21st Fix

[techno_mancer]

[Phone call filtered from NPCs]

So, I'm comin' up on a whole year here in Mayfield... Do I get a cake or somethin'?

Oh right, homecoming! Once again I'll be glad to be your DJ. Now that I got my servers back, I got even more tunes for your dancing pleasure.

[There's a slight pause.] This also means I'll be lookin' for a date. If any

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Action 1 - park

[ooeeooahah]

[ the thing about being sneaky with smoke is that is is incredibly difficult to hide. Quinn finds the last third of his cigarette taken away while he's checking the other direction. And how the heck did Ilsa sneak up him in the park like that? ]

[techno_mancer]

[He stops dead, looking pretty sorry for himself.]

Um. Hi.

[ooeeooahah]

Hon, how many packs a day were you smoking before?

[techno_mancer]

...Two. I kinda lost my resolve after Zombie Apocalypse 1950-X.

[ooeeooahah]

[ She hasn't thrown it away, yet. Just holding it downwind. ]

How many does this make for you today?

[techno_mancer]

Three. Better than a normal day, anyway.

[ooeeooahah]

It most certainly is... just keep it up. You aren't smoking in the house anymore, right?

[ She smiles, and still hasn't given his cig back... ]

[techno_mancer]

Naw. I try not to do that too much anyway. I try to be polite sometimes, ya know.

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa grins, and hands back his cigarette. It has maybe one good drag left on it. ]

If it helps, start cutting back the places you let yourself smoke.

[techno_mancer]

[He'll happily finish it off.] Hmm, that's a thought. Maybe I'll stick to outside. Now that the winter's comin', I can either have a smoke and freeze my ass off, or stay inside and be warm but cranky.

[Ugh, he hated the cold so much.]

[ooeeooahah]

Keep at it, and you'll see a difference in your endurance.

[ She pats him on the shoulder. ] And ask the electronics about how they feel about the smoke sometime.

[ If he won't stop for himself, maybe he'll stop for them. ]

[techno_mancer]

Oh yeah, I know. They got their complaints about it, 'specially my stuff back home. [He sheepishly rubs the back of his head.]

It'd be nice if the 1950s didn't tell ya how awesome smokin' is around every corner, either.

[ooeeooahah]

True that - but you know better, and I know you do.

[ She lightly punches him in the arm. ]

Something one of my patients said, a month or two after quitting, the produce section in the grocery store could be orgasmic when the right fruits are in season.

[ Ilsa smiles and wanders off, ] Think about it.

[techno_mancer]

[He laughs at that, and starts to walk off as well. No sense hiding since he was caught, and finished the smoke.] Guess ya don't know what ya go till it's gone, huh? Hopefully I'll find out.