four { video } hypnotizability

[lurings]

[ abigail is at the bait shop, sitting behind the counter. beside her is a rack of fish themed valentine's and little pink stuffed fish. ]

I was unaware there were so many fish puns that related to Valentine's Day. So... Hook, Line and Tinker is having a sale. By sale... I mean sale. Everything must go. Please take these off my hands. This was a horrible mistake and I regret my life choices.

[ /stares at camera like jim halpert. boy, does she ever. she will probably give them away free if you buy a pack of gum. how are she and will in business still? well, she's actually a really good saleswoman when it comes down to it.

just not right now. when cutesy fish are making cutesy faces at her. ]

Unrelated to flirty flounders, someone asked me about... well, basically about this place and I realized I've been kind of willingly ignorant to anything that's going on around me. I've read the FAQ, but is there anything else I should know?

[ you'd think after three months in a basement she would want to know more, but nope. at least she does now. only took six months. shut up, she's dead. she had to deal with that for a while. ]

Also, small show of hands -- I hope it's small -- who else is dead in their worlds?

[ so casual. she gives the camera a brief, wry smile and cuts out. ]

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[lurings]

[ she shrugs, ]

I thought it might be uncommon, but I'm curious anyway.

[hostage]

Yeah, I get that.

At least a few people I met who had that happen. They're around.

[lurings]

The few, the proud, the oh, by the way, occasionally dead.

[hostage]

Formerly dead.

[Let's stay optimistic.]

[lurings]

[ her lips twitch in the tiniest smile. ]

Okay, I will give you that. There is no mistaking my current status as fully alive.

[hostage]

That's the spirit.

[It can't be good for a kid's psyche, going around thinking of herself as dead.]

[lurings]

Spirit? [ she raises her eyebrows. ] If that pun was unintentional, you deserve a medal.

[hostage]

[Jesse snorts and buries his face in his hands.]

No, Jesus. That was not intentional. Oh my god. That's terrible.

[lurings]

[ /cackles. ]

If by terrible, you mean awesome!

[hostage]

I'm too young to make dad jokes!

[lurings]

Your fate is sealed.

[hostage]

Doomed to be lame forever.

[lurings]

Poor guy. You know what is equally lame? [ her expression turns a little conniving, teasingly, and she holds up a cute little fish. ] Flirty flounders. You should invest.

[ :D ]

[hostage]

That's your sales pitch?

[lurings]

You're going to buy one, aren't you?

[hostage]

I dunno. How lame is that gonna make me?

[lurings]

Horrifyingly pathetic. But it would make me so happy. [ she flutters her eyelashes. ]

[hostage]

If I buy 'em all, we oughta do something cool with 'em. Like set 'em on fire.

[lurings]

That's so wasteful!

[hostage]

Better sell 'em to somebody else then.

[lurings]

You're killing me, here, Jesse.

[ get it. killing. omg abigail stop being so awful. ]

[hostage]

Wow. You are terrible.

[Careful, Abigail. He has a track record.]

[lurings]

[ :D don't tell will, but she has a weakness for bad puns. ]

Oh come on, that was great.

[hostage]

Dark as hell.

[Not that he's offended. He jokes about murder all the time, because joking about your trauma is what you do. So he actually sounds pretty amused.]

[lurings]

Does not preclude it's greatness.