"I hate meal bars. But I guess the benefit is, you don’t have to shit nearly as much as you would think. I know, TMI… but I haven’t had a movement in, like, three days, I think? I feel like a sack of shit.
“Maybe because I am.
“Augh! Uh uh. No! We’re not doing the self-loathing thing again! No siree! We’re gonna talk about… Let’s talk about Phoenix today. Great guy. Best partner I’ve ever had as a dropper. I don’t think I’m the best he’s ever had though. He’s been around the block. He’s got an actual body count worth bragging about. He’s a great shot. He’s hard as diamonds. He’s patient. Good with his hands. Like, in a… carpentry kind of way—you know—good with wood—”
[Sigh.]
“’Kay. I thought about erasing all that ‘cause it sounds kinda horny but fuck it. Who am I judging? Myself? I’m too lazy to make this sound like I’m well mannered. I’m not. Never have been. I was raised by a single father—sandwiched between two older and two younger brothers. Love ‘em to death, but a pack of wolves has better manners than my family…
“Bloopers are great anyway. They add levity to stuff. They humanize people. They… uh… Fuck, what was I talking about earlier? Oh! Phoenix! Steady, stable, reliable Nix… Best drop partner this side of the known universe… and probably the other side of some other unknown universe…”
[Sniff.]
“I miss him… So much.
“I didn’t think I would.
“Shows what I know.”
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