45 (audio)

[horrible_penny]

I think the City reached new levels of weird yesterday.  I was--and I'm not even joking--a brain in a jar.  And I could see, which was neat, and I think I was connected to the network since I could see posts, but I never did figure out how to post myself.  I was so, so glad to have my body back at midnight.  It's a step up from having heads cut off

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[shiverandsing]

I had an antenna in my head. I was connected up to some other people and we were doing some really groovy drumming with our minds.

Try the oboe.

[horrible_penny]

Ooh. How'd that work?

The oboe. Why the oboe?

[shiverandsing]

I'm not really sure, but it was far out. We were kind of sharing thoughts too, but just a little bit.

Cuz it sounds duck-like?

[horrible_penny]

That sounds weird... sharing your brain, even if it's just a little bit of it. I don't think I'd like it much.

It kind of does! I don't know how to play, though.

[justcautious]

I was, yeah. Sort of...broken but I was one. Um...sort of why I sort of...um...unquit. I'm back smokin' again. Couldn't cope with both things. I don't think the City's really con....don't think it works too well 'ere.

But...brain in a jar? No wonder I couldn't find you. Well...cos I were broken too but I'm glad you're back t'you.

[horrible_penny]

Your quitting quitting already? But you just started quitting a few days ago! Maybe it'll be easier if you try it a second time?

Yeah... I was kind of immobile. Or maybe I could move, since there was all of this stuff hooked up to the jar, but I couldn't figure it out in a day. That curse was too complicated.

I'm glad you're back to being you, too.

[justcautious]

Not sure it will be, cos I know what I'm gettin' into now. I think I'd rather risk th' lung rot than go through all that again.

Yeah, definitely. Think I like the less complicated curses better.

[horrible_penny]

That's--it's okay, since it's your choice to make.

...How'd you like being an otter?

[protects_her]

Most things are a step up from having heads cut off, I think.

[horrible_penny]

I guess that goes without saying, doesn't it? But this wasn't as bad as it could've been, since no one died.

...Which is sad. People shouldn't have to die for a curse to be really bad.

[protects_her]

Does that happen often? People ending up dead because of...curses?

[horrible_penny]

Not very often, fortunately. It does happen, though, and it's awful when it does.

I'm sorry. Have I talked to you before?

[horrible_penny]

Not on the violin. I'll take the radio down and see what they think of "Aqualung."

[horrible_penny]

You sound like you've had some personal experiences with foul waterfowl, James.