muse complains while mun tentatively cast-searches

[thneed_ler]

 You're not gonna die, mun.

Just do your homework, get some real food in you (no more chocolate, not that seeing you collapse into peals of hyperactive laughter every five minutes isn't hilarious) and stop freakin' out on me.

I know, I know, you think it'd be easier with someone else there. Well, what if I don't want them there? They don't want to talk to me, and I don't want to talk to them. Not the kid (and he's from the future anyway, how would that even work?) and NOT Moustache. Definitely not him.

Stop hoping. I don't want the same things as you do. Deal. With it.

And - for heck's sake, mun, play me sassier! Jazz things up a bit!

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PLEASE FORGIVE ME

[heardyoucall]

You. It's your fault.

My mundane has had the music from that blasted film you star in on repeat for days.

[He cocks his gun.]

FORGIVEN. my muses feel the same way i'm sure

[thneed_ler]

Uh, hey, I-

WHOA WHOAWHOAWHOA PUT THAT THING AWAY I'M NOT LOOKING FOR ANY TROUBLE [FLAIL FLAIL FLAIL and then he collapses on the floor good job there Once-ler.]

Excellent

[heardyoucall]

Henh henh... this must be my lucky day...

[He'll just aim it at you. He would never actually shoot you, but it's tempting as hell to loose a few into the ground next to your head as revenge for having to hear "The Once-ler's Traveling Madness (Original Demo)" for over an hour on repeat.]

Re: Excellent

[thneed_ler]

Really? Bec-because I'm getting sure it's definitely not mine! What did I ever do to you!?

[Accusatory frown. Plus terror. He's hasn't exactly drawn the long straw here either - after several days of Nobody Needs A Thneed (Original Demo) the Once-ler can be forgiven for starting to think it's an attempt at subliminal messaging. Hasn't stopped him trying to hand them out to strangers, though.]

Re: Excellent

[heardyoucall]

What did you do to me? Let's see.

You sang about having a cramp in your back and your right ass-cheek, asking if you were annoying, about worms and little critters using your bones for furniture, about making a thneed, whatever the hell that is...

And it was apparently so catchy my mundane decided to play it for hours on end.

That is what you did.

1/2

[thneed_ler]

Ooooohhhhh. That.

Wait.

Someone was recording that!? Oh, man...

Not my best moments, okay. We'd been on the road for, what, three months?

2/2

[thneed_ler]

...It's catchy?

[vixensaint]

You? Sassy? Tell me you're joking.

[thneed_ler]

...Okay, so I'm struggling to find the exact right word here. Do you have a thesaurus?

[truffulacide]

First it's mild, now it's sassy? Tell your mun to make up their mind already.

[thneed_ler]

Apparently I'm both. Do I look both to you?

She just keeps going on about how hard my voice is. Which is ridiculous, if you ask me. Am I just - not memorable, or something!?

[truffulacide]

[is this a trick question] More of a balance between the two. You're... Missy.

Of course not! Give her a break, man. Do you know how much of a chicken mine is? Good gosh. It's like talking to jittery owl.

[thneed_ler]

Missy!?

[Mortified stare.]

I think that one needs a re-think. A serious re-think.

I have the same problem over here, actually. We jumped headfirst into a game and now she's having second thoughts. The mass amounts coffee probably doesn't help the "jittery" problem, for the record.

[truffulacide]

It's either that or Samild. Take your pick. [for the record, he thinks it sounds charming. but only just a little.]

She's probably going to feel that way for a while, not gonna lie. Mine sure does. Then she just remembers that, unless she sucks it up and just starts doing things instead of driving herself crazy with what-ifs, I'm gonna rot here forever. Then she'll never know if it was worth it or not.

...Granted, between that and being stuck in my current game, I dunno which is worse, but! It's the principle that counts, y'know?

[thneed_ler]

Samild is better than Missy. [Unsurprisingly, so does he.]

Yyyyeah. Definitely the principle that counts. I just wish she'd get the awkward part over with. It's like our teenage years. Remember those? It's like the daily-what-are-my-limbs-doing stage all over again. Soooo through with that already.

[truffulacide]

Whatever. Why don't you hold it over my head a little higher?

Don't even remind me. Funny that you brought that up, though; she could always be playing you from a different stage in your - okay, our life. You're lucky you're not a little kid right now or something equally bad.

[like an old man. what a scary thought.]

Did you say 'cast'? Because I have a cast-mate.

[truffuladreams]

Hm.

[Thinking face, go!]

I think you're kind of sassy. But... In a nice way! So, while you can come off as a total jerk, your heart is always in the right place. Which is the most important thing, in the end.

claps hands excitably!

[thneed_ler]

Jerk!?

[...]

...Yeah, okay. Jerk.

But, uhm, I hope so. I'm not so sure right now. I guess I'm having a re-think about that.

[truffuladreams]

Seriously, it's not a bad thing! It's kind of like a cute jerkiness. Like I wanna hug all the jerkiness out of you, or something.

[Everything a jolly and merry and truffula in Audrey's world :T]

Uh, weird sounding things aside, if it makes you feel any better, I think your heart was in the right place.

[thneed_ler]

(Cute jerkiness?)

Uhh, yeah, ha ha, well! Thanks. For that.

It's nice of you. [That part at least sounds sincere. It's very hard to stay bitter around a look like that.]

[truffuladreams]

[It's her own version of jerkness. The extra 'i' makes it sound more profession.]

No problem. I'm just being honest, anyway. [She appreciates the sincerity, she really does.] And, hey, you're not being a jerk now. So your heart can't be too out of place. [Audrey grins, pushing a hair out of her face.] And if it is that out of place, I've got a bus pass, so we can go get it together, okay? It'll be an adventure!

[thneed_ler]

[There's a short pause, and then he cracks a smile. It's... hard not to. The optimism reminds him of - him!]

Well, you know what they say - honesty is the best policy. I guess I should probably get my act together and stop moping around. Keep busy, yaknow? [By which he probably means serenade people against their will. It is becoming a habit. A really annoying one.]

[truffuladreams]

Yeah! Pick up a hobby or go for long walks. Keep your mind off all the bad things and try to look on the more positive side. [Actually, Audrey thinks thats a pretty boss habit to have.] And I'm usually around if you need someone to talk to.

This may or may not be Audrey-mun spamming you out of love. Although it actually is.

[spinningbirdkicks]

Sassy? You don't really sound like the sassy kind. You sound more snarky to me.

auuuww!! <3 sorry i'm late oh man college bit me in the butt lately

[thneed_ler]

Exactly! Exactly, see, now, someone has the right idea.

...You mean it in a good way, right?