Voice

[ourworldnow]

[A young, cheerful voice comes over the airwaves, accompanied by the idle strumming (for now) of a guitar.]

Helllllo Santa Rosita. Louis here- just arrived and happy to be alive. Let’s skip the normal oh my god, what even bit for now. I’ve come, I’ve seen, I ate at the lunch party. Hey there, new mom and dad!

I have a much more important moral quandary for all you good people. It’s 1961, yeah? And, uh, I’m from not then. I don’t even know if my original flavor parents are alive yet. Meaning we are in prime Marty McFly problems zone.

[The idle strumming suddenly switches to (an acoustic version) of the opening notes of Smoke on the Water]

Would it be, like, totally wrong to record future hits and make a ridiculous amount of money?

[Now it’s the opening notes of Stairway to Heaven]

I’d have to stick to whatever rocks these old guys socks, I know, I know. So more like-

[He switches to Yesterday]

Oh, I believe in getting paid….

[The guitar playing stops suddenly as he laughs.]

Whadda ya think? Anyone ready to form a band? Yes? No? Get a lawyer? Give a guy some feedback.

Anyway, here’s Wonderwall.

[He’s going to play through that whole song (though not sing) if no one answers. Save the good people of the town and tell him to stop.]

Comments

[thotsandprayers]

I'd appreciate that since it would be hard to replace at the same price.

[Can't beat free, right?]

[ourworldnow]

We're surrounded by the kindness of our neighbors! Maybe we'll get something even groovier-

Is that sixties? Groovy?

[thotsandprayers]

I'm not sure, but I don't think most people here are the type to say something like that.

[Like the police chief or mayor. She just can't picture it.]

[ourworldnow]

Okay, okay- something totally neeto? That sound spiffy enough for these folks? Whatever the lingo, I'm, like, almost positive if our house burned down they'd give us a whole new one.

[thotsandprayers]

[That's going to get a laugh out of her.]

If you plan to put that one to the test, please make sure your "father" and I are out of the house first.

[ourworldnow]

Ugggh, fine.

[Fake bratty teenager at his best]

But can we get a dog? He'll let us know if anythings burning down.

[thotsandprayers]

I'm not against the idea. Though I've never had a pet before, so I'd have to defer to your and Papyrus' expertise.

[If there's any expertise there? She really doesn't know.]

[ourworldnow]

What?! Never ever? Not even a fish?

[thotsandprayers]

I'm afraid not. I never had the opportunity as a child and as an adult, I spent far too much time traveling. And I would hate to constantly be leaving any creature in my care alone for months at a time.

[ourworldnow]

That's a tragedy in a box. We're gonna get all the pets. Cats, dogs, fish, illegally important exotic reptiles. You name it.

[thotsandprayers]

I think that last one might be a bit difficult to find here.

[Also given various stuff in her world, her definition of exotic reptiles might be a little different than the norm.]

[ourworldnow]

We'll never know until we try.

We can try to train a raccoon or something if needed. Those have got to be around.

[thotsandprayers]

Most likely.

[She hasn't really looked, but that seems way more likely than some sort of exotic reptile dealer.]

Perhaps we could open a zoo.

[ourworldnow]

Or liberate a zoo. This town could use a lion or two on main street.

[thotsandprayers]

That would be quite the sight. I don't know if the locals would have much of a reaction though.

[ourworldnow]

Yeah, that is annoying. What's the point of pulling pranks if no one notices?

Just all the more reason to try the most outrageous ones we can think of. We'll earn an eyeroll somehow.

[thotsandprayers]

[There's just a polite laugh here.]

I suppose I can understand that sentiment. But really, I'd heard raising children could be difficult but liberating a zoo...are all kids like this these days?

[ourworldnow]

In my day, we're more into hiding from being eaten by the walking dead. I'm trying to make up for prank time lost.

[thotsandprayers]

[Okay, she's gone through her share of terrible stuff back home and knows that there's a lot of other bad stuff out there, but still!]

The walking dead? My apologies, I didn't realize you'd experienced something so terrible.

[Though really then this place should be a cakewalk.]

[ourworldnow]

It was pretty heroic of me to survive all those years, it's true. But I've got permission for pranking the world now?

[thotsandprayers]

I suppose. So long as it's okay with Papyrus, of course.

[ourworldnow]

Oh, I don't think he's gonna be the discipliner in the family.

[thotsandprayers]

Truthfully, I wouldn't expect either of us to be.