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006 - Public Video - Maguire Household

Jan 20, 2011 19:41

[The camera switches on to reveal a teenager's room covered in the sort of band/hip/sarcastic posters you'd expect to find at Hot Topic. The camera settles on a desk and Sarah moves into view, looking younger and more "rebellious" than normal. Her clothes are comprised of skinny jeans, what's meant to be a cynically sassy shirt, and accessories ( Read more... )

[port] house, out of my element

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spam. christ_onabike January 20 2011, 18:46:09 UTC

[Paddy spotted a picture of him and Sarah, so goes upstairs and starts trying doors. Eventually he finds the right one, sticks his head in and says, quite simply,]

I think that'd be pot, love. Need a roach?

spam. whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 18:52:50 UTC

[She gives Paddy a look that calls him completely insane, no words necessary.]

What is going on here?

Re: spam. christ_onabike January 20 2011, 18:56:31 UTC

[He shrugs] Some weird Admiral bullshit as usual.

But turns out, I, Patrick Maguire, own this bar. And you... [He holds out a picture of them both and a blond guy] Are my kids. Haven't found the blond kid yet.

Re: spam. whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 18:59:38 UTC

[She simply stares at him for a long moment, then finally motions to the photograph.]

Who is that?

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thinkb4ublink January 20 2011, 18:55:30 UTC

[Oh, so smoothly and keeping his uniform out of view.] So, uh, where are you livin' at then?

Audio whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 18:58:17 UTC

[Her reply is snapped rather obnoxiously:]

What, are you a child predator?

[There's a long pause during which she has a hand clapped to her mouth.]

...

I'm so sorry. I - Sorry.

[Oh, so this is what teenage hormones are like from an adult perspective...]

Audio thinkb4ublink January 20 2011, 19:02:03 UTC

I'm nineteen, you daft tart. [Tart's used so often, it's not actually an insult. Heck, even used to men.] What are you then, twelve?

Audio whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 19:04:13 UTC

I'm thirty-four.

[And if that didn't come out as a whine, it might be a bit more believable.]

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Sendin' out an SMS! a_bit_put_upon January 20 2011, 19:26:22 UTC

Please tell me you're Dr. Harding. There are 3 Sarahs in this address list.

TEXT whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 19:40:51 UTC

[It takes Sarah a full ten minutes to find the cell phone. Thankfully, texting, while relatively cutting edge in 1995, is not unfamiliar to her.]

YES WHO IS THIS/.?

[...Right, well...]

TEXT a_bit_put_upon January 20 2011, 19:45:22 UTC

Thank goodness.This is the DOCTXXXX DOXX doctor. This man lists you as SARAH BAR.

TEXT whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 19:54:01 UTC

BAR/ WHY.?

[If only you could see her getting more and more frustrated with the goddamned "?"]

NEVERMIND WHERE ARE YOU?

[HA!]

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Video - Private mrs_persson January 20 2011, 20:20:41 UTC

[Visible behind Una is a horrible fake-wood-paneled basement rec room. There's an eye-in-a-pyramid poster taped on the wall, and what looks suspiciously like a bong on a shelf next to books that include the Illuminatus! Trilogy, the Book of the SubGenius, several selections from the Disinformation catalog, and Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner. Una herself is wearing a t-shirt with this on it.]

Sarah? That you? It's Una.

Video - Private whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 20:26:30 UTC

[She looks very hesitant. What the hell, Una.

...Like she has room to talk, here.]

...Una?

Video - Private mrs_persson January 20 2011, 20:35:27 UTC

[Slight hesitation.]

Originally from-you know. Not here.

Video - Private whattheytellyou January 20 2011, 20:44:31 UTC

[She purses her lips for a moment.]

I won't ask if you don't.

[There's a pause while she glances toward the door.]

I'm Paddy Maguire's daughter, apparently.

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