12. goddamn fishmen

[no_indoor_voice]

[O hai Vince. Your scary coworker has found out that you live at 1332 Benny Road.

And he's knocking on the door.

More like pounding, really.]

NOIR? ARE YOU IN THERE?

[Enjoy your Saturday.]

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[numanstan]

[BRO I AM DOING MY HUR THIS BETTER BE GOOD

answering the door in curlers and a robe]

Yeah?

[no_indoor_voice]

[...he was not expecting that.

For a moment, no words, just THIS FACE.]

[numanstan]

[this face

right back]

[no_indoor_voice]

[blinks]

Never mind-

[shakes head, momentarily looks a little dazed]

That thing in my house. You acted like you knew what it is.

[numanstan]

Gregg? Yeah, I know him. He's from my world.

[no_indoor_voice]

I want to know how to get rid of-

[stops again and looks a little doubtfully at the curlers and robe, then says, as dryly as he's capable of being:]

Do you need me to sit outside your boudoir while I tell you this, so you may finish your morning toilette?

[numanstan]

Y'think hair this amazin' happens naturally? Quit whingin' and get to the point, mate.

[no_indoor_voice]

[pushes past him to get inside and paces, rubbing the back of his own neck]

I want him out of my house.

[numanstan]

Uh, yeah. Y'can't exactly do that, mate.

[fine Mr. Pushy just gonna go back to painting his nails green on the living room couch]

[no_indoor_voice]

[looks at him desperately]

Not even for an hour or two-

[numanstan]

Oh, well, sure, y'can do that. Just say y'saw Howard on the other side of town or somethin'. That'd probably get y'bout a half hour.

[no_indoor_voice]

...Howard. Right.

[pause]

...who.

[numanstan]

Moon. Gregg sorta married him once.

... Well, less married, more abducted and molested.

[no_indoor_voice]

...

...

...

...AND THE TOWN LET HIM INTO A NORMAL HOUSEHOLD-

[numanstan]

-- 'cause they're evil and want everybody to suffer? Have y'been here long?

[no_indoor_voice]

...a little more than a month.