#41: And I won't feel a thing...

[horrible_phd]

[Voice]

So is the City breaking or what?

[He doesn't sound like he really cares, either way.]

[ooc: So after much internal debate I went with updating him all the way to the end--I'm sort of assuming at least a month or two has gone by for him. He's kind of broken but he'll snap out of it. Eventually. Expect something of a different Horrible until then. He remembers everything from the city, but it all feels a little distant right now.]

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[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

I guess a lot has happened.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

Do you want to come to the apartment? We can talk about it or something. I have hot chocolate.

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

I don't--not tonight. I promise I want to see you, just...in a little bit.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

Okay. Just... you know. I don't know. You know where to find me, whenever.

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

I know. I will.

How have you been?

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Billy.

Me? Totally okay. I mean, there were curses, and some friends died around Thanksgiving, which was pretty upsetting, but they're fine now. Hammer's... Hammery. Hammerier than usual since I broke up with him.

Things've been really weird without you.

How about you? How's... and okay, I kind of know that things didn't go great at home, but how're you doing?

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

This place is...this place.

It's been...like I'm watching my life from outside or something. Surreal. I don't think you'd be very proud of me. I don't want to go back.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

Most places do that--that thing where they're like the places they are.

Huh? What happened after... you know. The thing that happened?

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[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

I robbed a bank.

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[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

Okay, it was more than one.

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[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

Like, robbed in a wealth-redistributing take-from-the-rich-to-give-to-the-poor Robin Hood kind of way?

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

Not so much.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

...But you didn't hurt anyone, right?

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

No. I mean, I don't want to. And everyone's scared or obsessed so it's not like I have to even really do anything anymore, just show up.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

Why're they afraid of you?

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

Good PR. Well, bad PR. Evil PR. Totally inaccurate but useful. And I "defeated" Captain Hammer so it's not like there's anyone around to punch me in the face.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

I think we need to talk, Billy.

up for a log? well, mostly tomorrow as i will soon collapse

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

This is talking.

I am! Ah. Yes. Must do finals now, but the hardest one is over today.

[horrible-penny.livejournal.com]

I mean in-person talking. Face-to-face? Possibly with eye-contact?

log started in tampered, good luck with finals <3

[horrible-phd.livejournal.com]

Okay.