catchall for emma

[leaberator]

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[leaberator]

A lifetime of servitude.

[ that's the SAME thing-- ]

As a crosswalk guard.

[ ah. ]

[foodbin]

Karmic retribution. I like it.

[leaberator]

It's the only way they learn.

[foodbin]

Do you have experience with jaywalking punishments?

[leaberator]

Nah... I've never been caught.

[ he is a jaywalking CRIMINAL ]

[foodbin]

[She gives a large, incredibly fake gasp.]

I cannot believe your audacity.

[leaberator]

You gonna try an' tell me you're completely innocent, hmm? I've seen the way you walk.

[foodbin]

[After a surprised laugh:]

You watch me when I’m heading to my house, you watch me while I’m walking... Should I be concerned?

[leaberator]

Yep. I'm real spooky. Boo.

[foodbin]

I'll have to start looking underneath our bed from now on.

[leaberator]

What, so I'm the boogeyman, now? I'm obviously gonna be in the closet, c'mon. I can't sneak in underneath the beds here, they're too short.

[foodbin]

If I see boots poking out of one end and your bizarre hair poking out of the other, I'll know what's going on.

[leaberator]

I keep telling ya, I won't be under the bed! It's way too dusty.

[foodbin]

I'm staying on my toes, just in case.

[leaberator]

That won't stop me from grabbing 'em if I'm under the bed.

[ sure just take it literally to make a monster joke ]

[foodbin]

[She laughs, more surprised this time.]

Wear steel toed boots to bed, got it.

[leaberator]

It's a good plan. I've been wearing boots for years in case of monsters.

[ that's. actually sort of true, and that's probably why he thinks it's funny. ]

[foodbin]

[With a laugh in her voice:]

Right. Gotta keep 'em under lockdown.

[leaberator]

Yeah. Turns out monsters spook easy.

[foodbin]

Well. Depends on the monster, right?

[leaberator]

[ ... he sighs a little, scratching the back of his head ]

Yeah. Some of 'em are a lot more persistent.

[foodbin]

Do you have experience...?

[leaberator]

[ he puts a hand against his chest, where his heart is. ]

... Yeah. You could say that.

[foodbin]

[She shifts a little as he does, frowning slightly.]

...Are you okay?

[leaberator]

[ he shakes his head and waves it off with a half laugh ]

Yeah, don't worry about it. It's just... memories.