[Stan wouldn't expect anything less from Mabel, and frankly if she didn't throw them a party he'd do it himself.
He laughs and shoves Ford when he opens his mouth up, like they're little kids again, and the relief just rolls off of him.]
I might not even need it, y'know! Maybe I'll pull some sorta miracle and get him graduated before Bill! But, uh.
[He hesitates. Not so much because he's trying not to lie, but because the truth is embarrassing and he's not sure this flood will let him downplay it as much as he wants.]
[Fuck the Authority and what they think. He and Stan are going to make it work. SINCERE SIBLING HUG.]
Hah. I'm way ahead of this flood. I got out of the habit of lying -- except by omission, about a few subjects that're nobody's business -- ages ago. One too many truth-revealing floods for comfort.
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He laughs and shoves Ford when he opens his mouth up, like they're little kids again, and the relief just rolls off of him.]
I might not even need it, y'know! Maybe I'll pull some sorta miracle and get him graduated before Bill! But, uh.
[He hesitates. Not so much because he's trying not to lie, but because the truth is embarrassing and he's not sure this flood will let him downplay it as much as he wants.]
...Thanks.
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[....oops, oh heck, there's something in his throat. Ford crushes it in his teeth, spits it out, and coughs uncomfortably.]
--at least, as long as we have any say in the matter.
[A pause. There. No bugs.]
Sheesh. Can't I express what I want to happen without being reminded of the parts of my life I can't control?!
[Fuck you, Authority.]
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[But hey, at least he's in good company.]
This place can shove it with its stupid bugs though. Wherever we go, we go together!
[He's fully expecting that cricket, and spits it out easily when it happens. Fuck you, Authority.]
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Hah. I'm way ahead of this flood. I got out of the habit of lying -- except by omission, about a few subjects that're nobody's business -- ages ago. One too many truth-revealing floods for comfort.