2025-01-15 - To Bear or Not To Bear

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: Wouldn't recommend the book. Too much death, no subtlety. Prefer my horror to be more subtle and suspenseful, personally.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Hmm. Strange having a body collector complain about too much death. Though, it is refreshing to find out that you have standards when it comes to how those bodies become bodies.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: For the record - I do like thriller/suspense more than just slash and croak in my books.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: My collection is carefully curated. If I picked up every body I saw, I wouldn't have any room for them all.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: You have a good point. Even cemetaries get full sometimes. So. Not this one, but is there a book you do like that you might recommend? I've been disappointed in my selections lately.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: Then they get all mad when you start diggin up bodies even if it is full. No point trying to please anyone these days. I might... I'll check the bookstore, see if they have it. Most of what I read growing up was older stuff.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Right? Like, you're trying to help them out. Make more room for the recently departed. Just can't win, can you.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: I pretty much just read what I could get. I am still kind of that way. Sometimes, I'm lucky and get a winner. Other times. No.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: But now that you mention it, I am really in the mood for a good suspenseful book. Shit, I'd even settle for a movie or show. There's just no feeling like it, really. If you are able to find something to really sink into.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: Don't watch any shows these days. Just hadn't had the time for it. But a good suspenseful bit of imagination is great. Always just leaves you teetering on the edge.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Dr. Frank-N-Furter said it best, didn't he? It's the Shiver of antici-

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: -pation

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: Here I thought he just drove the Oscar Meier Weinermobile. The more you know.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: When I find one of the books for you, where should I drop it off at?

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Wait. Have you not seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show 💋?

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: We can meet up somewhere, or you can bring it to whatever ride I am working that day, or you can bring it to my apartment. Dealer's Choice.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: The what? Nah, sure haven't. Must not have been somethin in my neck of the woods with the one channel we'd get.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: And invitin a person with a whole lot of bodies laying around to your apartment sure seems like a dreadful choice. How about I bring it to your ride at the end of your shift.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: It's a movie. An old movie. A classic movie. Some call it a cult classic. I just think it's wonderful. I should show it to you some time.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Well. You don't know what skeletons secrets I might be hiding in my closet, or what I am capable of. I'm not scared. But it is probably a good idea for you to play it safe. You can swing by the ride after my shift.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: I'll be sure to pack my rape whistle, just in case. And my bear spray. I'll let you know when I find an appropriate book, and we can make plans.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Is that the kind that attracts bears or the kind that keeps them away?

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: I take the labels off. More exciting that way when I have to use it and find out.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Well. That's an interesting form of Russian Roulette.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: What will you do if you use the one that attracts a bear?

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: How many bears do you reckon are on these islands?

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Before New Year's Eve I might have thought it would be few if any. Now? I am not so sure. But you seem to think I might be a bear, since you are bringing bear spray and rape whistle for safety's sake.

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: I might believe that you have a collection of bears. Could be that I think you are likely to be attacked by one. The possibilities are endless.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: One never knows, until they FAFO, right?

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: Right indeed. So if you do turn out to be a bear, what should I do if I have the attraction spray rather than the repel?

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: I suppose that depends on whether or not you want me to be attracted to you. As we've discussed, consent is key. If not, you should probably say girl, stop. Or rather, bear, stop. I am sure, even if I was a bear, I'd say 'attracted? What? Me? Not at all.'

[TXT to Lavender] Callum: I'll have to keep that in mind. Found a book. What ride you at and when do you get off?

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: Mystic Mountain. Great Gryphon Race.

[TXT to Callum] Lavender: After a lot of contemplation, my answer is, my shift ends in an hour.