He fidgeted and lifted the corner of his shirt, looking down at the top part of the bruise that peeked out over his waistband. It looked better already. So he wasn't dying today. He wasn't sure if he should be relieved or disappointed. But he believed Dr. Pepper. The man didn't know him. He had no reason to lie. And as a health professional it would be unethical to do so. Rasmus sighed. He supposed that meant he had to go to work this weekend. But that wouldn't be so bad. Another weekend in October meant that he could play another classic horror flick. Maybe he'd go with one of the good old fashioned monster movies. Red the radio guy said he liked those. So he was guaranteed at least one customer.
"No, man. Dinosaurs are definitely extinct. There was like a meteor or something that brought some extraterrestrial disease to the planet and wiped them all out."
That's how it went, right?
Rasmus canted his hip and shifted his weight to one leg. Then he crossed his arms over his chest and gave Lucas a suspicious peer.
"Nessie is definitely real. So are dragons. But I don't know anyone who's ever seen an abominable snowman. Grassman, sure. Sasquatch, yeah. But Yeti? I don't know. That's a little far fetched, don't you think? And I don't know if dragons would be better than zombies. At least zombies are slow moving and easy to kill. Dragons would just fly in, level your city, and fly away all wham, bam, thank ya, ma'am."
Not that he was speaking from personal experience, just that he was speaking from personal experience. Rasmus cleared his throat with a cough. Then he wondered if he should tell the doctor about that itch on his elbow from the other day. Could have developed into a rash.
"Oh. Yeah. Her. The lady with the gardenias. Yeah, she was alright, I guess. She used to sneak Jujubes into the theatre."
A pause.
"Are you going to reopen the B&B or just live there?"