[His eyes drift briefly from the road to glance at the humongous and quite gaudy sign as they drive past it.] How could I miss it? [His tone is dryer than usual.]
[Egon says nothing else and makes no indication that he has any intention of stopping to see a freak show.]
We should stop by. [which is to say that they must stop by.] Don't get me wrong, I'm not for the exploitation of the disabled by any means whatsoever, but what if we're onto something here? What the octopus guy really isn't human?
[what if - those two magic words. he grins, clearly getting ahead of himself.]
Come on. It's only one mile. We were going in that direction anyway!
Ray, you said you wanted to get there before it got dark. I know you. If we stop it won't just be for a minute. First you'll want to take photos, then you'll want to take valences, then we'll end up being there all afternoon.
More than enough time. [if you can't tell already, he's already reaching for his camera bag from the backseat and the PKE Meter.] I can't wait to get a look at this thing up - Oooh! There is is!
["it" just happens to be a very tiny little building - a shack, really - adjacent to an equally small one that looks much more well-maintained and clean; likely a gift shop. Ray almost jumps out of his seat as they drive closer to it.]
I wonder if it has an ink bag? If it does, who wants to help me talk the guy running the show into letting us take a sample?
[TALKING A MILE A MINUTE HERE. this is going to be so amazing.]
[Ray's excitement is making him doubt their ability to keep to their fifteen-minute time limit, but he makes the turn-off anyway, driving up the dirt road to the small "parking lot" with possibly two other cars parked in it.]
Don't make me regret this.
[He parks the car and turns off the engine, slowly unbuckling and keeping a close eye on Ray. He gets out of the car and steps close to Peter, lowering his voice.]
[Sorry, not the right one for Egon, pfffff]drspenglerOctober 10 2011, 01:59:05 UTC
Egon finished his cassette tape of classical music and turned it over to listen to Discussions Between Physicists: Ionic Mass. He needed something to distract him during long car rides.
Up ahead, he spotted a car broken down on the side of the road and someone standing next to it. Just the thought of having to sit with a complete stranger in his car for the next two hours made him want to curl up in the fetal position.
Feeling slight guilt at leaving her there, however, Egon suddenly remembered that he'd passed someone going a bit slower a couple miles back. They'd be along soon, ridding him of his guilt entirely.
Contented with his decision, and blatantly avoiding meeting the eyes of the woman as he drove past, Egon mouthed the words along with the discussion about particle physics on the cassette tape as if it was his favorite song.
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Just another mile and we're there. Remember to make a left turn when we get to the -
[and he stops right there. a sign is coming up over the horizon - quite a large one, in fact.
COME VISIT MCMURPHY'S OLD TIMEY FREAKSHOW! FEATURING THE WORLD FAMOUS FIJI MERMAID AND VINCE: HALF MAN, HALF OCTOPUS!
1 mile →
oh. my. god.]
Egon! Did you see that sign?!
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[Egon says nothing else and makes no indication that he has any intention of stopping to see a freak show.]
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We should stop by. [which is to say that they must stop by.] Don't get me wrong, I'm not for the exploitation of the disabled by any means whatsoever, but what if we're onto something here? What the octopus guy really isn't human?
[what if - those two magic words. he grins, clearly getting ahead of himself.]
Come on. It's only one mile. We were going in that direction anyway!
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We're stopping? Oh good. I need to use the little boy's room.
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[...well, usually. hearing Venkman stir in the back, Ray sighs and glances over his shoulder.]
Egon doesn't want to. There's a tourist attraction up ahead, too; with an octopus man.
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I know what's going to happen... but if I'm outnumbered, I'll stop.
[He gives Ray a quick, stern glance.] Fifteen minutes, tops.
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Egon. You know that I've always wanted to see an octopus man.
[It was said dryly. But Pete really did need to make a pit stop.]
Whaddya say, pal?
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["it" just happens to be a very tiny little building - a shack, really - adjacent to an equally small one that looks much more well-maintained and clean; likely a gift shop. Ray almost jumps out of his seat as they drive closer to it.]
I wonder if it has an ink bag? If it does, who wants to help me talk the guy running the show into letting us take a sample?
[TALKING A MILE A MINUTE HERE. this is going to be so amazing.]
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Don't make me regret this.
[He parks the car and turns off the engine, slowly unbuckling and keeping a close eye on Ray. He gets out of the car and steps close to Peter, lowering his voice.]
We can't let him out of our sights.
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No, you can't.
[He grins and steps ahead toward the attraction.]
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Up ahead, he spotted a car broken down on the side of the road and someone standing next to it. Just the thought of having to sit with a complete stranger in his car for the next two hours made him want to curl up in the fetal position.
Feeling slight guilt at leaving her there, however, Egon suddenly remembered that he'd passed someone going a bit slower a couple miles back. They'd be along soon, ridding him of his guilt entirely.
Contented with his decision, and blatantly avoiding meeting the eyes of the woman as he drove past, Egon mouthed the words along with the discussion about particle physics on the cassette tape as if it was his favorite song.
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