{"id":1676,"date":"2023-03-14T22:41:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T22:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/67.225.164.17\/~chronarchy\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2023-03-14T22:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T22:41:58","slug":"conversation-the-third","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/67.225.164.17\/~chronarchy\/conversation-the-third\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation the Third."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><i>A Conversation with Eris, part III:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: BOO!<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Shit! Babe! Don&#8217;t do that!<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Why not? You&#8217;re always sitting. How else do I get to see your cute ass if I don&#8217;t scare you out of your chair?<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Sorry babe. I try not to show it off.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Liar.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Okay, you got me. So, uh, Sup?<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Not much. Was just in the neighbourhood. Saw that presentation you gave last night. Not half bad.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Thanks. I&#8217;ve had a good teacher.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Damn straight. Anyway, I was wondering if we could talk business.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Sure. Shoot. I&#8217;m listening.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Well, I have a proposition for you. . . [silence]<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: And?<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: I&#8217;m getting to it.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Sure you are.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Look, what I wanted to know was how bad you wanted that thing you asked for.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Which. . . Oh. Don&#8217;t answer that.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Okay, this time I won&#8217;t [winks]<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Well, I&#8217;ve thought about it some more. I&#8217;m not totally sure I want it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: You know you could definitly have it, right?<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Yeah, I do. I also know that there&#8217;s a load of shit with that. You know, with great power comes great responsibility. To quote a movie and all.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: That one was pretty good.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: You saw it? Did they carge you for a ticket, or did you use your whole &#8220;Goddess Nature&#8221; to get in free?<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: I just downloaded it from the internet, babe. The exchange rate for ambrosia to US Dollars is pretty low right now.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Oh, I, uh, see.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Anyway, you&#8217;re well off topic.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: You made me this way, babe.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Don&#8217;t remind me. Anyway, do you want what you asked for, or not.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: I need more time to think about it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: You don&#8217;t get anymore time. I&#8217;ve been very nice up to this point. You need to make a choice.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Then no. I don&#8217;t want it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Positive?<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Positive.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: You&#8217;ve got more balls than I thought. Nicely done.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Yeah, well, after a quick estimate of how these things would play out, I think I&#8217;m better off.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: [sighs] You&#8217;re probably right.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Always am.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Except when you argue with me, Hon.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Oh, yeah, I forgot about that.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Sure you did.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Somehow, I get the impression that this conversation isn&#8217;t over?<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: You&#8217;re right. There is something else I wanted to talk about.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: And that would be?<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: You&#8217;re underinflating recently. Why is that?<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: What exactly am I underinflating?<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: You&#8217;re ego, Baby.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: I think it&#8217;s doing just fine.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: It&#8217;s not. You need to reinflate. You&#8217;re like a flat balloon, and I&#8217;m getting sick of looking at you.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Well, this is, quite possibly, the way I like it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: No, it isn&#8217;t. You need about 6 women swooning over you at any given time. What was your last count?<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Um, about zero.<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: Exactly. You&#8217;re drowning in a sea that has no water, child. Wake up and smell the saltwater!<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: I thought you just said there was no water?<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: [punching PCtG]<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: Ouch! That hurts!<\/p>\n<p><b>Eris<\/b>: You deserve it for that last comment.<\/p>\n<p><b>PCtG<\/b>: You&#8217;re probably right. Thanks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Conversation with Eris, part III: Eris: BOO! PCtG: Shit! Babe! Don&#8217;t do that! Eris: Why not? You&#8217;re always sitting. 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