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Tweak says, "APRIL!"

Quirinus Quirrell (double_q) wrote in seasidecafe,
@ 2009-02-21 19:01:00

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growing old

Quirinus Quirrell: Growing Old
Q stands up. “A very astute man once made the observation: ‘What a drag it is getting old’. And I have to say I agree. Your body aches, your eyesight deteriorates, and you start to go deaf.” He nods at Reg. “Your clothes don’t fit and you forget things. Who wants to go through all that? Not me. No thanks.” He shakes his head. “Growing old gracefully is an oxymoron if you ask me. Not that I want to live forever,” Q frowns. “I don’t think I would anyway. Unless it would be possible to read everything I wanted to before I died.” He sighs. “No, I just don’t see how that could work. I think living forever would be bloody boring. I got a few extra years, even though I didn’t ask for them. I’ll take what I’ve got and hope I die before I get old. Or at least before I start to wear my pants on my head.” He sits back down, brooding.

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	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-25 12:15 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not enthusiastic about it, either." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-25 01:06 pm UTC (link)
	"So," Q grins sardonically, "Mick and Keith got it right." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-25 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Who got what right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-25 06:59 pm UTC (link)
	"Mick and Keith got it right that getting old is a drag," Q explains. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-25 07:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Is that from a song, then?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-25 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	Q blinks, unsure whether or not he's being had on. "Yeah, it's from a song." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-25 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	He thinks for a good few seconds. "The Rolling Stones?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-26 06:45 am UTC (link)
	Q looks at Ianto, then a slow grin spreads across his face. He's certain now that he's being kidded. "That's right," he nods, leaning back. "Names give it away?" He almost winks, but decides to go along with the charade. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-26 01:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, how many famous singers are called Mick?" He's not really sure what to make of Q's expression. "Mind if I sit down?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-26 01:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Well, there's Mick Fleetwood, but he's not really a singer," Q says. "Not at all," he waves a hand at the opposite chair. "Please, help yourself." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-26 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	"I guess I never really thought about that. I mean, that it was someone's name. Fleetwood, not Mick." He pulls out a chair and takes a seat. "What song is that from?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-27 06:50 am UTC (link)
	"It is sort of an odd name isn't it?" Q asks. "Almost Indian. American Indian, I mean." He blinks, having forgotten what they were talking about for a moment. "Oh! You mean getting old being a drag? It's from a song called Mother's Little Helper. It's the opening line." He sings it. "What a drag it is getting owld." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-27 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Almost, I guess." It's not really something he knows much about, though. He grins a bit as Q sings. "Does he really sound like that?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-27 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	"It's an odd name for an Englishman," Q says. "And I'm a bit of an expert on odd names." Q nods, also grinning. "Sort of. It's a bit more nasal I guess. You know, he sounds like Mick Jagger." Q gestures broadly, trying to sum up the inexplicableness of Mick. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-27 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, can't really say that. Well, Ianto's not that common, I guess." He stares at Q a bit, then shakes his head. "Um...no, I don't." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-28 06:50 am UTC (link)
	"It's John in Welsh, isn't it?" Q asks. "Oh come on!" Q laughs, sure Ianto is having him on. "You must know how Mick and the Stones sound!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-28 11:28 am UTC (link)
	"Yep. And John is really common. But not Ianto." He shakes his head. "Must I?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-02-28 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll bet it is in Wales though," Q points out. "Like Juan in Spain." He nods earnestly. "Sure. Okay, maybe not Mother's Little Helper, it's not one of their better known songs. But what about Satisfaction? You've got to know that one." He sounds almost desperate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-02-28 10:35 pm UTC (link)
	"Moreso than anywhere else, at least." He thinks about that. "I'm sure I've heard it, but I couldn't hum it for you or anything." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

double_q
2009-03-01 06:47 am UTC (link)

"It's different enough to be interesting but not so different that it's weird. At least people can figure out what it means. And pronounce it." Q makes a face.

Q considers for a moment, then closes his eyes. "Dum dum da da dah, da da dadada dum dum dada da," he begins, tapping on the table. "I can't get no, satisfack-shun," Q sings. "I can't get no, satisfack-shun. 'Cause I tried, and I tried and I tried and I tried! I can't get no! I can't get no!" He stops and opens his eyes, raising a questioning eyebrow?

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	notjusta_teaboy 2009-03-01 12:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I guess you're right about that. Although some people want to pronounce it like it's Scottish, which it's not." He nods at Q once he's opened his eyes again. "Yeah, I've heard it. Not in awhile, though." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

double_q
2009-03-01 06:47 pm UTC (link)

Q's brow wrinkles. "They say Ee-an-toe?" he asks. "Or eye-ahn-toe?" He grins. "You know, I never realised how many different wrong ways there are to say your name."

Q mock-collapses in his chair with relief. "For a minute I was going to think you weren't human. Though that's not quite fair. Lots of wizards haven't heard of the Rolling Stones. Pure-bloods anyway."

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	notjusta_teaboy 2009-03-01 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	He nods, laughing a bit. "Yep. Never really thought it would be so confusing." "I've heard of them. I guess it's just not really my style. I'm a bit more of a mellow person." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	double_q 2009-03-02 07:11 am UTC (link)
	"Strange, isn't it? No one mispronounces my name," Q says. "Or not much. They don't really need to. It's got all it's problems built in." "They did mellow stuff," Q tells him. Angie, As Tears Go By. Of course that was yonks ago," he grins, "before they got old." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notjusta_teaboy 2009-03-02 01:54 pm UTC (link)
	"You get a cool nickname, at least. Like the guy from James Bond." He shakes his head. "I guess that's not their more popular stuff? I've never heard of it. What are they doing now, then?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)