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[crueltea]

You know what to do, part II

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[obediences]

Admittedly it smells nice, though.

[rumourmill]

Kind of smells like apples.

You didn’t buy it, did you?

[obediences]

Ummmm, well

[rumourmill]

LOL

Claire is going to be thrilled that she has something in common with you.

[obediences]

It was on sale, so it seemed like an efficient purchasing choice; shampoo is shampoo. And then it was too late but once I tried it, it didn't seem like the worst thing ever, so...

How is she?

[rumourmill]

Hey, hey! No shame here! Dora is perfectly welcome in the shower.

She's been good, I think. She asks about you.

[obediences]

Still hope I get to meet her someday. You holding up OK?

[rumourmill]

She'd love that.

I'm alright. Doing as well as can be expected.

[obediences]

Okay. Good.


Sorry, I think I've just. Forgotten how to talk to people. It used to be easy with you guys. I'm rusty.

[rumourmill]

Hey, it's okay. Just take it slow. You know I won't judge you.

[obediences]

I watched your movies. Like, all the time. It was the closest thing to pretending you were still here.

[rumourmill]

Really?

[ She pauses. It shouldn't be such a surprise. She's been fairly successful in Hollywood. It's the personal touch, the fact that he watched her movies "all the time". ]

When I looked at the moon, I thought of you. Still do.

[obediences]

You can’t see the lunar station from earth, can you? Honest question. I’ve always wondered. Since I only got the top-side view.

[rumourmill]

Nope. Sometimes I'd squint and maybe see a little blue speck and fool myself into thinking it was the station, but I don't think you can see anything that small that far away with eyes like mine.

[obediences]

Yeah. Me too.

[ He'd stared down at the smeary smudges of landscape beneath him so many times, trying to pinpoint the west coast of the United States, trying to guess which sprawl of lights was Los Angeles. ]

Pogo sent up books and movies with my food shipments. There weren't a lot but they helped make the time go by.

[rumourmill]

It must have been lonely up there.

[obediences]

Yeah.

[rumourmill]

I'm glad you're here, now.

[obediences]

Me too. Even if it took... well, something pretty big to get me back down here.

[rumourmill]

Even if we don't have much time left, I'm sticking by your side this time.