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]

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.