cryingontheinside | [fail private entry] 003

She's not like me. You don't actually think this is going to fall out that way, do you? It could, but that is some long as shit odds. Too much potential for a mess, bringing someone else in - you used to know that.

I told you you wouldn't like it. But I know this is good. This is right.

I can't believe you have groupies now. Sorry, a groupie.

What, if I'd picked someone else to saran wrap to a table, we'd be a posse? That'd be right?

- No. [ what biney that's clearly sooo different ]

Either way, Brian, it's too late to uninvolve her.

That's what would've happened, isn't it. Some girl comes along and tells you to teach her the tricks of the trade, and she happens to want to kill some bad guys, and you just can't refuse.

You grew out of the hero worship phase real fast, didn't you?

It might be too late to uninvolve her, but it's not too late to kill this guy ourselves. We don't need her! You don't even need me, and you're sitting around, twiddling your thumbs just so her feelings aren't hurt. Mention the ritual all you want; it doesn't change that you're refusing the best solutions out of hand for some girl named after lumenol.

Deb has a theory. That one of their victims is knocking off each one of these guys.

You think I should just protect myself. But I'm responsible for her now. Whatever decisions I've made, wrong or right, I can't abandon them now.

It'd be more charming that she's right if she weren't right.

Of course I think you should protect yourself. I don't give a fuck about this girl; you're my brother. And anyway, killing this guy without getting her involved would be protecting her. Stop justifying things to yourself! If you want to get her out of this, get it over with and kill him yourself!

It would be, wouldn't it?

Brian, Lumen and I are - we're more than just partners in crime.

Don't tell me you're partners in picking the drapery out, too. That's too much.

I think.. she might be my girlfriend.

...Seriously?

You met your new girlfriend while killing someone? When people ask how you met, what are you going to say? I'd love to hear this.

And wait, back this up. "Might be"? I know you know how this works, what's confusing you about it?

Edited 2010-12-08 08:21 (UTC)

...I should probably come up with something before this weekend, huh?

Well. Then she is my girlfriend. Masouka called us Bonnie and Clyde. [ he really hates everyone ]

Edited 2010-12-08 08:23 (UTC)

[Have some audio just so you can hear Brian burst out laughing.] Bonnie and Clyde. That's a good one. Who is this guy, Masouka?

But yeah, you better. I'm guessing you're having people over for Harrison's birthday? You'll have to coordinate stories if Lumen's coming.

He's a forensics guy I work with. [ youcan HEAR his eyes rolling ]

We're going to Orlando, but yeah - coordinating stories would help. Well, Astor knows her as my tenant. So I could say.. she was a friend who I was helping out and then, things escalated from there.

Oh, that explains it. He's in the business of morbidity. But I have to tease you about it - I've seen it on all the TV shows, it's what older brothers do. Don't you tease Deb? [Is that... an inkling of a peace offering? Brian says it smoothly, so who knows what he means by it.]

Not to be harsh, but you better be ready to do some groveling if you're going to be telling your dead wife's kids about it.

He's also the one who knows so much about online porn he explained acrotomophilia to us, but. That's neither here nor there. And of course I make fun of Deb. [ a strange tone to that addition, but he glosses over that too ]

I.. I'll figure something out.

[amused,] He's who clued you in, huh? He must've been what sent Batista to me. Mess that that was.

Deb's an easy one to make fun of, though, long as you stay on certain topics. Otherwise you get into vendetta territory.

Is there some reason you need to come out as adjoined beings this soon? Just because it's true doesn't mean you have to tell everyone about it yet.

Yeah. [ nervous laugh ] Mess.

She's scary when you piss her off, I'm telling you.

..Well, it's mostly because Astor already assumes we are. She's way too smart, that one.

...Oh, sorry, you probably work with him, don't you? I panicked. It was a bad night.

I've seen her when you've pissed her off, remember? Steak night. Finally got to scope out your place legitimately.

Wow, you must have your hands full. Come up with something real romantic and sell your guilt, that's my advice. She'll want you to feel miserable. Be miserable preemptively, it throws them off.

Angel's.. fine, now.

Oh, I remember.

The worst part is, we weren't even together when she assumed that. Sell my guilt? That works?

This five years thing still gets me. Hey, you probably have five new seasons of Mythbusters, don't you? Don't tell me it got canceled, it's the best thing on the air since Xena.

It was memorable for you? That story I told really hit something, didn't it?

I'm not exactly surprised that the teenybopper has a better tap on romance than you do, Dex, sorry to say. But yeah, it completely works. Ninety percent of lying to people effectively is figuring out what they want from you and then selling it. Sometimes you have to purposefully not give them what they want, because no one's perfect and people remember perfect, but the guilt thing? To a kid? All out. You'll see.

I don't think they'll ever cancel it. They do like five episodes a year just for Shark Week.

No. I don't know.

...I'll give it a try. [ he'll try anything to get cody and astor back on team dexter ]

Shark Week? You're not pulling my leg, right? Man, I need to worldhop there just to get the DVDs.

Right, it was a while ago for you. I won't hassle.

Let me know how it goes. Seriously, I'm interested. It's hard to keep tabs on you now.

I wouldn't joke about Shark Week.

And I'll let you know.

[laughs again, briefly] Good to know you have your priorities straight. Damn, I had no idea you watched Shark Week.

Appreciated.

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