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[infomodder]

"Gone fishing."

[ so don't leave messages to ruin the after fishing glow !!!

your one stop shop for not leaving him alone ]

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[infomodder]

where are you

[Jaime is clearly texting him from beyond the grave, because he is in pun heaven.

Except the deer one can go.]

[khajidont]

Uh by hixtown swamp I think? We passed a sign for it a little while ago. We're in like this tiny complex with a sewing shop and a Dennys and this place for some reason

[infomodder]

Oh
I always wanted to be a swamp man
Have you seen the beards those guys can grow?

[khajidont]

Have I ever. They're majestic. I think you could probably keep a small cat in some of them

[infomodder]

A cat would be dangerous to the nest of birds that seems to be in all those beards.

[khajidont]

See I was GOING to make that joke but then all I could think of was that episode of the Simpsons.

[...]

If your world has the Simpsons

[infomodder]

It does. I don't watch TV back home, though, so I still wouldn't get the joke.

[khajidont]

Then how do you figure out all your fishfacts?

[Important questions.]

[infomodder]

Grew up in boatyards, so a lot of it's leftover from that. Books at the library filled me in on more. I took marine biology in college just because.
I don't mean to sound like a crotchety old grouch, but I've never found anything on TV that I couldn't find in books or by listening to someone who knew what they were talking about.
I do admit that certain children's TV is good. Like Sesame Street.

[One of these things is not like the others, one of these things is DEAD AND LEFT IN AN ARTISTIC POORLY LIT MURDER DISPLAY!]

[khajidont]

But planet earth!

[khajidont]

You HAVE seen planet earth haven't you?

[Welcome to Jaime's taste in media, Will. It's cheesy sci-fi and nature documentaries all the way.]

[infomodder]

The one where they go all over the globe, right? I saw something like that a few months ago when I didn't feel like switching channels.

[Because he was stuck in a hospital bed.]

I watch two shows regularly now, because of who works on them, and whatever April wants to watch.
Why? Do you have it? Is it that good?

[He watches Barry's show so Barry doesn't has to. He will never know Barry's secret isn't that he doesn't like bad crime scenes on shows. So many superheroes, so much blindness.]

[khajidont]

What shows?

And yeah it's worth it! I'll lend you the DVDs I got some for Christmas. I mean technically you could read about it but TV's the only way you're actually going to be able to see it in motion. It's a lot cooler that way

Plus I assume that super intense spelunking isn't in your future right now so it's not like you'll be able to see it for yourself

[Jaime's going to drop by with a punny mug and his pile of Planet Earth DVDs, Will, just you wait. Watch his nerdy shows.]

[infomodder]

Crime Lines and Winger Man: Lawyer at Large.

That's fine. I'll take care of them and make sure they're returned in the same condition they were in when you parted with them. When are you getting back?

[He's just assuming some roadtrip something or other. Kids.

He watches Barry's and Jeff's crap, Planet Earth will be a breath of fresh art.]

[khajidont]

You got kind of a justice system theme going on huh?

I'm not really sure. This was only supposed to take a week but it's already taking a little longer than we thought. Probably cause none of us have been on a proper road trip before

[Kids.]

[infomodder]

It's more about the people involved than the premises, to be honest.

Sounds like you're doing a proper road trip right now.

[Oh, to be young again. The thrill of adventure. Wasting time chasing cars...oh, to be a dog.]

[khajidont]

I actually didn't know a bunch of them before we decided to spend the next 24/7 in a car together but they all turned out to be pretty cool so. I guess we're road tripping right!

Which mostly seems to mean being in the middle of nowhere? Plus this shop REALLY wants my money

[They will not be disappointed; he's buying, like, five.]

[infomodder]

Just don't take any wooden nickels, pick up any scraggly hitchhikers, and always make sure whoever's driving is in good condition.

[Because it's more important that whoever's driving both knows how to drive and is in a good frame of mind for that. No booze, no drugs, no sleepiness. Even if that means the only person up to driving doesn't have a license.

So basically Jaime should be driving most of this, tbh.]

[khajidont]

Okay the second and the third thing make sense to me but what's with the wooden nickel thing? It sounds very ghost storyish

[But Will! Jaime driving would be illegal!]

[infomodder]

It's just another way of saying don't let yourself get cheated. Don't buy any bridges, and all that.
I don't think there's a definitive origin for it, but I've heard it all my life.
Suppose the ghost story is that whoever started it is very very dead now.

[Let Khaji do it.]

[khajidont]

Oh. Yeah okay we'll avoid being cheated unless you mean cheated out of eight dollars for a dumb cup

You do much road tripping? If that's even a verbable word

[Well, 'verbable' isn't a word.]

[infomodder]

Not since I was a teenager.
Just been around long enough to hear stories and know that some people aren't always kind to travelers if they think it'll make them an easy buck.

[It is a word now, Jaime.]

[khajidont]

Maybe you should give it a shot. Have you explored much of this world beyond the porter cities? Like your hometown or anything?

[infomodder]

Freddie and I drove to Minnesota back in January. I've done some work at a couple of marinas nearby, and found various places to fish, but that's about it.
I'm not interested in the cities I used to know.

[khajidont]

Too weird for you? I know I thought it was pretty strange when I went back to El Paso

Surreal

[He sends that one as a separate text, because he just remembered the word. It's the only way to describe it, really.]