Match 16

[mathisradical]

Phone | Fail-filtered from Belphegor

Is anybody havin' any after effects from that stupid Valentines Day shit?

[ Not that like, he is or anything. He's just curious. Yep. Curious. ]



Action | Rec Center | Afternoon

[ It's been a while since he's even picked up his tennis racket. It's funny how tennis used to be an everyday thing. A constant. Something that was apart of his daily routine. Now it's something he can do if things aren't blowing up.

He's at the Rec Center tennis courts, rallying hard against a wall. It might've been a while since he's come down here, but he sure as hell isn't out of practice. He'll still be able to kick anybody's ass in a match.

Tennis is a great way to just relax. ]

Comments

Phone

[dr_spengler]

I studied the effects thoroughly and concluded that anything lasting longer than twenty-four hours is highly unlikely.

... Are you sure you're experiencing after-effects?

Phone

[mathisradical]

No. I'm not experiencin' after effects. I just wanted to know if anyone else was.

[dr_spengler]

Why is it relevant, if you don't mind my asking?

[mathisradical]

Because it's happenin' to a distant acquaintance. They were concerned, and I figured I'd be a nice guy for once and maybe look into it.

[dr_spengler]

A distant acquaintance. [It's difficult to tell if Egon doesn't believe him or is merely repeating him.]

I see. Then are you aware of what effects this distant acquaintance is experiencing?

[mathisradical]

Yep. A distant acquaintance. [ It's his story and he's stickin' to it. ]

Yeah. He was pretty vague about it, though.

[dr_spengler]

Good. Then I hope you don't mind if I ask you a few questions about what this acquaintance is experiencing.

[It doesn't sound like he'll take no for an answer anyway.]

[mathisradical]

Guess not.

[ Doesn't sound like he cares either way. ]

[dr_spengler]

Good.

Have the effects changed in any way since the flowers incident? For example, have they gotten stronger or weaker?

[mathisradical]

Weaker. On Valentine's, it was full-blown, mushy gushy, butterfly-inducin', heart eyes love. Now it's like somebody turned the fuckin' knob down a few notches.

[dr_spengler]

[Pencil scratching on paper can be heard.]

Would you say it's more realistic? Less contrived maybe?

[mathisradical]

Yeah, I guess. Though it felt pretty damn real on Valentines.

[dr_spengler]

That's the hallucination. [More pencil scratches.]

There is a difference but it can be hard to detect by those who aren't used to it. One major difference is that the hallucination recedes after a period of time.

Which makes me believe that the hallucination is over and what your acquaintance is experiencing is simply chemical reactions in the brain related to sexual instinct. Romantic feelings is the common term.

[mathisradical]

[ He's scowling, despite the fact that it can't be seen. ]

Romantic feelings are for losers. [ AKA: fuck that, I don't want to deal with it. ]

[dr_spengler]

I'm sorry you feel that way, though hopefully your acquaintance will be more accepting of the idea.

[Yeah, Egon's just playing with him at this point.]

[mathisradical]

Maybe he will.

Hey, wanna hear how the roses affected my cat? [ Now he's just being an asshole. ]

[dr_spengler]

Please. I'd be very interested to hear about that. I wasn't aware that the flowers could affect animals.

[He's dead serious.]

[mathisradical]

Fuck yeah, they can. Felix had a run-in with some roses. Got real friendly with the girly cat next door.