' koala.

[points the the eucalyptus the koala has in its claws]

That there's leaves from a eucalyptus or 'gum tree' where gumnuts come from. They're tiny and they won't knock you out like a coconut but they give you a right nip on the head.

And drop bears? [chuckles] You don't want to know about drop bears. [he's not going to tell you they don't exist or anything, you're supposed to figure that out the hard way one day]

[dam_stijl]

[hey man, he'll glare just as hard back. fuck you, koala]

[nods, yeah, okay]

Nah. Tell me about drop bears. [it was what he wanted to know about in the first place]

1/3

[not_a_yobbo]

[you're falling into his trap, excellent]

Well, if ya really wanna know.

[ominous chuckle]

2/3

[not_a_yobbo]

Them drop bears'll get ya, right on ya head. They'll chew the ears offya face and spit em out for the wombats to feast on.

Then they'll pluck the eyes from ya sockets and suck on em like jelly and take a whole chunk of your neck for their babies-

-but not before they've eaten off the flesh from your legs and ripped open your gut, and if you're lucky, the dingoes'll come for your entrails.

[not_a_yobbo]

But don't worry, nothing spreading Vegemite on your head won't fix. They hate the stuff little bastards.

[nod nod]

[dam_stijl]

[what?! he's ruffled so he's gonna revert to a scowl-y default]

...really.

[...he...is not sure what to make of this]

That shit sounds like you made it up, to me.

um there's rain water coming into my kitchen, must go, thank you ;-;

[not_a_yobbo]

Yeah, really.

[shrugs]

Suit yourself, believe what you want. Don't come crawlin' to me when they're sucking the brains out of ya skull.

[calls his koala down and walks struts away like a mofo

mission: complete]