squeaky clean legacy, 17.3: de profundis, part two
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The Squeaky Clean Legacy, Chapter 17.3 “De Profundis” Part Two
Dinadan:Areyousureshe’sgoingtobeallright?Areyousureheknowswhathe’sdoing?
Penelope:Ihopeso.
Penelope:And anyway, he is the only doctor in the family.
Penelope:Thankyouforcoming,Max.
Max:ThereisliCleIcantohealtheheartorthespirit.Iknownothingofthose.IamtheworstpersonintheworldwhenitcomestounderstandingtheemoDons.
Penelope:Ijustdon’tbelievethat.
Max:Istandcorrected.
Max: I am the SECOND worst person in the world when it comes to understanding the emo?ons.
Max:Butherphysicalhealth,hergeneralconsDtuDon—Imaybeofsomeassistancethere.
Max:I have been working with plant compounds for years.
Max:The plants thrive beEer when tended at night, so that is when I tend them.
Max: I created my own dis?lla?on apparatus. . . .
Max:. . . experimented with every possible combina?on of plant, added, of course, to the tea I finally persuaded Grandpapa to send me from Takemizu . .
Max:And experimented with dis?lla?on, concentra?on, and propor?on un?l I was sa?sfied.
The result is a specific that soothes and strengthens the ?ssues. It will not heal a broken heart or soothe the wounded spirit, but it can delay the bodily breakdown. It gives the pa?ent a figh?ng chance. That is all.
Penelope:ItdoessoundexactlylikewhatElaineneeds,but...
Penelope:Areyousureit’ssafe?Hasitbeentested?
Max:Yes. On myself.
Max: It was the only way I could assure myself that it was harmless. There was no one to do it but me. And in any case, I am not valuable.
Max:TheformulaasitstandsisgentleandenDrelyharmless.Iwouldnothesitatetoprescribeittomyownmother.
Elaine’sfriendiscorrect.Shemusttakefluids,orshewillbecomedangerouslydehydrated.Youshouldalsopersuadehertosleepandtoeatsomething,ifpossible.
Max:Persuade,notcoerce.Thatwilldomoreharmthangood.Allowhertoeatwhatshelikes.Ifallshewishestoeatisicecream,encouragehertoeaticecream.Adietoficecreamforadayortwowillnothurther.
Penelope:Icecream,hmm?Well,wecertainlyhavealotofit.Isthereanythingelseweshoulddo?
Max:Rest.Food.Sleep.Simplepleasures.
Max:Sheisyoung.Andstrong.
Max:Andshe,atleast,willmakeafullrecovery.
Followingthedoctor’sordersisnotalwaysunpleasant.
Cecil:Ruralpleasuresdonotpleaseatall.
Touristylady:SodoyoupreferhunDngorfishingorhikingorwhat?‘Causeyoukindoflooklikeyou’dlikehunDngorhey,no,horsebackridingorsomething...
Touristylady:Soisheyourhusbandoryourbrotherorwhat?Ibethe’syourbrother‘causeyoulookkindofsimilar,onlyhe’swaygrouchier.IneversawsuchaGloomyGus.Hedoesn’teventalkatall.
Touristylady:Guessyoudon’teither.Iwasjusttryingtobefriendly.
Chef:BitofaChaCyCathy,isn’tshe?
Chef:Idon’tthinkyouneedalotoftalkifyou’reenjoyingyourfood.
Chef:Anyway,boneappeDte,astheysay,andifyouwantmore,givemeashout.Thename’sTheresa.
Cecilia:....Mmm.
Ithasn’tallbeenmisery.TheyoungestmainhouseGoodytwoshoesboy,Kai,justgrewup.
Gawaine:Iseeyouacquiredcustomcontent.
Kai:Yep.AndIrolledPopularity,justlikeeverybodyelse!
Gawaine:I’mnotsureweneedanotherPopularitySim.
Kai:Well,that’stoobad!
Everyoneisn’tevenunluckyinlove.Palomideshaspursuedhisgrocerygirl,andpossiblybecausehemadeasensiblepick,thingshavebeengoingverywell.
Gawaine:I’mgladyou’rehappy,atleast.Wedon’twantanythinggoingwrongwiththegroceries.
TelemachusisalsoveryShy,butheisFamilyandlikePalomides,reallywantedagirlfriend.
Thematchmakerhasbeenoutdoingherselflately.I’mimpressed.
Ofcourse,chemistryisnoteverything.
