[ It makes him crack a smile. He doesn’t mean to speak ill of her, or anyone in his family. They loved him well and raised him right, and they’ve always been close, except for this one thing that they wouldn’t understand. ]
It is paranoid. I guess we live in paranoid times. Everyone’s afraid.
[ Nuclear war, communism, a rapidly changing world. He’ll forgo the full history lecture right now. ]
They suspected Hawk, so they hooked him up to a polygraph and interrogated him. [ A beat, before he realizes that needs an explanation. ] It’s a machine that measures your blood pressure and pulse to gauge whether or not you’re lying. It’s serious.
[ But Goodsir sees it sensibly. And that’s as good as he can hope for, for someone (he assumes) doesn’t share the same proclivities. ]
Yeah, all the way on the west coast. I’ve never been. But from what I read, it’ll be a hotbed of political activity. That’s where I’ll want to be, if I want to join the movement. There or New York.
[ But he likes the idea of going further. Somewhere new. ]
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Date: 2025-03-28 08:08 pm (UTC)It is paranoid. I guess we live in paranoid times. Everyone’s afraid.
[ Nuclear war, communism, a rapidly changing world. He’ll forgo the full history lecture right now. ]
They suspected Hawk, so they hooked him up to a polygraph and interrogated him. [ A beat, before he realizes that needs an explanation. ] It’s a machine that measures your blood pressure and pulse to gauge whether or not you’re lying. It’s serious.
[ But Goodsir sees it sensibly. And that’s as good as he can hope for, for someone (he assumes) doesn’t share the same proclivities. ]
Yeah, all the way on the west coast. I’ve never been. But from what I read, it’ll be a hotbed of political activity. That’s where I’ll want to be, if I want to join the movement. There or New York.
[ But he likes the idea of going further. Somewhere new. ]
I’m holding you to it. Wait until you see cars.