All I really did was hold a light and pull a rope, but our illustrious playwright is already pumping me for details to pen a thrilling reenactment, which is making me feel mighty special! I like knowing we got everyone back in one piece at the end of the day more, though.
Well I'll hold off on the balloon animals for now, but I'm bringing them along just in case things get a little tense. Can't get properly mad in a balloon hat.
Well, you didn't have to, and it was VERY heroic! Not everyone is brave enough to rush to someone else's aid. So thank you! Do you get to play yourself in the reenactment?
You know how to make balloon sculptures, too? Is there anything you can't do??
Aw shucks, I'm just a humble actor, ain't like I'm out there saving lives like y'all. And you know, I really got my eye on the part of the cougar. I never get to play the villain!
Sometimes the entertainment biz means you take a couple clowning gigs to pay the bills, then your nieces and nephews want custom balloons for every birthday or you need to do something to fill an awkward moment in an improv show and you're just forced to keep those skills up for the time being.
But I'll tell ya what I fully cannot even kind of do: ride a bike.
Being an actor is already incredibly brave on its own, but being an actor who goes on a rescue mission is exponentially braver! You're so versatile, I bet you'd be a great cougar, though you're also so goshdarned likeable I might root for you instead.
Resourceful, too! Every time I talk to you, I learn something new and impressive!
Are you kidding me? I don't know how, either. I thought I was the only one over 5 who never learned!
Pshaw, I was just doing it for the applause, but it was too dark to realize the audience hadn't followed us out there. But maybe I should study villainous cougars a little more to really nail that pathos. Can't be muddying up the story now, can I?
I'm just an old man flitting around a very unserious business, I'm sure I can't hold a candle to what you can do!!
Seriously?? Did something happen to all the bikes in the sixties and seventies that we don't remember, or are we just the only two old coots who couldn't be bothered?
Well, you already know Shakespeare and The Lion King is based on Hamlet, so maybe you know more about the motivations of villainous big cats than you think!
Ehhh I'm a doctor in a time where nobody wants to see a doctor. I think you're winning in the apocalypse skill department!
I was a sickly indoor kid, never got the whole physical coordination thing down. Or maybe it was just eating all that lead paint!
Ooh, maybe I could insert a little Iago into the audition—revenge, lust for power, a dash of jealousy. Sounds like a big cat to me, right?
Well, want and need ain't quite the same. I'm sure the folks who got scraped up last night are glad to have healthcare professionals on hand! All I can do is provide a distraction (and balloon animals, while supplies last)!
Oh lead paint was just downright delicious, wasn't it? And all the lead in the gasoline? What a time to forget because of all the toxins in our brains. Did you figure out the whole physical coordination and going outside thing now?
Sometimes distraction is the most valuable skill of all! I love to be distracted! Who doesn't?
Aw yeah, gimme that sweet, sweet toxic everything! Seriously though, I think I'm getting better at it out of necessity? I shot a gun yesterday and I actually hit something? What about you? Are you a full-blown woodsman yet?
We'll see when the much-anticipated cast list comes out. I might wind up playing a tree (still an important part, there are no small roles)!
You miiiight disagree if we show up for a morale-boosting show right in the middle of surgery. Or maybe everything'll go by quick and slick because you're enjoying yourself!!
Well shoot, that's impressive! I still haven't tried my hand at firearms, but I'm less afraid of wasps than I was two years ago. Does that count for something?
Trees are important, too! Theatre is a mosaic of talent!
Man, why hasn't anyone thought of morale-boosting entertainment during surgery before? Maybe we should pitch this at the Summit instead of what I was gonna do.
It definitely counts for something! I'm scared of wasps. Every time I get stung, I swell up like a balloon animal myself!
Swish, rustle, swish. (That's me working on my tree impression.)
Some folks like music, some just want a pep talk, but everyone wants to see a liberal arts major do a little dance. What're you planning on pitching if the OR entertainment doesn't go over too well?
If you get stung by a wasp I won't try to turn you into a cool hat for someone. Luckily I just get real itchy, but they're so mean I never wanna get too close! I promise most of us would gladly leave y'all alone, wasps!
Hmmmm, I think a sweetgum tree. If only because they remind me of home. What about you??
Ohhh but free check-ups are downright smart idea. I don't think I've had one since I had health insurance, which [...] was not recently. Can I help hype it up? Ooh and aah from the peanut gallery?
We're in tough times, someone tell the vespidae to cool off! Or get them some lead paint to snack on.
Oh I like that! And I do think you improve the soil of this Summit. Or just this apocalypse. [...] It's certainly been at least a little more enjoyable this last month!
Me? Feel obligated to react audibly to a good idea? Not a chance, it's harder to shut me up than to goad me into speaking up.
[...] You know I always assumed they just lived on spite. Which probably ain't true, now that I think of it.
Aww, right back at you! It's been so nice talking to you and having something to look forward to that's not gloom and doom and guts! I'm really loving Lonesome Dove, by the way.
Well then, who am I to stop you from following your heart?
I think they like sugar, but that's about all I know?
Oh good, I'm glad you're liking it!! It's long enough to keep you busy for at least a couple dull shifts, I bet. [...] I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Summit later [...] so we can chat about it!
I think our wasp outreach program has a ways to go, but with enough gumption we can strike a peace agreement between our species.
