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[fiddlestick]

Elliot Craig

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[fiddlestick]

[He watches that order in awe]

Aha...you really weren't kidding that you eat double what normal people eat.

[evoked]

If I don't, I'll perish.

[ Also, you know, possession problems or whatnot. But also the perishing. ]

[fiddlestick]

Er...isn't that a little dramatic...?

[evoked]

Ah, it's part of my price?

[ Well, it's still a bit dramatic though. ]

[fiddlestick]

Your price?

Price for what?

[evoked]

Possession.

[ Elliot is on the app, it's fine. ]

[fiddlestick]

Possession?

As in...you're possessed?

[evoked]

A few people around here are. It's not like I'm not in control of my own body, though.

[ Well...

He's driving the car right now, anyway. ]

[fiddlestick]

Oh...

[He really is serious about it huh]

I-I didn't think you weren't. I think I've heard it mention on the app a couple times...but I don't know much about possessions. I mean, I can't even stomach scary movies so I don't even know much about what pop culture says.

[evoked]

Hm...well, it varies from person to person. For me, it means I eat a lot.

[ Gotta eat for two! He doesn't mention his other price functions because it's a pain. ]

[fiddlestick]

So what you're saying is...you're possessed by something that makes you eat a lot. And that's why you ordered a large meal.

[evoked]

Yep. Or maybe I'm just saying that so you don't think too badly of me?

[ No but he was being honest about the possession stuff. ]

[fiddlestick]

[He laughs a little]

Y-Yeah, somehow I can't see that being the excuse you make up.

[in other words, yeah. He is sure this guy is possessed]

[evoked]

Haha. I don't really lie much.

[ There's no point to it, usually? He either says things or he just goes quiet and says not much at all. ]

[fiddlestick]

Aha, I imagine not. You seem like kind of guy that just rolls with whatever punches come along.

[evoked]

Is that the opposite of the type of guy you are?

[ Elliot seems kinda stressed out. ]

[fiddlestick]

[He gives a strained laugh as he raps his knuckles against the table, glancing to the side]

Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I guess you could say that's my possession.

It's been around so long that I don't even know what type of guy I'd be without it.

[evoked]

Hm...does it matter? The type of guy you are right now is the one who exists, right? Alternate selves or hypothetical options...thinking about that kind of thing tends to drag you down.

[ ...maybe that sounds more cynical than he meant it. ]

[fiddlestick]

[Cynical or not, Elliot does appreciate it ]

Ha...hearing something that profound, it feels like we should be smoking pot rather than grabbing omelets.

[He's joking, if his smile indicates anything. ]

You're right though. I already wasted too many years on "what ifs" as it is. It's not like I sit around wondering who I'd be without my anxiety. I keep it managed well enough these days anyway.

[evoked]

You seem like a pretty cool dude.

[ His metric for "cool" is "nice to spend time with", maybe? Or some indefinable Minato scale. ]

[fiddlestick]

[He snorts a little]

Now that's a lie. I gave up any cool potential the moment I agreed to be a high school band teacher.

[evoked]

Hm. Could ask your students if they agree with that one, really.

[fiddlestick]

T-That feels a little desperate.

Besides, some of them would probably just say whatever they think I want to hear. I do control their grades, after all.

[evoked]

Well, you don't control mine, so doesn't that mean what I say has some weight, too?

[ A pause. ]

I suppose you could grade the outing if you wanted, but I wasn't expecting you to.

[fiddlestick]

[He laughs a little]

Well, if I was, you'd be getting a pretty good grade right now!

[He's teasing]

It's fine, really. I'm pretty sure the more you try to be cool, the less cool you are anyway. So I'm not worried about it.