Amid all the other
noises, there are words that drift on the wind:
“Do you have advent
calendars?”
“Hang on, I'll call
grocery. Chocolate or heroin?”
“Um. Heroin.”
“...an extra twenty
cents for lettuce?”
…
…
“I could send you to
prison for that, you know.”
“Nothing. Nothing.
Nothing, nothing. Nothing.”
“Nothing. Nothing.”
“Nothing. Nothing.”
“Pomegranates. Bah!”
“Sir?”
“BAH!”
…
“...they took my
wife...”
“And so that's the love
of JESUS, you know...”
“Oh, yes, and the seven days of fire. You know, it's like in Bible camp...”
“Molten ash and belching flames. Say, what are you bringing to the picnic next week?”
“Oh, yes, and the seven days of fire. You know, it's like in Bible camp...”
“Molten ash and belching flames. Say, what are you bringing to the picnic next week?”
“It just makes sense.
Five dimes, four pennies, and two quarters makes $1.50. You see? It
just makes sense. Five dimes is fifty cents. Four pennies is five
cents. Two quarters are 95 sense. Sense. You see? Two quarters are 45
apiece. You see? It just makes cents.”
“No, no, give it to me,
give it to me NOW for a lower price...a lower price...a lower
price...MAN, I NEED IT. Oh please, no, it's unfair, give me a
discount. Please, I'll even do you dirty, man, I'll do you dirty
right out back to get the discount...”
“Ludd was right. Place
is evil. Ludd was right.”
“Nothing nothing
nothing nothing. Nothing nothing nothing nothing nothing NOTHING—”
“It's a certain nom de
guerre.”
“A what?”
“NOM DE GUERRE. IT
MEANS 'NAME OF WAR.'”
“Oh, sorry, haha. I
didn't catch the noun.”
“NOM DE GUERRE IS NOT A
NOUN. IT'S AN EXPRESSION.”
“Oh, yes, it's lovely.
I just bleach my gut about eight times a week. The layers come out
and I know I'm clean...”
“Gotta watch those
chemicals. Those chemicals. Those CHEMICALS. Those CHEMICALS in your
food like WORMS IN BREAD—”
“Is it a chip? Is it a
chip? NOTHING
NOTHING.”
“NOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGJOINUSNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTH—”
“NOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGJOINUSNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTH—”
“Listen man. Discount.
Please. Discount?”
“I-I like to lick...I
like to lick the—the. The young ladies...”
“NOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHINGNOTHING.”
“Please.
Please.”
“Please.
Please. Please.”
“Please.”
“...”
“...”
“...”
Every
so often it is perfectly still and silent, and when those moments
happen they are all staring at you with one shark's gaze.
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