forward.

     ‘ güey, who names an entire group of something “ paul “ or “ bob “ ? ‘

          ‘ that’s for me to know and you to —- find out when i want you to find out. positivity has gone down the hill lately, you of all people should know that, amorcita. you actually grew me a plant? ’

     ‘ well, what about what i want ? because i want to find out now. stop it. everything is gonna be fine. --- yeah, i did. so what ? it’s not like i’m PROPOSING or anything. ‘

     “ i’d get rid of it if i could. ”

     ‘ get rid of what ? your niceness ? so drop it. it’s as easy as that. ‘

     “ it’s a title of respect, no ? ”

     ‘ i just tried to ROB you and you’re being respectful ? ‘

         ‘ it’s HIDEOUS— —– i love it! very… michaelangelo of him! i see even a bit of donatello there… LEONARDO? you betcha! — raphael? if you squint. —— — is your dad splinter? you know, japanese mutant rat who’d kick turtles butt? made cowabunga funny? you don’t look very japanese to me, though! ’

     ‘ um, no. my dad is a piece of WHITE BREAD that you accidentally dropped in a sink full of w a t e r, then left out to get dry and stale. ---- and i doubt he has any artistic ability. ‘

          ‘ we’re… talking hypothetically, aren’t we? because i’m really not sure if i could help you bury a body! i mean, not only would i be awful at digging a hole that deep, but i’m fairly certain there’s at least one mention in the bible of murder being… bad. ’

     ‘ okay, well... i don’t really base my COMBAT skills off of the bible. and honestly ? we’re not good enough friends that i’d ask you to come help me bury a body. ‘

      “ oh, cry me a river —- you got daddy issues now or something ? fine ; you can call me a SAD DRUNK but you’ve gotta be outta your mind if you think chipmunks are depressed. have you never seen alvin & the chipmunks ? well, the deal blows ! ”

     ‘ oh, fuck you, marty ! i don’t have daddy issues, aweonao. anyway, i’ve seen depressed chipmunks. those shits have no life meaning. they just run around getting nuts and nothing else. --- alvin was SECRETLY depressed. they all were. --- deal with the deal. ‘

    ‘ well then my last suggestion is that you find yourself a SECRET smoking corner or something if sharing bugs you that much. and no, i don’t. ’

     ‘ well, i was gonna share one with you, but if you’re not a smoker, then fine. shit. ‘

‘ i’m not sure what you expect me to be able to do, maybe he can just take the hint. what did he even do ?? ‘

     ‘ he grabbed my ass ! and my cursing him out didn’t seem to work, so. maybe just hold him  DOWN  for me while i pull a lisbeth salander and brand his ass. ‘

          ‘ i pick and choose what to cherish – not you. you think too highly of me, pia, might get you hurt one day. you have a plant? why — ? ’

     ‘ fine, then what do you choose to cherish ? oh, i’m sure it will, but i don’t REALLY care. besides, i don’t think it’s  TOO HIGH.  ---- i’m trying to be positive here, amorcita. ---- i don’t know, emergencies ? for times like these, probably. ‘

          ‘ someone’s in a loving mood today —- although i hope you’re serious about making sure i don’t fall down the rabbit hole, don’t think i’d be able to handle all the crazy shit down there. ——– think i’ll pass this time around, head’s already p o u n d i n g. ’

     ‘ yeah, i am. and honestly ? i’d CHERISH it if i were you. you’d be able to handle it fine. you’re strong. besides, i’ve got a plant growing for you. ‘

      “ you don’t know me at all, pia ! it’s the other way around ; always drunk but NEVER sad. you think i’m sad ? maybe you’re sad. or ! or maybe you want me to be sad, but no sir-ee, i’m as chipper as a fucking chipmunk ! deal : and you give me another pack, how ‘bout it ? ”

     ‘ oh, i don’t KNOW YOU at all ? and whose fault is that, dad ? fine, you’re a SAD DRUNK, then. i don’t take any part of it back. chipmunks are probably fucking depressed, so. --- no ! the deal is what i said EARLIER. maybe i’ll give you another pack later. ‘

     “ —— mam, i don’t have much to offer. ”

     ‘ did you seriously just call me “ ma’am “ ? how OLD do i look ? jesus. ‘

     ‘ i don’t know, to keep up with the E-R-S theme, i guess: walkers, runners, clickers. ‘

          ‘ pretty sure that’s the only way to look at it as of now — huh? either fuck everything or you’re going to go down the fucking rabbit hole faster than alice. ’

     ‘ well, my latin lover, i’m always here to help you not DISAPPEAR down a rabbit hole. ---- you need a smoke ? ‘

     ‘ yeah, but walkers have scientific explanation, güey. ALIENS is all just guesswork and speculation. NASA’s dead now. ’

      ‘ true. that’s not bad. a little cliche, but it could be worse. --- oh, i know. i could side with that CRAZY girl and say it’s aliens. ‘