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[Ring, ring!  It is 6:00 in the morning and there is someone buzzing at your door.

The day after Thanksgiving, Lucas was awakened by the sound of the telephone.  Upon picking it up, he was greeted by a friendly disembodied voice thanking him for his application as a paper-boy.  He'd be starting tomorrow!

 . . .

The rest of the day was spent in anxiety about what he was going to do.  And seeing as how he was Lucas, he came to the inevitable conclusion that he'd better make the best job of it he could.  This is the reason why your doorbell is being rung at an ungodly hour -- If it's possible for a buzzer to sound polite, it does.  Lucas will wait with a cheerful smile on your front porch until someone shows up to answer the door, after which he'll promptly launch into a speech that sounds as if it has been nervously rehearsed for hours.  In the event that no one does, he will leave after two rings.  Morning people may notice that there's no bike nearby, but there is a table meandering about your front lawn.  The speech runs as follows, though you can cut him off at any time.]

Good morning, [mister/miss]!  My name is Lucas.  We're not acquainted, but I wanted to let you know that I'll be responsible for bringing your newspapers in the morning now.  I'll do everything I can to make my delivery as quiet and punctual as possible.

Thanks very much, and I look forward to serving you!

[In the event that he knows you.]

O-Oh!  Hi!  Um.  Ah.  Oh, I have to change my speech.

Date: 2010-12-01 04:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
. . . That's when they brainwash you to act like a drone.

Date: 2010-12-01 04:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"Like put you in a room and flash lights in your eyes?"

Date: 2010-12-01 05:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
No, it's pretty much instant. You can't avoid it at all and it just . . . happens.

Date: 2010-12-01 05:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"That's... insane. Okay I've said that enough. Still.

Okay. I'll try to avoid things that end with droning."

Date: 2010-12-01 04:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
Mostly, just remember to go to school and stay in this house, and you'll be alright.

Date: 2010-12-01 11:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"I think that actually shoots down two of my plans."

Date: 2010-12-02 04:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"Avoid my house and hide out some where. Skip school and work on figuring this place out."

Date: 2010-12-02 04:37 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
There's really no need for that. Your house is actually the safest place you can be, most of the time.

Date: 2010-12-02 04:43 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"I usually feel better when I am on the move. I guess the idea that there's no place to run is still getting to me."

Date: 2010-12-02 04:45 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
It . . . can be exercise? If you want. The town loops back forever, but you probably know that already.

Date: 2010-12-02 04:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"Yeah, I figured that out after I saw the same person three times while running down the same street. I get dizzy if I think too hard about it."

Date: 2010-12-03 01:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
What's worse is when too many people come in and the town decides to rearrange everything to add new streets.

Date: 2010-12-03 04:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"It rearranges?

How does it do that?"

Date: 2010-12-03 06:28 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
Oh. It just sort of . . . sprouts places that weren't there before. Like the main square -- there used to be only a few shops or so but they keep popping up now.

Date: 2010-12-04 08:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"I...

I really don't even know if I can imagine that without a cartoon."

Date: 2010-12-04 10:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
. . . Do you mean you need a diagram?

Date: 2010-12-05 04:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"I mean buildings popping up, it's like in a cartoon."

Date: 2010-12-06 04:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
[A what?]

Oh. Well. It happens.

Date: 2010-12-06 05:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"Yeah, something else to get used to."

Date: 2010-12-06 05:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
Well. I think I should get back to my route now, but if you have any more questions, you can call me.

My name is Lucas.

. . . Did we do that already?

Date: 2010-12-06 05:24 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pants-yourmove.livejournal.com
"I'm not sure, that was a lot to take in.

I'm Aaron. Hopefully I will catch you around."

Date: 2010-12-06 05:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com
Alright, then. It was nice to meet you, Aaron.

[Lucas leaves the paper tucked neatly on the front step and begins to head towards the tea table wandering around Aaron's front lawn.]

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