“Jonesy, I think Magnolia likes me. Should I be scared?”
“Likes you as in ‘fuck buddies’ or as in ‘sparring partners’ or something else?”
“I have no idea, but it’s probably a combination of all of the above.”
“Can you tell if she’s up to something?”
“She’s very difficult to read. Especially when fighting.”
“This is true. So why are you coming to me with all this?”
“Because you wear glasses.”
Jones raised an eyebrow.
“Vincent, there’s something wrong with you. You’ve got top marks in nearly everything, but I can’t follow your logical processes at all, and I work in a laboratory filled with nerds.”
“To your credit, though, I can’t follow my own logical processes most of the time.”
“We should do some word association sometime.”
“Why not now? I’ve got time.”
“Sure. Why not?”
Vincent required a glass of water, and took a moment to attempt to clear his mind. Jones required a clipboard.
“Ready?”
“Balls no. Start anyway.”
“Okay. Illustration.”
“Hedgehog.”
“Aid”
“Magnolia.”
“Neutral.”
“Chaotic.”
“Luggage.”
“Towel.”
“Hill.”
“Valley.”
“Beg.”
“Shit. I mean… Sit.”
“Perfect.”
“Impossible.”
“… Vincent, I think even Deep Thought would wonder what the fuck is going on in your brain.”
“Either that or tell me something profound like ‘Forty-Two,’ and then proceed to not explain why.”
“Yeah, you’re probably right. Do you ever give any thought to what comes out of your mouth before it does come out of your mouth?”
“Ketchup.”
Jones raised his hand and placed his face into his palm.
“Vincent.”
“Yessir?”
“Go away before you break my brain, please.”
“Yessir.”
“Actually, I’m more likely to ask the Parkers to extract your brain and let me experiment with it.”
Vincent moved as fast as his legs would carry him. He was standing in Ryan’s office before he realized that he should stop and catch his breath. Stef looked up from some paperwork and required a chair for him.
“Did you see a ghost or something?”
“Yes, but that was in Denver. Jones is a little scary when he’s not being awesome.”
“More than a little, Recruit.”
“Pfeh. I need something to distract me for a bit.”
“More Four Swords?”
“I guess. What’s on the agenda for tomorrow?”
“A patrol. You and me again. Bring something interesting, cause it’s a kinda boring area, despite being a bit more populated with fae.”
“Eh, good enough. I’ma take Purple Link this time.”
Most of those associations make perfect sense to me. should i be worried?
“Aid” “Magnolia.”
Magnolia is an Aid who he has spent allot of time with recently
“Neutral.” “Chaotic.”
He is a nerd. Neutral Chaotic is a common RPG character alignment
“Luggage.” “Towel.”
Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy reference – the only luggage you need is a towel.
“Hill.” “Valley.”
another obvious one. opposite of a hill is a valley
“Beg.” “Shit. I mean… Sit.”
not sure about “shit”, but beg and sit are both things you can command a dog to do.
“Perfect.” “Impossible.”
Someone with Vincents mindset would be likely to believe that nothing is ever perfect.’Perfect is therefore impossible.
Illustration.” “Hedgehog.”
Fucked if i know
Back to the Future. Again, this one makes sense.
…still no idea on hedgehog though.
I assume the hedgehog’s name is Lorelei
…should you be worried?
Look at what you’re reading. Yes. 😛
Yes. They do make perfect sense, with the exception of the Hedgehog one.
So, if they all make sense, why does Vincent still act so Vincent-like?
Oh, and you haven’t seen him at his weirdest yet, either.
I assumed the Illustration:Hedgehog response was a tip of the hat to Lorelei – perhaps your brain is making more connections that you know
You’d be correct.
😛
I was wondering how many people would pick up on that.