audio: un: cockroach

[mofi]

So [, He drawls. Murphy pauses, a little hesitant. ] that forest was no joke. Did anyone else experience...I don't know... who else tripped balls?

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un: the.punisher

[bellare]

[ ugh don't remind him. ]

That whole place was a bad trip.

[mofi]

[ Sorry, dude. ]

No joke. I'm assuming this is the sort of thing we should be expecting here on out, huh?

[bellare]

It would seem that way.

[mofi]

I mean, I guess things could have been worse. Not saying that what I...experienced was bad...just the whole after the fact.

[bellare]

I'm glad you made it out of there okay.

[ he supposes he should focus on that too, but he sounds a little salty anyway. ]

[mofi]

Awh, thanks for the concern, buddy.

[ Murphy's about to feel salty real soon. ]

Interesting username you got there. What's that all about?

[bellare]

[ yeah it's obviously real heartfelt, too. ]

There are those offenders who slip through the cracks of the justice system. That's where I come in.

[mofi]

[ He knows. Murphy is just being sarcastic. Get used to it quick, Frank. ]

Shit? Really? Where the hell were you when I needed some justice.

[bellare]

[ oh he was used to it before they started talking, he's good like that. ]

Probably long dead if you're from the same place as Emori.

[mofi]

[ You're a keeper. ]

Yeah. We're from the same place. Not much justice going around then. Not for me, anyway.

[bellare]

May I ask what injustice it is that you suffered?

[mofi]

I don't think you want to listen to - oh - twenty-three years worth of bullshit.

[ Murphy isn't being all that dramatic. It definitely sounds like it but this boy has been put through the shitter and probably should have died a few times over. re: cockroach. ]

Actually one-hundred and twenty-three. I almost forgot about the whole cryosleep thing.

[bellare]

You endured cryosleep before this place? [ despite his flat tone he is very much interested, and would absolutely listen to all of that honestly. it's his jam on toast. ] Even without factoring that in, I've had twice as much bullshit as you. [ in time, he means, he's not making a value judgment without knowing the facts. but every single person you ever knew being slaughtered in front of you is pretty high stakes. ] From what I gather, there's not much to do here except get to know one another. When we're not "tripping balls," that is.

[mofi]

Yeah, real long story.

[ Murphy pauses, considering what to say next. It could be true, he could have dealt with twice as much shit as Murphy. Most of Murphy's life consisted of death, betrayal, torture, sexual assault and being the scapegoat to everyone else's problems. ]

Maybe. [ That's all Murphy has to say about that. ]

Hello, my name is Murphy. Some people call me a cockroach because it's pretty damn hard to kill me.

[bellare]

100 years long.

[ he's got jokes on jokes on jokes, even if no one will ever notice he's joking. his tone and inflection doesn't change at all. ]

Cockroach, I'm the Punisher. [ obviously. ]

[mofi]

I'm an old man.

Do you honestly want to go by the Punisher? You sound like a wrestler.

[bellare]

Ancient.

[ he takes a beat to mull it over. he's not exactly opposed to that image, but he also doesn't mind since he already is fond of emori. ]

Your girlfriend calls me Fronk, which she tells me is Grounder for 'Frank.'

[mofi]

I should be in a museum, really.

[ You said Emori is his girlfriend. He's cheesin' it. ]

Hey, Frank.

[bellare]

Hey. [ he'll be here all week. ]

[mofi]

So.

Frank.

How exactly do you know Emori? You weren't - like - in the forest with her, right?

[bellare]

That's exactly how we met.

sorry jay

[emori]

Ex girlfriend, Fronk.

[bellare]

I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to stay with such a charmer.

[ say the word and he's🔪🔪🔪 ]

[emori]

Aw, leave him alone.

[Shh, I love him, father!!]

[bellare]

As you wish.

[ ok so maybe he's fond of that little shit already, don't tell anyone. ]