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Henry Townshend (guyin302) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2008-04-21 09:04:00

Entry tags:

antigone grace, candy quackenbush, henry townshend, isis jones

I've discovered something horrifying.

Since getting here, I've been staying in a hotel and paying with whatever cash I have on me. (This, I guess, should've been my first clue. I have a lot more on hand than I used to.) I was honestly afraid to look at my ID.

So I am relaxing on the couch in the suite I've been staying in, wondering why the bellhop keeps coming to the door with free room service. I feared maybe I was a politician. (Nothing against you guys if there are any politicians reading this, it's just that politics is not my style at all.) I developed several theories. Maybe I was just a very frequent guest of this hotel, and they were rewarding my loyalty by providing me free room service, even when I haven't asked for the food or the drinks they bring. Maybe I was an assassin that had serviced a prominent member of the hotel staff, and thus get to make use of room service for free. (Not that I can see myself killing people for money, but it at least explained the free room service.) Maybe I was just really, really lucky.

So I was watching a movie while relaxing. It was a harmless movie, despite the star of it recently becoming a little bit of a nutjob. I actually liked this movie.

Mission: Impossible. (Some of you will be able to see where I am going with this.)

So I'm watching, and I'm enjoying it, right? And then Ethan Hunt reveals himself on screen, and who do I see? I do not see that wacky, couch-jumping spokesman for Scientology.

I see myself.

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	toitshour 2008-04-21 05:38 pm UTC (link)
	I am so sorry. ... I might have just laughed soda all over myself, but still. I'm so sorry. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	I was hoping it would at least get a laugh. Might as well have something good come out of it, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-04-22 04:25 am UTC (link)
	Of course! Maybe you can change your reputation from crazy to just eccentric! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-22 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	I don't mind the reputation. The wife-and-kid part, on the other hand... But I'm getting that taken care of. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-04-22 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	To be honest, I think it's far more noble of you the way you're doing it. Some people would just pretend, which isn't fair. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-23 12:01 am UTC (link)
	Maybe. I still feel guilty about doing it, but I don't feel like I have much choice, y'know? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-04-23 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Exactly. The alternative is a lot worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-23 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Is it? I would be the only one suffering in that alternative. Isn't one person suffering better than two people suffering? I just...I can't help but feel guilty about it, no matter how rational it seems. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-04-23 01:57 am UTC (link)
	But aren't our personalities different than the other people? I'd think that they'd notice, which would be awkward in and of itself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-23 02:16 am UTC (link)
	Katie already has, actually. Suri is a little too young to really notice it, which I'm thankful for. I don't want to have to explain why daddy is acting weird. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-04-23 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Well, I wish you luck in whatever you do. I really hope it all works out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-23 02:32 am UTC (link)
	Thanks, I appreciate that. I'm actually surprised at how supportive people are being. I don't generally think of the internet when I think of "supportive". (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	toitshour 2008-04-23 02:33 am UTC (link)
	You were expecting more l33t haxx0rz? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	I've never seen it. Is that bad? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 10:26 pm UTC (link)
	Not really, no. I mean, it's a good movie, but if you don't like action/spy movies, you probably won't enjoy it too much. If you do like action/spy movies, you probably will like it. I liked it enough to buy it, back where I came from. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I meant 'is that bad that you're a man from a movie', but I've only seen one movie before. Lots of action, and some rebel spies: Star Wars. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 10:56 pm UTC (link)
	Well, it's bad because I'm pretty sure this man is insane. He's, uh, let's just say he's the punchline to a lot of jokes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh. That's not good at all. I'm sorry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Plus? He has a wife and a kid. Which means I now have both...which I am just not ready for on so many levels. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 11:05 pm UTC (link)
	OH, dear. Yeah, I can definitely see where that might be a problem for you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 11:06 pm UTC (link)
	I'm looking into a divorce now. I definitely can't stay married to her, but I don't know what to even begin doing about the-no, I guess I should say my child. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Are you sure divorce won't look sudden and extreme? If you're from movies, don't they usually keep their wives and children on another continent anyway? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	A lot of them, yes. Not this guy, though. I know it's going to look all kinds of crazy, but I really don't know what else to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	If he's already completely over the falls like you say, then one more crazy act won't really matter? I hope. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, that's...that's pretty much what I'm hoping, too. Of course, the media will still jump on the "deadbeat dad" image. Wonderful. I'm not getting out of this clean, am I? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 11:29 pm UTC (link)
	Deadbeat? Not if you pay appropriate amounts of money and show up every few months to hold the child, yes? Or do you not want to do that, either? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

guyin302
2008-04-21 11:37 pm UTC (link)

The money is no problem at all. I feel guilty enough about this as it is, no way am I missing child support. Interacting at all with t-my child...

