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[Hey, guess who finally got put into a job, due to being a young teen? And lucky him, he gets to work as an usher at the theater. It's stupid, and pointless, but hey. It's something to do, right? So he might as well do it.

You can find Pokey doing the following today.]

A. Theater Job Prompts

A1. [Hey, you know how you're trying to watch the movie? Well, have fun trying to watch the movie when a flashlight ends up shining in your eyes, and a young voice says in a mockingly chipper tone.]

Ticket please.

[He thought this was funny as hell the first few times he did it. Clearly it'll be funny as hell however many times he does it.]

A2. [Hey look, the fat usher kid is doing something fairly expected and trying to sneak behind the snack counter to get himself something.

Stop him/point him out/irritate him?]

A3. [Oh hey, you accidentally lost something in the dark of the theater. Who knows, who cares how, you just need help finding it. Or maybe the movie's over and it's time for the usher to, you know, actually help get people out. But like hell he's doing that. Where is the little bastard.

In the very back seats of the theater, sleeping. That's where he'd be.]

B. On the Lawn of 502 Ricardo Street

[For those of you new here, hi. Feel free to notice the giant spider-like mecha that's currently on the lawn. Also feel free to notice the fat, blonde kid climbing around on it, apparently checking it. For once, Pokey's actually bothering to look Josephine/his mech over and due maintenance. Which, really, he should've been doing on a more consistent schedule, but hey. At least he got around to it sometime.]

Phone

So, with Father's Day coming up on Sunday, gotta know.

Did anyone here actually get along with their father?

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Edward? No.

...

Sometimes.

I meant those who had actual dads, but uh, okay. I guess.

Pfft, Eddie's not so bad. Just kinda...unhinged, right now.

[Long pause. 'Kinda' unhinged? No comment.]

Did you?

None of your business.

[That's a no.]

[He sort of figured it was a no before he asked.]

What about here?

[You can't see it, but you can pretty much hear the shrug.]

Dunno. None of the ones who lived in my house ever stick around long enough for me to find out.

[Though there was Engie, who hadn't been an assigned father but Pokey had come to see as one anyway.

But he won't be saying that right now.]

Maybe you should move.

If I could, I would. Don't think they allow that though.

You can borrow Edward.

Naw I think I could still do better as far as fathers go.

Maybe. But what other father would ask you to kill him?

...You know. Not everyone is interested in that.

[Well, as long as it isn't his actual father, he's not interested.]

He seriously asked you to kill him?

Yeah! Daddy and I were really close.

Yeah.

[You'd think he'd sound a little more excited.]

...Why?

Lucky you. So did you do everything he asked too, or what?

Well, I messed up sometimes, but little kids do that kinda thing.

To turn off his thoughts. Some psychic was reading them.

And he thought the best way to do that was kill himself? He's either crazier or stupider then I thought. I don't know which would be better.

You still got punished for messing up though, right?

Well, yeah. That's how you learn the difference between right and wrong.

[There's a pause. Then a small "pfft" sound. Then laughter.]

Yeah. Sure.

...What's funny about that? Kids who never get punished just do whatever they want and grow up thinking anything is okay.

Or they learn that they got punished for stupid reasons, or that the punishment was excessive or-

Naw. Forget it. So what, you think you're a better person for having been punished?

I didn't say that either. And punishing a kid too much is wrong too, just for the record. It's all about being fair, just like the law.

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