Whas up girl Time to get the show on the road
before getting out of bed he looked
up on the ceiling again faded faint REALLAITY
it was gone when he returned to
make the bed
Whas up girl Time to get the show on the road
before getting out of bed he looked
up on the ceiling again faded faint REALLAITY
it was gone when he returned to
make the bed
he didnt need a prompt from a machine
1200, Sunday,
24 4. 22
That’s
distasteful!
Not different
It is.
Is not
Is.
Got gargle
It was funny
You thought so.
Maybe . . it was.
Yer an idiot Ya acknowledge the complimentThank you Im not interested though Shouldnt be offended It was meant as a compliment
Yeah? A compliment? You imagine what's running through their mind?
No You
crickets
his face pinched sucked a lemon
taking a leak he thought about Hey Bil ly if he truly heard right his
senses were playful not beyond enabling hinting something that in fact was not
presence he tried to convince himself it was only a noise
sound not Hey Bil Ly someones
name
This may seem odd but do you recall any Billys who worked for
you to the best of your memory
Billy who?
Billy just Billy
Yaknow like Hey Bil ly he tried to get the cadence tone right
Hey Billy? You just whisper?what . are you talking
about?
I was in the bathroom was there ever an incident in the bathroom
where a Billy was hurt or foundmebbe in
the stall drugs
Whenabout?
I have no idea
Why Always a good question
Somebody blackpen graffiti in there
again?
Sorry Im sorry I didnt mean anything by that
I heard a voice in the bathroom
You heard a voice?
You heard a voice? his eyes had bugged a bit
You’re creeping me out.
Ya heard me he disliked it when he played stupid or deaf May work with chicks but not with me
Why am I something else?
So, anyways, what’s this about?
Pretext
Why pretext?
Or a diversion
I am
Awyeah! the monkey, no shit? . .
you remembered?
I did
What was it?Tell me.
Monkey chewing lettuce BLAH
HAHAH
Yes You remember correctly
I also remember why you said you
were good at it.
You do
she smiled brightly sheepishly Yees. Always made me think of you during the years of school we didn’t see
each other, we were quite the tandem in fifth and sixth grade.
Ohmy we were werent we
We were, we had each other’s back,
and I’m grateful our teachers recognised we were good together, we compelled
each other, they were probably the best two years I had at school academically,
and too, at such a perfect time, bolstering, establishing ourselves, who we
were . . I dare say who we are.
I think we learned more from each
other than the teachers taught us, though they encouraged us; did you understand we
had more homework than the other kids and it was different than theirs?
I think I did though I didnt pay it much mind.
I missed you too.
I missed you
So why were you good at arithmetic?
I liked how the words looked.
Words?
Algebra Integer
They were mysterious looking they attracted me
That’s not what I remember.
No What do you remember
I remember you going on about
figures.
Figures
Really?
I think I know wha yare referring
to he smiled
he found it curious that with every
telling of itsince the first time how
his friend didnt recognise or realise they were walking a wellworn path
It is. Do you remember why I
might like it?
he knew now4deep he wasnt going to say he tried to muster a longdead fish vacancy in
his eyes No Rooms Available
Why?
he still didnt say anything he extended his armhis hand towards him gesturing Take it away.
Why?
they were both old enough to
remember vinylremember what a broken record sounded like
he offered his other hand palm up
No, not this time.
No. I was thinking two cubed.
You don’t know that.
they were talking politics over
beers
he sighed loudly
That was quite a sigh.
Its getting old
Certainly is, but that’s what
their hanging their hats on.
It is.
Yes Unfortunatelyfortunately Ive expected as much I am imbued with the lowest common
denominator
L C D.
LCD. Lowest common denominator.
he emitted a thin sigh Thank you
Hint
No thank you. Say.
with two quick strokes he
augmented the equation it was
better LCD <=> MTG
Awman great glyph
Glyph? That’s not likely to play
well with those who make up lowest common denominators.
Too fuckin bad They can suck my lemon