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Tweak says, "Buh"

Nobody is smart but Daryl Hockney (the_automaton) wrote in musings,
@ 2010-12-27 21:59:00

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moriarty, sherlock holmes

Private to A. Morgenstern
Have you spent the weekend in France again, or has our routine of Sunday communication fallen by the wayside?

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	napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	[An hour passes before she gets a response; he isn't actively looking at the forums.] When was Sunday? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	[She stares at the response and realizes that she shouldn't be surprised.] Yesterday. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:19 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. I thought today was yesterday. Or tomorrow. I'm not sure. How was your Christmas? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	~~Have you been drinking ag~~ It was pleasant. How was yours? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	~~Shitty~~ Enjoyable. Did you get worthwhile presents? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	Yes. I am now in possession of surveillance equipment that I have been investigating thoroughly. Though the potential addiction I have developed to peppermint sticks is mildly worrisome. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:30 pm UTC (link)
	~~Wonderful. I'll get a doberman.~~ How exciting. And I hope you remember to brush your teeth. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:31 pm UTC (link)
	I remember to wash my hands after touching police property. I believe I can manage to remember brushing my teeth. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:33 pm UTC (link)
	It would be a shame if you got cavities. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:34 pm UTC (link)
	[She's noticing that the diction and length of his responses suggest that something is wrong. This is bothersome.] Am I boring you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	[He's looking to lash out at someone.] Yes. Dreadfully. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	That is a new development. Either I have suddenly become much less interesting overnight, or you have acquired some sort of personal problem that prevents you from being even the slightest bit engaged with anything outside your own sorrow. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Or perhaps you've always been uninteresting and I've simply been humoring you. You of all people should know I have a plethora of personal problems, the least of which is my idiot brother leaving, and some son of a bitch cop sending me my own fucking mugshot. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	~~Someone did what?~~ I was not aware of your brother's departure. [...] Or the mugshot situation. I was under the impression that those were for police business only. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	I wasn't either until this ~~fucking~~ morning. Perhaps you should put Warda on a tighter leash. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:50 pm UTC (link)
	~~He just left?~~ That's unfortunate. [...] But I suppose that guests are supposed to leave, at some point. That is the nature of the term. ~~Why would she~~ [...] You believe that it was her? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	He has no money. ~~Idiot. Fucking idiot~~ Who else would it be? She doesn't care for me much, and if you wanted to rub the arrest in my face, you would make sure I knew it was you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 10:58 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Can you contact him to ensure that he is well? ~~But I wouldn't~~ ~~I thought we had discussed~~ I will speak with her about this matter. ~~It seems unlikely that she would abuse her position in such a way, however, as she is quite stringent in adhering to policy and protocol.~~ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 11:00 pm UTC (link)
	No. I have no idea where he's gone. I tried his phone and he didn't answer. [He deflates slightly.] Thank you. Because I'll be frank, if something like that happens again, I'll take it as a threat and take it to a judge. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Do you want to file a missing person's report, or does he regularly evade contact ~~Please don't~~ Very well. I assure you that it won't happen again if Detective Warda was indeed involved. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	He'll be fine. He does this. I hope not. [...] I apologize if I snapped at you during our discourse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney

the_automaton
2010-12-27 11:31 pm UTC (link)

[This reply comes a full 25 minutes later. Of that 25 minutes, 10 were spent typing and erasing and retyping and re-erasing replies while 15 were spent staring at the screen.]

I am glad that this is not a cause for concern over his safety, then.

~~It was not~~ ~~You should not~~ ~~I accept~~ ~~When have you last apologized for any~~ ~~Is this a joke~~ ~~Is this a tactic for some~~ Your apology is accepted. Given the mitigating factors of your brother's departure and the unpleasantness you received, your reaction was understandable.

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	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	How many times did you have to type a reply before you found one that was dehumanized enough for you, poppet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney the_automaton 2010-12-27 11:33 pm UTC (link)
	~~Dehumanized?~~ As this is clearly a [...] delicate situation, I wanted to ensure that my reply to you could not be misconstrued in any way so that my meaning remained entirely intact despite the medium in which we are communicating. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A. Morgenstern/D. Hockney napoleonic_star 2010-12-27 11:35 pm UTC (link)
	Perhaps I should take to calling you "toaster" again. ;) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)