bad temper / good heart.

               “ nah- nah, man, it’s not even that, like, i’m just a genuine absolute ghoul for the swearin’, i’ve been trying to tone it back, d’ja’know ? like-.. swore in front of some of the young’ins the other day, and it was NOT taken well, let me tell you that ! so i’m on a strict no swearin’ uhh... diet, or whatever-th’-hell until my sweary days are behind me. ” they pose like a sailor, before laughing, nodding along with mark’s words, “ and yeah- exactly ! like-.. ah, christ. y’ve lost me with the poetry. like-... i get where you’re comin’ from, y’know, the worst is not the worst so long as we can say ‘ this is th’ worst ’, all that jazzeroo. positive mindsets. ” they tap their temple, before clicking their tongue at him, “ yis a real poetic type, are yah ? ”

               “ shu’p ! ! ! i’m tryin’ my best, i haven’ moved in about six weeks, i was like a bloody ninja, so i was- ” they mime a mockery of television ballet, sliding along the floor, before standing firm, hands on their hips, “ lads, i’d be an absolutely phenomenal ballerina. a BALLER-ina. ”

               “ you’re fuckin’ right, i’m right. it was needed ammunition t’kill the claim that i’m jus’ as much of a cock as you say i am, which i’m not ! how could you use my own blood and flesh, niall, against ME ? when you KNOW tha’ i had that poster of him and my self-written inspirational quote beside my bed for two years ! ”

               “ alright, lad. ” key pushes their glasses towards him, thick lenses sticking more than halfway out of their frames. they take rich’s in the same movement, putting them on, and squinting through his frames, “ jeez, you’ve got better side than me- i think these are making my vision worse. ” bright chuckle, apples of their cheeks brush the bottom frames of ginger’s glasses. “ any luck with mine ? ”

               “ stoooop, shut up. i’ve got a bad back already, y’just making it worse. ” they grumble as they pull the blanket tighter around their shoulders, “ feel like i’m fuckin’ ninety, i’ll just pop down the road for my pension, get my arthritis gloves in the shop, maybe a bit of tea. fuck’s sake. you having a hot water bottle, or am i just making one ? ”

               “ YOU’RE the one who stared this whole conversation, you absolute gom ! jeeeesus, mary, and joseph ! niall took part in a song called little things, and you’d be graaaand with him being fucking pedantic in that one, wouldn’cha ? fucking disgraceful. ”

               they flash the briefest of peace signs at him, before nodding, “ yeah, uh-.. jeez, i still have my good news bible at home, i used to read all the psalms and highlight them, write them on my walls under my posters- d’ja’know ? for like, motivation and all that. it was nice. people like- umm.. like, demonise it a lot. it’s fair bad. like- in ireland, the government use it to excuse a load of sh- stuff, and uh-.. like, like.. it’s just a bit bad, d’ja’know ? ”

               “ mate, i wouldn’t be able to tell you atall atall. it’s just one of those irish things. jingle bells is universal. it should all be the same, or-.. in whatever language made it up ! it makes lives easier, no ? i mean, the best thing about jingle bells is that it wasn’t made depressing, because a good ninety-five percent of irish music is as DEPRESSING. they could have killed santa, for fucks sake ! ”

               hugs a hot water bottle close- even though it’s cold at this point, “ so, like, how do you take your tea ? ” // @bloodpointe !

               “ it’s completely idiotic ! you can’t just bloody-.. you can’t just- jingle bells should be the same in all languages, but irish starts talking about clapping, and it doesn’t work !!! it’s so stupid !! ” // @linguisticswiki !

               “ jes- sorry, jeez, you know a lot about the bible, don’t you ? that’s really smart. i haven’t gone church in a while, but i know the basics. you’re fair dedicated though. ” // @exudespeace !

               “ dude- nice glasses, how bad’s your prescription? ” they take off their glasses, “ c’mon, we gotta swap. ” // @setsfire !

               “ ah, ah- watch on, i can imitate that, wait for it ! ” they leap into the air, attempting a repetition of the dance alice had done earlier, and... ultimately failing. // @herdances !

               “ s’fuckin’ freezing. you cold ? i’m fucking freeeeeezing. ” they pull the blanket around their shoulders, sliding around on the tiled floor in their socks, “ fuckin’ heating is useless. i’ll sit on the radiator the whole day. ” // @chewstraws !

              “ do you know how much of the world uses the euro ? the pounds are outdated, you ghoul ! and the north uses the pound, can’t you be happy with that ? niall was from fuckin’ monaghan ! HE used to use the euro ! ” 

              guess this is a starter call !!!

hmmm.