Would you wanna practice the talking part ahead of time, or is it better to put your head down and think about other things until suddenly it's over and done with??
Might take a lot more work to bring the wasps into our fold, but I do think it'll be worth it in the end.
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DM 10/30, morning
That's really thoughtful of you! I feel like your presence will be present enough.
DM 10/30, morning
Well I'll hold off on the balloon animals for now, but I'm bringing them along just in case things get a little tense. Can't get properly mad in a balloon hat.
DM 10/30, morning
You know how to make balloon sculptures, too? Is there anything you can't do??
DM 10/30, morning
Sometimes the entertainment biz means you take a couple clowning gigs to pay the bills, then your nieces and nephews want custom balloons for every birthday or you need to do something to fill an awkward moment in an improv show and you're just forced to keep those skills up for the time being.
But I'll tell ya what I fully cannot even kind of do: ride a bike.
DM 10/30, morning
Resourceful, too! Every time I talk to you, I learn something new and impressive!
Are you kidding me? I don't know how, either. I thought I was the only one over 5 who never learned!
DM 10/30, morning
I'm just an old man flitting around a very unserious business, I'm sure I can't hold a candle to what you can do!!
Seriously?? Did something happen to all the bikes in the sixties and seventies that we don't remember, or are we just the only two old coots who couldn't be bothered?
DM 10/30, morning
Ehhh I'm a doctor in a time where nobody wants to see a doctor. I think you're winning in the apocalypse skill department!
I was a sickly indoor kid, never got the whole physical coordination thing down. Or maybe it was just eating all that lead paint!
DM 10/30, morning
Well, want and need ain't quite the same. I'm sure the folks who got scraped up last night are glad to have healthcare professionals on hand! All I can do is provide a distraction (and balloon animals, while supplies last)!
Oh lead paint was just downright delicious, wasn't it? And all the lead in the gasoline? What a time to forget because of all the toxins in our brains. Did you figure out the whole physical coordination and going outside thing now?
DM 10/30, morning
Sometimes distraction is the most valuable skill of all! I love to be distracted! Who doesn't?
Aw yeah, gimme that sweet, sweet toxic everything! Seriously though, I think I'm getting better at it out of necessity? I shot a gun yesterday and I actually hit something? What about you? Are you a full-blown woodsman yet?
DM 10/30, morning
You miiiight disagree if we show up for a morale-boosting show right in the middle of surgery. Or maybe everything'll go by quick and slick because you're enjoying yourself!!
Well shoot, that's impressive! I still haven't tried my hand at firearms, but I'm less afraid of wasps than I was two years ago. Does that count for something?
DM 10/30, morning
Man, why hasn't anyone thought of morale-boosting entertainment during surgery before? Maybe we should pitch this at the Summit instead of what I was gonna do.
It definitely counts for something! I'm scared of wasps. Every time I get stung, I swell up like a balloon animal myself!
DM 10/30, morning
Some folks like music, some just want a pep talk, but everyone wants to see a liberal arts major do a little dance. What're you planning on pitching if the OR entertainment doesn't go over too well?
If you get stung by a wasp I won't try to turn you into a cool hat for someone. Luckily I just get real itchy, but they're so mean I never wanna get too close! I promise most of us would gladly leave y'all alone, wasps!
DM 10/30, morning
See? You get it! I was just going to offer everyone free check-ups but this idea seems like it'd be more popular.
They really need to stop getting so defensive! Can't we all just be cool with one another?
DM 10/30, morning
Ohhh but free check-ups are downright smart idea. I don't think I've had one since I had health insurance, which [...] was not recently. Can I help hype it up? Ooh and aah from the peanut gallery?
We're in tough times, someone tell the vespidae to cool off! Or get them some lead paint to snack on.
DM 10/30, morning
That would be really nice, but please don't feel obligated! I don't want to pressure anyone, just want to offer help if people want it!
Now there's an idea... Reminder to self: look up what wasps eat.
DM 10/30, morning
Me? Feel obligated to react audibly to a good idea? Not a chance, it's harder to shut me up than to goad me into speaking up.
[...] You know I always assumed they just lived on spite. Which probably ain't true, now that I think of it.
DM 10/30, morning
Well then, who am I to stop you from following your heart?
I think they like sugar, but that's about all I know?
DM 10/30, morning
seeing you atthe Summit later [...] so we can chat about it!I think our wasp outreach program has a ways to go, but with enough gumption we can strike a peace agreement between our species.
DM 10/30, morning
What if the real peace Summit was the wasps we met along the way?
DM 10/30, morning
Might take a lot more work to bring the wasps into our fold, but I do think it'll be worth it in the end.
DM 10/30, morning
I think you might make me more nerI'm going to drink a lot of coffee and psych myself up in front of a mirror. Thanks, though!Maybe we can get them to attack our enemies.
DM 10/30, morning
Ooooh, trained wasp army? This is gonna take some serious library hours to figure out, but we've got almost nothing but time these days!
DM 10/30, morning
Time to hit the books! [...] We can hang out!
DM 10/30, morning
We should!!
!!!(Though it wouldn't need to be 100% wasp-related. 75% is a good amount of waspery.)DM 10/30, morning
Perfect! We can spend the other 25% talking about the million other hidden talents you undoubtedly have.