96.7 - three hun dred six ty five de grees

[hard_talker]

[at ten o'clock, Concrete Blonde's rendition of the now-familiar Leonard Cohen tune comes BLASTING out of the journals, at full volume, as loud as Harry can make it go. no one's ignoring him, this week. even if you've got your journal closed and locked in a drawer, you're probably going to hear him

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[youfallback]

[The temptation to be ALL OVER THIS is almost too much for Carolina to resist. She wants so bad to stick herself in charge.]

That's one way to get our attention.

[hard_talker]

Thanks. Question is: did it work?

[youfallback]

I'm more than willing to establish an emergency plan. [Pause, before a little stiffly:] But we might need a group rather than just one person.

[hard_talker]

Yeah, that's the problem. People make groups and then someone in the group goes home, and fuck-all nothing gets done. But ... if you wanna try to throw one together, be my guest. I know plenty've people who give a shit about the State of the Union, so to speak. They just ... need someone t' help coordinate 'em.

[teds_up]

[You get one syllable for that:]

Ohhh-hh.

[Hung his ass over on alcohol? You bet he is. Able to comprehend anything from that besides really fucking loud noises? You bet he isn't.]

[hard_talker]

Hi. Welcome to The Fail Show, where you ALL LOSE. Here's our next contestant! Introduce yourself to the audience, champ!

[teds_up]

[A whine.]

Softer. Please.

[hard_talker]

Wow, your parents were high on somethin' when they named YOU. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage: Softer Please! How many drinks did you have while Rome burned, huh, buddy? Enlighten us.

[ar0se]

[Aradia just turns down her audio input levels a bit until the noise is more or less over.]

i cant decide whether y0ure trying to delay the inevitable
0r t0 expedite it
0_0

[hard_talker]

Doesn't matter what I'm trying to do. The fuck are YOU doing? Let's hear it, come on! [he snaps his fingers a few times.]

[ar0se]

what d0 y0u want me t0 d0

[Oh, she knows what he said in the broadcast. She just thought it was kind of bullshit.]

[hard_talker]

Jesus Christ, this isn't about being a sheep an' doin' what someone else tells you to do, it's about using some goddamn common sense and taking initiative!

[thetrudger]

[hard_talker]

[that earns him a genuine laugh. well played, good sir]

But hey. You heard me. S'the important part, right? So what're you gonna do 'bout it?

[thetrudger]

[hard_talker]

Boy, tell me about it. ... I guess you could do what I do: if someone sends out a call for help, try and answer? I mean, there's not much a guy like me can do, but when there is somethin'? I give it a shot.

[lord_wizard]

I see your vitriol is in fine form this evening, Mark. [The snark comes a little tired, but snark it is]

[hard_talker]

And I see your snarky ass made it back in one piece. Not bad for your first crack at a subway system, huh?

[lord_wizard]

Thrilling. I hope every trip doesn't end that way.

[hard_talker]

The one and only trip I went on had landslides and giant mud sinkholes, so, uh. That's kinda why it was my one and only. I like living.