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[dirtyredneck]

[Daryl does not like video, but he's agitated and didn't feel writing this out would come across with the proper amount of outrage.]

Whoever sent this shit ain't funny.

[He can't really post a screen shot of what he's talking about, so instead he just reads a few of these off.]

"-Take more showers. Work on personal hygiene. Visit a barber at least once a month."

I take showers every fucking day. And my hair ain't no one's business but my own!

"-Get better taste in movies. If you must like Disney films for children, consider Nightmare Before Christmas instead of Pete’s Dragon."

FUCK YOU! Pete's Dragon's a great movie!

[There are actually worse things on the list of 'Resolutions' he'd been given. Two in particular that are more the source of his anger than then one's he going off about, but putting it out there would be showing too much vulnerability when he already didn't have a proper outlet for taking his anger out on whoever sent it. So it's just these few that he'll be publicly raging about and making it look like he has the shortest fuse ever.]

"-Learn to shoot better. But not at people."

Show your fucking face and I'll show you how good I can shoot! You can take your resolutions and shove 'em up your ass!

[With that he tosses the phone down hard on the couch and it bounces before he fumbles with it and shuts it off.]

[[All responses will be Audio]]

Comments

[morethan084]

Does Pete's Dragon's have classic songs everyone knows?

[dirtyredneck]

It did when I was growing up.

[He's 43... in 2011, he was 43. The whole time skip to 2016 when he got to this world means there's some small inconsistencies on all this.]

[morethan084]

Like what? Maybe I'll remember it if I hear it.

[Totally putting him on the spot.]

[dirtyredneck]

[There's a long silence and then very, very quietly Daryl's rough voice sang:]

I'll be your candle on the water
Until every wave is warm and bright
My soul is there beside you
Let this here candle guide you
Soon you'll see a golden stream of light

I'll be your candle on the water
My love for you will always burn
I know you're lost and driftin'
But the clouds they are liftin'
Don't give up you have somewhere to turn

[He'a actually singing the verses out of order, and rearranging some words, but he likes it better this way.]

[morethan084]

[Stifled laughter could be heard as he sings.]

Nope. Doesn't sound familiar. Thanks for singing that though.

[dirtyredneck]

Still more classic than your movie.

[Said with a grumble because he didn't really do singing precisely because people would laugh.]

[morethan084]

If you say so.

I wouldn't worry about this anonymous person, they're just looking to get a rise out of you. Probably easier if you just ignore it.

[dirtyredneck]

Why's that the only advice anyone ever gives? "Just ignore it", "It's easier if you ignore it", "pretend it didn't happen and they'll back off or give up".

That ain't ever how it works. You don't give 'em somethin' to work with and they'll just find a new way to hurt you. 'Cause they ain't lookin' to get a 'rise'. They're lookin' to make you miserable.

[morethan084]

[Yep. Figures that would make him enraged.]

Because it's actually true. The more you give them to work with, the more they have on you.

sorry for the radio silence, life happened

[dirtyredneck]

You even listen to anything I just said? It don't work. Ignorin' never works. Never have, never will. Punching them in the mouth? That works.

You're fine! <3

[morethan084]

[Wow. Okay.]

Has anyone ever told you that you have major anger issues?

[dirtyredneck]

[There was a distinct and prolonged silence on his end, punctuated only by the sound of heavy breathing. He was clearly trying not to start yelling again. And his efforts came out, finally, as a very terse:]

Fuck you.

[morethan084]

Guess I should've expected that.

[But, really dude, you've gotta learn how to just calm down.]

Well good luck in finding whoever it is who sent you that message.

[dirtyredneck]

Whatever.

[She didn't really mean it as far as he was concerned. He snorted dismissively.]

Don't really matter if I do or not.

[morethan084]

I'm sure they hope you don't.

[Yeah, that probably didn't help...

She's just going to hang up now.]