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VOICEMAIL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 5 2010, 05:19:58 UTC
-- fuck! Don' do that.

Anyway, I gotta plan. So don't worry 'bout nothing, all right? Ring me back.

[ Click. ]

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 01:58:49 UTC
No shit?

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE nicotine_patch February 7 2010, 02:04:14 UTC
No shit.

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 02:09:17 UTC
[ And the doomclock starts a-tickin'. ]

Knew he was a fuckin' mouse. We could always conjure up some familiar blood on his hands.

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE nicotine_patch February 7 2010, 02:16:15 UTC
You looking for a fight or a trade?

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 02:17:27 UTC
... I'unno. Both.

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE nicotine_patch February 7 2010, 02:22:19 UTC
[a soft huff of ashy laughter]

Right. Stupid question.

You already got everything you need from me to get him off-kilter enough to buy into it.

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 02:24:41 UTC
Everything I need from you, yeah.

[ Lilt of a pause, heavy boots on bending aluminums below. ]

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE nicotine_patch February 7 2010, 02:34:39 UTC
[the swish of water (as a bony, sharp knee draws up) sounds as light as the boots sound heavy]

[he's not entirely sure why he doesn't just cut the line as he usually would, but he doesn't]

[the pause is full to his ears, something distinct to listen to, so he does]

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 02:47:36 UTC
[ So he laughs, a sharp little edge that cuts the silence down to shreds as he jingle-jams along the elevations, bowing knees and half-rapid steps in time. ]

I feel like I should say somethin' deep an' meaningful, but I just ain't got it in me tonight.

Ever get like that?

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE nicotine_patch February 7 2010, 02:59:35 UTC
[there's a loud splash, displacement of water]

[and the sound of bare feet hitting the floor, one, two]

Wanna come over and watch a movie?

[the dripping echos, droplets (rain) of dingy bathwater]

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 03:01:48 UTC
[ -- feels like sudden heartache when the clammer of body weight and empty metal resounds -- ]

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 03:02:44 UTC
[ and the over-correction of his head thunked back against the solidarity of the ship's hull. ]

Just not fuckin' Indy, yah?

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE nicotine_patch February 7 2010, 03:09:05 UTC
[all he does is bark a laugh, before]

[CLICK]

[...]

[...]

[dialtone.]

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Re: PHONECALL; PRIVATE prayforprey February 7 2010, 03:12:20 UTC
[ Quiet 'tsk' to himself. ]

Feels a little like deja vu.

[ Sigh and click. ]

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