Voicemail

[worktodo]

"Whatever you want, make it fast — I've got work to do, dammit!"

(Or just come harass him in person over here on the Farm!)

Comments

audio; december 30

[likewatson]

[Downloading Zack's voice modulation app was a bad idea.

Leaving the Gear unsupervised was also a bad idea.

Doing both of those things with Clara on the loose was the worst idea of all. Harry is, therefore, not surprised when he finds her messing with his stuff, but he doesn't make it to the scene in time to stop his precious little Cleffa from leaving Albert a message.

So the next time he checks his voicemail, he will be greeted by the Vader-like proclamation of one word:] BUTTS.

audio; december 30

[worktodo]

[OH, YOU BEST BELIEVE HE IS CALLING THIS NUMBER BACK.]

audio; december 30

[likewatson]

[Harry doesn't put two and two together as quickly as usual, which is why he sounds genuinely curious when he answers the call. Maybe Albert needs something!]

Yeah?

audio; december 30

[worktodo]

You want to explain why Darth Vader is prank-calling me from your phone?

audio; december 30

[likewatson]

[...oh.]

Clara got a hold of my Gear. Sorry about that.

audio; december 30

[worktodo]

Clara the pink squishy alien thing? Since when does it know how to talk?

[...]

And why does its vocabulary include "butts"?

audio; december 30

[likewatson]

The talking thing is as surprising to you as it was to me. I've tried teaching her some other words, but nothing'll take.

[The sigh that follows is barely audible and not entirely genuine, but Harry's got a feeling Albert's not half as amused by this as he is. It's probably best not to let that leak through.]

She picked it up from Heather's crow.

audio; december 30

[worktodo]

That damn bird. I should've made Gandhina bury it in a snowdrift.

[YEAH, WREN ALMOST WRECKED THANKSGIVING, TOO.]

You want the spritz bottle?

audio; december 30

[likewatson]

I don't think that'll be necessary.

[If Albert thinks there's an undertone of "BECAUSE I CONSIDER THAT AN INEFFECTIVE TRAINING METHOD AND I'M JUDGING YOU A LITTLE BIT" there, he's not imagining things.]

I'll keep a closer eye on her.

audio; december 30

[worktodo]

[How about "shut up, behavior modification is not only a perfectly valid and scientifically proven method of getting results but also it's a lot better than your touchy-feely Dr. Spock super-parent mumbo-jumbo".]

Good idea.

audio; december 30

[likewatson]

[HOW ABOUT BLAH BLAH BLAH NO]

Thanks.

[and oh it sure looks like someone wanted to get the last word in and this is why the line goes dead]