82 - stage four

[perfectsymmetry]

[Crowe's hit stage four, though like most, he doesn't realize this. He's frustrated beyond belief with this little event, and makes a call that starts out as some venting with innocent enough intentions. He's been telling people all the bad things about himself, and learning things about his friends in town he isn't sure how to deal with. Surely, not everyone in town is a murderer or something, right? There has to be other things we can all confess that aren't as harmful. Unfortunately, he starts to fly off the handle thanks to the effect.

What comes over the phone is pretty much one long run-on string of nonsense.]

L-Look, Mayfield, n-not everyone in town can h-have such terrible things to admit, r-right? I'm so sick of all this! I know we all want to admit things, s-so why don't we just pick stupid things? L-Like things that any people might be hiding, n-not stuff like murder a-and death and...

W-Well, like... Like how our drone mother's cooking was a-actually really bad but I felt bad telling her. Plus I'm not very good at cooking anyway. O-Or how I am failing art class both back home and in Mayfield because I-I can't draw to save my life! I-I also really hate clothes shopping. M-My friend Minnie always said I was a boring dresser, but I don't care. A-Also once right after I got here, I stole a bunch of wallets from people j-just to see who was paying attention and who wasn't. B-But I don't want to do stuff like that! I don't think. I-I'm really good at it but I think I want to be a-a detective, but my parents won't approve. Criminals w-won't want a detective for a son! My dad wants me to b-be a thief with them o-or be a pro footballer, but I-I don't think I'd be good at that. I've never been in a league before! S-Sometimes, when I get really mad, I-I curse in Italian, but I can't help it, i-it just happens. I-I think Silence i-is one the most gorgeous guy I have ever seen, t-to the point where I don't even know h-how to talk to him! A-All the nations a-are really cute too, b-but I thought about it, a-and that makes sense, I-I mean i-it would be hard to have pride i-in your nation if they had l-like buck teeth or something! A-And I always thought Norway w-was the cutest and that reminds me, I-I am g-getting really sick of everyone I know getting droned a-and coming back forgetting who I a-am! Also h-have I told a-any of you how much I stammer wh-when I'm nervous and how bloody sick of that I am--

[There's a horrified squeaking noise heard from Crowe, and the phone is abruptly hung up.]

Comments

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

[Oh, it's that really nice guy who showed him the camera. Hmm...]

Are you okay?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

O-Other than mortified beyond reason? .... Wait, no, that covers it.

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

Oh...


It may not be any of my business, but perhaps you should stay away from the phones.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

No, you're right, I-I should have, I-I just heard everyone saying such horrid things a-and I thought maybe there would have been a way to keep people from a-admitting they were murderers o-or whatever else a-and... Well obviously this isn't working at all.

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

To tell you the truth, I think this whole thing is getting to me, too. I keep saying things I don't mean to.


[A thought occurs.]

Maybe we should go somewhere. Away from the phones, I mean.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

...

That would b-be good but I don't know where we could go. I tried hiding at the p-park but a lot of people had that idea. M-Maybe I should just take my motorcycle out again...

This is almost a good idea...

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

What about somewhere quiet? We could go to the library. If we just sit and read, it should be fine.

[Actually, this could work...]

And if we're together, and we have to tell someone a secret, we'll just tell each other. I don't know you that well, and you don't know me that well. And since I haven't been in this town very long, I don't know that many people in it, so we probably don't know the same people. And hearing secrets about people we've never met should be a little less awkward. Or.... something like that.

it kinda is! 8D

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

A-AH, that's... not a bad idea, I-I think. And at this point, h-honestly, I-I don't have a lot more to say about myself. Y-You've heard almost everything, now.

I-I have some novels I can bring too, i-if the nonsense they have the library isn't to your liking.

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

I haven't been to the library here, yet. So I don't really know what they have.

But bring the novels anyway, just in case.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Th-they tailor the books to the stereotype, so unless you can put up with r-reading books about boy scouts a-and baseball, you'll probably want some novels. I-I'll meet you there, then.

[Crowe will get there fast, thanks to his motorcycle. He'll be sitting at a table with a book out in front of him, but he's not paying much attention to it, his mind elsewhere.]

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

[The prince will arrive a little later, having walked there. And wave when he spots Crowe.]

Hello again. How are you holding up?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Hey. [He does his best to smile.] A-Ah, tired, to be honest. How are you?

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

I've been better. But I've also been worse, so I guess I can't complain.

[He sits down and glances at the book Crowe was reading.]

So what did you bring? Is it any good?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I mostly have classic literature, detective novels... I think they're great, of course. Take your pick.

[mercyasdeep.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[He'll just select one at random.]

You know, it's been a really long time since I could just sit down and read like this.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Yeah? Ah, besides sports, it's pretty much all I do here... though, I've read through the collection I have here at least twice already since I got them back.