cupidsammo | laurence catch-all

[ ... a nod ]

I guess it is... No wonder so many of you showed up when we got here.

Well, no one likes to see someone that injured in the first place. But yeah, that just makes it personal.

[ makes a small hum in acknowledgement ]

I'll try to remember everyone again soon.

You'll remember. And even if you don't, you'll figure out fast enough that some of these people are such giant freaks they're hard to forget.

... Giant freaks?

Yeah. You won’t believe how weird some of these people are. There’s a guy here who talks to birds like they’re going to talk back.

[ There's a beat, then a furrow of her brow. ]

... That isn't strange if they understand you, right?

Why would they? They're birds.

[ With another short pause, she rubs at her temple. ]

They can. ... I've done it before.

You have?

[ a nod ]

I don't remember where.

...Well, that's fine. I don't think they understand here, though, is the thing.