[It starts off as audio.]
Shit, how do I get this thing --
[And then video. Ellis's face is covered in soot. There is a house on fire not far behind him. After less than 48 hours in Adstring, he has managed to burn his own house down.]
Man, you know what'd be useful? A working fire hydrant. I am so screwed if I have to pay for this, man, I
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Or, even worse, both.]
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Try the lake.
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[He wipes some of the soot from his face and seems momentarily excited.]
Any fish in it?
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[Pause.]
Do you need any help?
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[He casts a glance over his shoulder at the fire. An ember floats down in front of the screen.]
.. nah, I reckon it's pretty much done for, anyway.
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Yeah, I sent it flying! -- but... if your house is done for, then where are you going to live?
[She can't bring home another stray, okay, the last time she did that, she brought home Killua, and she's pretty sure no one has forgiven her for that yet.]
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Took 'em forty-five minutes to get him out. He was coughin' up water for two weeks and to this day he still can't watch The Little Mermaid without having a panic attack.
[A pause.]
And I can just find another house, right? Long as no one's livin' there?
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Are you sure you aren't the one who got his head knocked around by a manatee?
[MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE HOUSING SITUATION.]
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I think I'd remember something like that.
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[/derp.]
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