Masa con Papas: Proxy's Memory

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Opera leads you through the hallways up to Geezer’s door. She gives it a gentle knock, enough to grab his attention.

Opera: Hey, you there?

Geezer: Give me a minute.

He creeks the door open, face wilting as he takes a good look at you.

Geezer: Shit dude, everything okay?

Charon: Want this day to end, honestly.

Geezer: Come inside yeah, both of ya’ll. You can talk to me as much as you need.

The two of you scoot inside, Geezer offering you both a seat on his bed.

You take it without hesitation, your body arching and your legs struggling.

There’s a noticeable wobble as you sit down, Opera helping you ease your landing.

Geezer: You overextended, did you bring your cane?

Charon: Left it in the other room…

Opera: I can go get it-

Charon: Later, I’m not getting up for a bit.

Charon: Sorry to wake you up…

Geezer: Wasn’t able to get much sleep anyway, got a lot on my mind right now too.

Charon: Aye, the trial from earlier?

Geezer: Yeah… Don’t know what to make of any of that honest. Like… I dunno.

Geezer: No offense intended but having Styx around again gives me bad feelings.

Charon: Didn’t think he could come back.

Geezer: Yeah, I know. Just… fuck dude.

Charon: Sorry…

Geezer: You didn’t do a thing.

Charon: My fault we ever ran into him to begin with-

Geezer: We were kids, never once had any hard feelings toward you.

Geezer: And even if I did, forgave you a long ass time ago..

Charon: Mm…

Geezer: Him though? Hate to say it but I got beef and he’s gonna have to do a lot to make things good between us.

Geezer: Not quite a grudge or anything like that though but…

Geezer: You both get what I mean?

Opera: I do. Don’t like his eyes at all.

Opera: Awful creature…

Charon: I’m avoiding any deals if I can help it.

Geezer: Good.

Charon: But…

Opera: But?

Charon: With all that said, I’m trying to improve terms with him, for however long we’re stuck together at least.

Charon: We’re linked in a way where I’m not sure I can remove him so easily.

Charon: If at all…

Charon: Guess it comes back to the reason I’m here right now.

Geezer: Yeah, sorry to like, derail-

Charon: You’re fine.

Geezer: You sure?

Charon: Yeah, we’re all having a time.

Geezer: So what happened while I was resting exactly?

Charon: Bern, Esperanto’s friend walked in and we had a talk.

Geezer: About?

Charon: A lot. How I reminded her of them, how the two of them went around handling the recruitment for this job.

Charon: Spoke a bit too much, Esperanto stepped in directly.

Charon: Erica was involved with making the list.

Geezer: Huh…. guess that makes more sense than Ali but… they’d never work together like that.

Charon: Not without a middleman. Got bombarded with a lot.

Charon: Erica actively chose against my inclusion here which…

Charon: I have a lot of feelings on.

Geezer: You know how she is… thought she’d ease up by now though.

Charon: She probably would’ve but… Esperanto is one of us.

Geezer: A Judgment? I mean I’m not surprised with everything…

Charon: Mmhmm.. family.

Geezer: What way?

Charon: Bucket.

Geezer: Really?

Charon: Esperanto is Bucket.

Geezer:...Are they you’re-

Charon: I’m pretty sure.

Geezer: Fuck…

Charon: Never gotten to meet my parents in person..

Charon: Asked Erica about it plenty of times but she’s always been tight lipped on things.

Charon: Don’t understand why either of them could just… be forward about this.

Charon: Never knowing where I came from..

Charon: And when I finally do find out it’s a whole game.

Charon: Wish Erica just… let me know.

Charon: Would tell me why I can’t meet them just once.

Charon: Or that Bucket just told me without this whole song and dance.

Opera: No offense but… you really gotta have a big talk with your family.

Opera: Is it always like this?

Geezer: You have no idea.

Opera: Like… I had a lot of respect for Erica before this…

Opera: And Bucket? Esperanto? Has to do a lot before they get any from me.

Opera: Like…

Opera: You’re not still training with them, are you?

Charon: Depends on what they say next really.

Opera: Mercury’s giving them the talk, that’s their last chance to figure their shit out.

Geezer: Yoooo, Mercury’s scolding them?

Opera: Mmhmm.

Charon: Don’t really need her to do that for me… I just need a break right now.

Opera: Yeeeeah..

She leaned her head on your shoulder before glancing over at Geezer

Opera: We’re in the city you know, lots to do.

Opera: We got a rabbit who knows all the best spots in town.

Geezer: Maybe. Actually do got something you might both be into.

Charon: Oh?

Geezer: Charon, you and Platino are pretty tight yeah?

Charon: Mm.. a little.

Geezer: He actually invited me over to meet up with him and a couple of others to hang out a bit. You both in the mood?

Opera: Is it really okay for us to be there? I mean I’m game for it.

Charon: Same.

Geezer: I can message him but he’ll probably be down. Get into some fresh clothes, enjoy the season.

Opera: Holiday treats sound good right now.

Her proxy peeked its head up from her shoulder before making unintelligible squeaking.

Opera: Paige can cover expenses.

Geezer:..Paige has money?

Opera: Don’t you?

Geezer: No.

Geezer: I’m gonna have to take… him? 

Opera: It’s whatever he’s feeling at the moment honestly.

Geezer: I’ll take him up on that.

Charon: Me too. I’ll still try to pitch in where I can.

Geezer: Sounds good. I’ll just check in with Platino and we’ll be on our way soon.