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[enterpainment]

[ The video opens to a familiar blonde-haired teenager staring very intently at the feed. It should be noted that he is swaying from side to side as if he is about to topple over and his eyes are quite bloodshot, which tend to suggest that he has consumed a fair amount of alcohol recently.

... In this case, that suggestion would be absolutely

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[whattingawhat]

Are you okay?

The last line is pretty problematic.

1/2

[enterpainment]

[ ... Jamie is still on the ground when Buffy responds. Er, give him a minute. ]

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[ ... annnd he manages to get into a sitting position, so the top of his head is visible in the video again. ] Yes! Yes, I am fine. It was just a very unfriendly bench that did not appreciate my poetry, but that is okay.

[whattingawhat]

You've got to watch out for those unfriendly benches. They hide in wait and pounce when you least expect it.

[She's grinning at him, amused once he confirms he's okay.]

[veritaphobia]

[ having come in after Buffy's confirmation that Jamie is, in fact, physically untraumatised - ]

Much as I like poetry--this seems kind of a high price to pay for artistic inspiration.

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[ Jamie's attention span is short, so he is ignoring what Alan said in favour of: ] Alan! Alan, you are my good friend! Hi, Alan. How are you, Alan?

[veritaphobia]

I'm always good. [ wryly. ] But you aren't always drunk.

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I am not drunk! [ That is a preposterous idea! ] I only had one, two... three, four... four drinks! Oh, no, four and a half, because I accidentally dropped the last one. [ He points to a sad puddle of alcohol and broken glass nearby. ] But when the world is not spinning anymore, maybe I will have some more drinks.

[byweavinglives]

I thought it was supposed to rhyme.

[enterpainment]

It rhymed, there was rhyme! "Thing" and "warning" both have "ing", that counts as rhyming. And the last line is a work in progress. [ This is the only logic needed, to a drunk person! ]

[byweavinglives]

No, I'm afraid it doesn't.

[enterpainment]

Yes, it does!

... Why doesn't it? Are you just trying to crush my dreams?

[veritamania]

[ Hope you don't mind company on your park bench, Jamie, because suddenly--company is there. ]

Alan sent me.

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[ GEEZ NICK STOP DOING THAT. But that is okay because Jamie is drunk, and when he is drunk he loves everyone! ] Nick! That was very scary. But you are a very scary guy, so that is not surprising.

[ Pause. ] But! You are my very good friend and you are walking me home. So I will forgive you for being scary.

[veritamania]

[ Nick's brow arches in wry amusement. HE WILL NEVER STOP DOING IT IF YOU CONTINUE TO BE AMUSING WHEN HE DOES. ]

Walking you home, am I? I don't get a say? [ Emphasis on the walking, but then maybe just teleporting back home might be unsettling for Jamie's fragile stomach or something to that effect YOU HUMANS, SO BREAKABLE ]

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[ BUT NICK. WHY IS JAMIE ALWAYS THE ENTERPAINMENT. ]

... I am not sure how I feel about teleporting. I may puke on your shoes. But I think that is better than puking in your car, even if you do not actually have a car here. [ Pause. ] And yes, you are walking me home because I'm vulnerable and have lost my sense of direction!

action? video? idk

[brobeforehos]

[oh my god. keeping a poker face is hard, Jamie. and it's hard to defend our intelligence to Nick like this but you know. whatever.

this is funny.] I'm guessing stairs are not your only enemy.

video/action because i am a rebel

[enterpainment]

[ By the time Jamie remembers to respond to this, he is already back at the apartment! And for some reason chooses to respond through the video anyway, although he is probably only a room away from Mae now, and she is probably able to hear him through the walls. ]

No, Mae, it is very terrible! The benches of the City have also decided they are my enemies.

action born to be wild

[brobeforehos]

You have a lot of enemies...

[This is said aloud, as Mae comes into Jamie's room with a glass of water now.]

I'm stunned at how many of them are inanimate objects.

action this is not a day later at all :(b

[enterpainment]

[ Ohhh, water! Jamie will take it gratefully and gulp half of it down. ] I have noticed this! I don't know what it is. I guess they are just jealous of my uninaminateness.

[ Jamie, that is not a word in anyone's dictionary. ]