SecretSocietygirl:Woow.You’reallpreCyandblue,andyou’reanalien?AreyoufromPandoraorsomething,likethatmovie?
Telemachus:Pandora?Don’tbe...
Well,actually,DadnevermenDonedwhereSpaceMomorDadorwhateverwasfrom,soforallIknow...
Imean,yes.
Telemachus:Shutup.Itworked.
SecretSocietyGirl:Doyouhaveamagictail,too?
Telemachus:Idon’tdomagictailsonthefirstdate.
EvenMakingBestFriendsisabigdealwhenyouconsiderthattheseguyshatedeachotherandthatitwasallBunthorne’sfault.
Gawaine:There’snotathingIcandoaboutit,Percy.Sorry.
EventhePleasantviewplayablesaremanagingtofindsomehappiness.LionelPleasantproposedtohislongDmegirlfriend,DionneDreamer...
...Andwasaccepted.
Andfrankly,thereisnothingthatcanbedoneaboutsomepeople.
Zane:*sigh*
HowisElaine?
Lenore:She’scomingbacknextweek.ItwastheworstthingI’veeverseen,seriously.
Imean,whataWUSS.Hecan’tjustsay“Iwanttobreakupwithyou”orwhatever?Don’tdancearound.That’swhatburnsmeup.Youshouldjustsaywhatyoumean.
Zane:*sigh*
Zane:IthinkI’mreally,reallybadforyou.
Lenore:Excuseme.What?
Zane:IwantedtofindoutwhoIreallywas...
Lenore:Uh‐HUH.
Zane:AndsoIlookedontheInternet.
Lenore:Zane,Idon’tknowwhat’scomingnext,butwe’renothavingthisconversaDoninacrowdedrestaurant.
Zane:There’sjusttoomuchDeatharoundme.It’snotjustmyfather.It’smymother,andwell...me.I’mamonster,andIcan’taskthatofyou.AndIwon’taskitofyou.
Lenore:Whattheheckareyoutalkingabout?Firstofall,sayyou’rerightandyourfatheristheGrimReaper.Bigdeal.You’renottheonlyone.Secondofall,Idoubtyoucouldpossiblybeamonster.Anywhere,inanyuniverse,atall.Andfinally,Idon’tcarewhoyouaresomewhereelse.Here,you’remyboyfriend.
Lenore:Look.Iknowit’sashocktolookyourselfuponBoolprop.Youclearlyneedacuddle.
Zane:Thankyou.
Lenore:You’rewelcome.
Zane:Thisisn’tgoingtochangemymind,though.
Lenore:It’snot?
Zane:No.
Lenore:Ican’tBELIEVEthis.What’snext?“It’snotyou,it’sme?”
Zane:Butitis.
Lenore:“I’mdoingthisforyourowngood?”
Zane:ButIam.
Lenore:“You’llbebeCeroffwithoutme?”
Zane:Butyouwill.
Lenore:Whatkindoftotalmoronsaysstufflikethat?
Lenore:AndARGH.WhyareyouSMILINGatme?
Zane:BecauseIloveyou.
Zane:Ican’tbelieveyou’reyellingatme.
Lenore:Ican’tbelieveIhaveto!
Zane:Goodbye.I’msosorry.
Lenore:GROWUP,ZANE!
Zane:...I’llmissyouso,somuch.
Cecilia:...Hi?
Mountainladies:Well,hiyourselfthere!
Cecilia:...Whee.
Cecilia:Fish?
Bigfoot:Youmustbereally,reallysadandlonely,lady.
Cecilia:Whatmakesyousaythat?
Bigfoot:BecausementallybalancedpeoplewithacDvesociallivesdonotgolookingforBigfoot.
Cecilia:WELL!I...
...Youmayberight.
Bigfoot:Betweenyouandme...BigfootgetspreCysadandlonelytoo.
Penelopewasright,bytheway.KiCensdohelp.
Thankstosomanypeople,especiallyOrikes(Pseudo Legacy),wholoanedmeIanandsentmehisphotographs.ThanksalsotoPeasant007(Devereaux Legacy),forloaningmeZane,toRubyBlue(Goldilocks and the Nine Heirs)forDinadanLocks,andtoMarhisforreversedgenderPleasantview.
CC:All‐About‐Style,SimsDesignAvenue,etc.;“rippingfromtheguzzletothezatch,”JamesThurber.
Doesn’tCecillookappalled?
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