one laugh

[undespairing]

--t's this thing, anyway? [There's a soaking wet kid dripping onto the screen, when it turns on.] Some sort of magical object? Haha, that'd be pretty interesting. [He wipes it off with a wet sleeve, making the screen...wetter. A laugh.] Guess I should figure out where I am first, anyway.

[And with that, he pockets the communicator; viewers may hear him saying "Hey. Hey, excuse me," to random strangers, as he didn't bother to turn the thing off.]

[[Feel free to be the random strangers! He's bothering people around the fountain area.]]

Comments

[ audio ]

[undespairing]

Huh? No, I fell off the docks a few days ago, and since I live in a port town it wouldn't be too surprising if I'd fallen in again someh--[And here he sneezes. Loudly.]

...Didn't drown though!

[ audio ]

[a-parting-word.livejournal.com]

...to your health.

[ YOU WEIRD MAN... ]

You haven't given your name.

[ audio ]

[undespairing]

[HE'S 15 HE'S ALLOWED TO BE WEIRD]

Oh right! Sorry, sorry. I'm Elmer. Elmer C. Albatross. Nice to...hear you!

[ audio ]

[a-parting-word.livejournal.com]

[DENIED. Also, wait, what -- ]

- you're named for the bird?

[ audio ]

[undespairing]

Huh? Well I don't think Elmer's a kind of bird, but I guess my family might've been named for one, yes!

[ audio ]

[a-parting-word.livejournal.com]

...Gilbert. Try not to drown here either.

[ audio ]

[undespairing]

Haha, thanks for the warning, Gilbert! I'll try not to.

[ audio ]

[a-parting-word.livejournal.com]

[ oh Gilbert's tiny dog God .

this person.


this person will get himself killed, he just knows it. ]


I don't suppose you could succeed not to, while you're trying?

[ audio ]

[undespairing]

[Hey hey just because he's willing to die for a laugh doesn't mean he's gonna get himself killed okay]

I guess that'll depend on how hard I try!