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[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

[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]