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[founds]

CHAPTER 2

NOV 7TH | 54℉☀(windy)

▸ Parka up for a cold an--*CHSKSSS--*- windy day in Blackwell folks! I sure do hope--*CHSKSSS--*-search team down at the lake won't--*CHSKSSS--*---*CHSSK--*-trouble out on the waters. Professional divers have been going in since dawn, let's give it up for the professional --*CHSKSSS--*-!!

▸ Old Lady Petunia has paid me to say DO NOT SEEK OUT THE ANGELS--*CHSKSSKK--SK--SSSH--*- In fact, there are no such thing as angels. See how easy that was? No angels, no problem.

▸ And now back to our --*CHSKSSS--*-regularly scheduled programming.

THE RISING IS NOT IN EFFECT

Comments

[eternalboy]

None taken. It's not for everybody.

[ it's hard to imagine Sam driving anything in the first place. ]

You won't mind if we have a little house warming party, do you?

[ since it's settled already. ]

[espish]

[the last time he drove he wasn't even sam. think about that.]

Sounds kinda like something you've already decided.

[neutrally, but with raised eyebrows. it's kind of a judgmental neutral. studiedly neutral.]

[eternalboy]

[ i see. ]

Nicola wanted to come. What I was supposed to say?

[ shrugs. not his fault. he's not responsible. he doesn't even know what that word means. ]

[espish]

I see.

[doesn't raise his eyebrows so much as never put them back down. presses the elevator button with his elbow.]

Anybody else on the list or is it just Nicola?

[i wonder what salvi's doing. at all, in addition to whenever this bad idea is gonna go down.]

[eternalboy]

[ casually leans against the wall, unaware of the eyebrow raising. or he doesnt care. ]

So far, but I intend to ask others. Maybe she'll bring people too. We'll have a full house, hopefully.

You can bring whoever you want.

[ it didn't occur to him too late or anything. nope, he added it. ]

[espish]

Well you're pretty much the only friend I've got in this town. I guess I did run into that former neighbor last night, though we were never what you'd call close exactly.

[pretty sure I annoyed the hell out of her. not last night but before, in general.]

And there's the guy I was talking to before in the restaurant, but he seems even less like the party type than I am.

[eternalboy]

Or don't invite anyone, if you don't feel like it. It's worth a try though. A party is a great way to meet new people. Maybe you'll both make friends.

[ everything is possible in the world he lives in. ]

Being properly reunited with your old neighbor might turn you into friends too. Closer than you ever wanted.

[espish]

I kinda doubt it.

[it's kind of hard to picture Noah close to anybody. Though apparently she'd been pretty damn close to the blonde from last night.

Not that she and Sam would ever be that close anyway.]

I don't even know what the guy at Chew's full name is, though he seemed like a regular at the Black Lodge. Guess I'll just have to make new friends.

[eternalboy]

That close, huh?

[ doesn't even know his name... Sam... ]

This town is full of lovely personalities, I'm sure you'll find someone.

[ the elevator makes a noise and the doors open. ]

[espish]

[slips through the doors and sticks out a foot to keep them from closing on ben.]

It's not all bad. Nobody's shot me yet.

[there's still time, though, since it looks like he's gonna be here a while. joy.]

You seem to get on with everybody, but I guess you have the benefit of experience here.

[eternalboy]

Not with everybody.

[ ha ha... ]

[ let's get these to the van. ]

[espish]

[he'd forgotten the bad breakup thing. seems like everybody here's got at least one. oh well.]

Well, close enough for government work. On that note, do you see yourself inviting much of the department over? Maybe I caught them on bad days, but Blackwell's finest seem a little... Rough around the edges.

[they seem like assholes.]

[eternalboy]

I can invite them, but it's another matter if they'll actually come. Because... you know, like you said. [ makes a face. he could definitely use happier co-workers. maybe he should actually become a firefighter and hang out with Nicola all the time. yes they just met for the first time few hours ago it doesn't matter. ]

And I doubt alcohol can get any things out of them. Things you wanted to hear any case.

[ yes he knows what you're trying. ]

[espish]

That's not really what I was thinking of, though now that you mention it maybe I should've.

[he really just wanted to know if there were any bearable people on the force. well. any others. apparently not.

gage's probably not coming. that's probably a given.]

I guess karaoke night can wait a few days.

[eternalboy]

[ the answer is no. they're all awful. stay away from them for your own sake. ]

We could go to karaoke right now.

[ Right Now. ]

[espish]

You know, I would, but I had this traumatic injury a few years back, and now every time I look at a karaoke bar my knees lock up and I pass out.

[this is a very dry, very flatly delivered joke, but it's definitely a joke. backs out of the hotel's front door and holds it open for ben.]

[eternalboy]

[ snorts as he passes him and goes through the door. joke all you want, they're going to end up in karaoke one day. ]

Shame, I'm at my best when I sing Britney Spears.