8th Mark [Audio // English]

[oneeveryminute]

Y'know, Houdini actually died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix?  None of that Chinese water trap shit.  Bloody amazing man, but he was only human.  All that showmanship and mystery, and he took his last breath in a hospital bed.

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[strongerfaster]

I never knew that.

[oneeveryminute]

The more you know.

[He makes a whooshing noise.]

[strongerfaster]

[She giggles.]

What're you up to?

[oneeveryminute]

Killing time, getting some grub.

Bored out of me skull, actually.

[rockstheworld]

Mnnn... I like the Water Trap Death story better. More enduring.

[oneeveryminute]

Nah, he wasn't that stupid though. Gotta know when to bail, innit?

[rockstheworld]

Better to die with your boots on though, hmm?

[And yet to him, this philosophy still means nothing.]

[oneeveryminute]

Better not t'die at all in my book.

[fullmetal_twerp]

Uhm, no offense meant, but does this have a point? An' who the heck's 'Houdini'?

[oneeveryminute]

Point's to get you thinking.

Houdini's was a showman. Escape artist and magician. Bloody great man, revolutionized theatrics for a lotta people.

[fullmetal_twerp]

Oo-kay, so if this guy was an escape artist, do you think he had any tricks to get US out of here? It'd be better to think about that then to how a showman died.

[oneeveryminute]

Nah mate, it's all illusion. It's set up so he can escape and make it look more dangerous than it is.

You sound like you ain't enjoying your cruise. S'not that bad, is it?

[missmimmi]

No he did not. Houdini died during a performance.

[oneeveryminute]

Ah, that's my point though.

S'all about the romance, innit? People like to think about him going out in a blaze of glory, not drugged to the gills in a hospital bed.

[missmimmi]

But... He died before they brought him to the hospital. My uncle was at his last show.

[oneeveryminute]

Your uncle's pullin' your leg, love. He had close calls with escapes, but none of 'em killed him.

Some kid punched him backstage, ruptured his appendix. He'd have died anyway, so whether it's murder or not depends on your sense of drama, eh?

[ttlynotawizard]

Who?

[oneeveryminute]

'arry 'oudini, stage magician. Never heard of him?

[ttlynotawizard]

Not at all. That whole different worlds thing. But...stage magician? Like...entertainment?

[oneeveryminute]

Yeah, you know. Rabbit out of a hat, penny behind the ear, never-ending scarves. That kinda thing.

'Cept Houdini was more classy.