45 (audio)

[horrible_penny]

I think the City reached new levels of weird yesterday.  I was--and I'm not even joking--a brain in a jar.  And I could see, which was neat, and I think I was connected to the network since I could see posts, but I never did figure out how to post myself.  I was so, so glad to have my body back at midnight.  It's a step up from having heads cut off

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[justcautious]

I was, yeah. Sort of...broken but I was one. Um...sort of why I sort of...um...unquit. I'm back smokin' again. Couldn't cope with both things. I don't think the City's really con....don't think it works too well 'ere.

But...brain in a jar? No wonder I couldn't find you. Well...cos I were broken too but I'm glad you're back t'you.

[horrible_penny]

Your quitting quitting already? But you just started quitting a few days ago! Maybe it'll be easier if you try it a second time?

Yeah... I was kind of immobile. Or maybe I could move, since there was all of this stuff hooked up to the jar, but I couldn't figure it out in a day. That curse was too complicated.

I'm glad you're back to being you, too.

[justcautious]

Not sure it will be, cos I know what I'm gettin' into now. I think I'd rather risk th' lung rot than go through all that again.

Yeah, definitely. Think I like the less complicated curses better.

[horrible_penny]

That's--it's okay, since it's your choice to make.

...How'd you like being an otter?

[justcautious]

...sorry?

I liked the swimming bit. M'not all that good when I'm not an otter. Everythin' was more excitin', too. An' it were nice not 'avin' t'worry about stuff for a couple o' days.

[horrible_penny]

No, don't be! Sorry for being all negative about it.

So being an otter was kind of like taking a vacation?

[justcautious]

Sort of, yeah. Was a bit annoyin', bein' stuck places an' all on account of bein' so small but mostly, yeah. The fountain was the best bit.

[horrible_penny]

That's so cute. Do you think there're any regular otters in the City? They'd make sweet pets.

[justcautious]

Prob'ly are. Only how d'you know it in't jus' me makes a sweet pet.

[horrible_penny]

Good point. Maybe the rest of the otters're cranky and standoffish.

I think it's illegal to keep people as pets, though. Maybe not in the City, specifically, but in general I'm pretty sure that it's frowned upon.

[justcautious]

Don't think so if the person's an animal for a day and doesn't mind bein' a pet.

[horrible_penny]

Then tell Ray that he won't have to take care of you next time you're an otter.

[justcautious]

Alright! I think 'e'll be relieved, honestly.