It's going to feel so weird. And...yes, I'll be honest, a little unpleasant. I know that probably sounds horrible of me, but this isn't something I asked for. Less than a week ago I was working up the nerve to tell someone I loved her, and now I'm a father to a child I've just met? I don't know what to do. I'll show up once and a while. I don't really have a choice, I guess...

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	antigone_grace 2008-04-21 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	I don't find that weird. The child isn't TECHNICALLY yours. You could not fight it if she wants to keep the child to herself. Most mothers do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-22 12:02 am UTC (link)
	Oh, I wouldn't fight it at all. It would make things easier, actually. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-22 12:08 am UTC (link)
	Well, that's one option, then. Anything else you can think of? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-22 12:45 am UTC (link)
	Besides asking if there's anyone with reality warping powers? Nope. And that's probably a slippery slope, so I'm gonna avoid that one. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-22 12:53 am UTC (link)
	Oh, well.... Yeah, that's probably not good. I'm sorry that this is bothering you, Henry. You seem like such a nice guy and this is all very disturbing. Wives and children that don't belong to you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-22 01:01 am UTC (link)
	I mean, I'm sure it's no picnic for them either. None of this is fair, to anyone involved. I can usually find a way to keep things balanced and fair, but there really is no way to do that here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-22 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	I suppose the best you can do is hope for the best. If there's anything I can do, let me know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-23 12:05 am UTC (link)
	I guess so, yeah. I really appreciate everyone being so supportive. It's making this not so crazy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-23 01:30 am UTC (link)
	Good! I still think it's all nuts, but I found my house pretty much the same, so that's something. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-23 02:19 am UTC (link)
	Well, I'm used to traveling to other worlds, so the vortex itself isn't too weird for me. This situation it plopped me down in, though, is very weird. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	antigone_grace 2008-04-23 02:22 am UTC (link)
	Right, that's what you'd said. I still kind it kind of crazy. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mistressisis 2008-04-21 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	I suppose it's better than being a nobody? Face it, things could be worse. You could be broke. And homeless. Or stuck in some horrible job that you couldn't stomach. (Reply to this) (Thread)

guyin302
2008-04-21 10:28 pm UTC (link)

See, I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand, I can't complain about the money. The fame, I'm really not sure if I can handle that, but it's not the worst thing in the world.

The part that gets me is that I'm married, with a kid, and a spokesman for a religion that I think is at best a joke and at worst some kind of cult. Back home, there is a woman that I'm in love with, whereas here I have a wife that I don't have feelings for one way or the other. And a kid! I'm so not ready for a kid.

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	mistressisis 2008-04-21 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. Yeah, that really sucks shit through a tube. I didn't get saddled with a spouse and offspring, but I am stuck in a fucked up job as a dominatrix that I don't enjoy near as much as I thought I would. Why don't you just ask for a divorce or whatever and since you're about as rich as God, set them up all fat and happy someplace with a fuckton of money? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-21 11:01 pm UTC (link)
	Yeesh, that does sound like kind of a raw deal. I'm looking into that now, yeah. I really don't want to hurt her, but I definitely don't think I can stay married to her, and the kid... I don't know what to do about that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mistressisis 2008-04-21 11:56 pm UTC (link)
	It fucking sucks, let me tell you. I rake in the cash hand over fist, but my nights are not my own, and I'm a bit tired of spanking and beating every guy that walks through my front door. I think I'm going to quit. Any chance you know of an open job somewhere? Perhaps tending bar? I used to do that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-22 12:44 am UTC (link)
	I can see how that might get a little tiresome. Not off the top of my head, but I'll let you know if I hear of any. You might want to try craigslist, although that can be kinda hit or miss. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mistressisis 2008-04-22 06:08 am UTC (link)
	Well, I'm sitting on a fat stack of cash, so getting a job's not high on the list of priorities at the mo. You just let me know if you hear of anything. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	guyin302 2008-04-22 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	Will do. I'm Henry, by the way. Henry Townshend. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mistressisis 2008-04-22 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	Isis Jones. Nice to meet you, Henry. (Reply to this) (Parent)