002 {Video} Backdated to the afternoon of Dec. 24

[failedparenting]

[The feed shows the inside of Mary and John's apartment, all homey looking and Christmassy. The broadcast is clearly accidental, video slightly off kilter and pointed toward a fairly unremarkable Christmas tree. The video seems to have caught in them middle of an argument. Once in a while a stray arm or fraction of head comes into frame, but for

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reaction :

[makes_asteroids]

[The important question is what kind of beer.]

reaction :

[failedparenting]

[Bud Light, of course. It's finally found its true purpose: decorating.]

[makes_asteroids]

[Ugh. That's not beer.]

Please tell me you didn't actually drink that.

[failedparenting]

Oh, hell no. I got it from the liquor store a couple blocks down.

[makes_asteroids]

Good. I was worried I was going to need to sit you down and introduce you to real beer.

[refrigeratormom]

Introduce him to real whiskey. In twenty years, he apparently didn't grow out of rotgut.

[makes_asteroids]

I'll drag him off to Merlotte's then.

[failedparenting]

Don't listen to her, she's got no clue what she's talking about.

[Jack Daniels is fine, jesus. Also, he can afford it.]

[makes_asteroids]

[A dry chuckle.]

You could prove it.

[He'll even handle the tab.]

[failedparenting]

Is that an offer or a challenge?

[makes_asteroids]

Yes.

[refrigeratormom]

[/CHINHANDS.]

Come back alive, both of you.

[makes_asteroids]

I won't let him die of alcohol poisoning Mary, I promise.

[refrigeratormom]

Hey, there are all kinds of things that could happen.

[makes_asteroids]

There are. I'm an old hand at this though. Only had an Uzi drawn on me that one time.

[refrigeratormom]

Just that one time.