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[garotted]

[ the feed opens with alex's face, a kerchief over her green curls and a shit-eating grin on her clay-spattered face. she's obviously in her studio, and there's a half-dozen half-finished projects spread over her work-bench, some finished ceramics in the background. ]

You know, I think my boyfriend is finally getting the hang of this clay thing. [ she flips the video, showing off a slightly horrifying cactus in a hat, zooming in and then reaching out to turn the cactus around so you can appreciate it from all sides. ]

Meet Prickly Jim. Pretty sure Magnus is too busy groaning in embarrassment somewhere, but I think he's cute. Sheriff of his own little cactus town, maybe. Or the town drunk. Possibly both.

[ she wiggles the little cactus around as if it's excited. ] Honestly, this is worlds better than where he started. I think I'm gonna' turn him into a sculptor yet. Right, Prickly Jim? [ she makes the cactus bounce and bow in agreement, then sets it down, flipping the video back around. ]

I know you're all jealous that you don't have a boyfriend as great as Prickly Jim or mine, but them's the breaks. Guess you'll just have to lust over them from afar. [ she flashes a 'deuces!' and the feed ends. ]

Comments

[fehus]

Dun dun dunnn.

[garotted]

.. Should I make him prickly girlfriend? Boyfriend?

[fehus]

Boyfriend. Macho boyfriend. Like Mr. Clean and the Brawny dude.

[garotted]

Macho outlaw boyfriend. He tempted Jim to the dark side, and they're running away together to rob trains.

[fehus]

Sweet. I could probably make a train for them to train-heist. It's mostly rectangles, right?

[garotted]

I would fucking love to see your take on a train.

[fehus]

Please answer about the rectangles.

[garotted]

Please? I'm not letting you cheat like that.

[fehus]

No! I forget what trains look like! Shit, there's wheels. Wheels are circles. Oh my gods. I forgot wheels.

[garotted]

This is gonna' be epic, I can't wait to see this. You're also not allowed to google them.

[fehus]

That's not fair! You use references. I'm literally your reference! You made me hold a pose for 2 hours yesterday and didn't even tell me when I could stop!

[garotted]

[ smugly: ] Consider it a memory exercise.

.. Also spoilers: ninety percent of the time I just want to contort you into fun shapes and I'm done with my sketches ten minutes in.

[fehus]

I knew it! How many betrayals! How many, today, Fierro!

[garotted]

I will betray you every time.

[fehus]

I had to pee, yesterday, too!

[garotted]

It just made you better appreciate the freedom to pee at last.

[fehus]

I'm joining a union.