[Ext. Night. Two men sit under a tree, smoking. . .

[wolven7]

A car can be seen behind them, with the trunk open. The tail lights are on. They appear to be waiting for something. We join them inthe middle of a conversation.]

First Man: It's like Dickens said--

Second Man: Why do we do that?

FM: Do what, Daryll?

Daryll: Why, Gordy, do we use someone else's words to tell other people what we're feeling? I mean, in the end it's like trying to relate a dream to someone who wasn't there, at the time. They'll hear the words, and they may even see the scene, but the context, the syntax, the meaning of it isn't there, you know?

Gordy: ...

Daryll: Forget it. Fuck you. Finish your Dickens.

Gordy: No, no, no--

Daryll: No, fuck you, forget it. I'm trying to ask you something meaningful, here, and you don't even-- Do you not see that this is exactly what I'm talking about?

Gordy: Do I no-- Do you not see it? What the fuck do you want me to say to that? "Oh, gee wiz, I never thought about it like that. You're so fucking deep, please let me get down, right now, and fellate you to orgasm"? Jesus...

Daryll: Look, I'm just saying. We don't stop, anymore, and just talk shit out. We reference. We take ready-made analogies, rather than making up our own. We're packing and slotting ourselves into some kinda meaningless fucking regurgitation. 'S sad, is all.

Gordy: Yeah. Fuck...

Daryll: *deep sigh*

Gordy: Look, just get the shovel. He's gotta be dead, by now.
©Damien Williams. All Rights Reserved.

All this because I was going to just post some Dresden Dolls lyrics. Thinking about my own motivations, i guess.

Night.

Comments

[unknownbinaries.livejournal.com]

Bwahahaha.

I love it. Sometimes what someone else says can make more sense that how we would put it, but there's that, and then there's laziness.

Also, I have had 'Dirty Business' on endless repeat in my brain, all night btw.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

As soon as I read that, I got it stuck in mine. >_< Damn it.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Summoning the spirit of Charles Dickens to do memetic battle for you isn't reason enough?

Quoting is like necromantic conversation pokemon.

yrs--
--Ben

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Well, obviously, and that's part of the allure for Us Geeks. But still. Don't you want to be Choose You'd somewhere down the road?