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[nobasisinfact]

[The first visual are stacks and stacks of books, then tiny hands grabbing one before there is a pause and another hand reaches for a cup of tea.]

This whole thing is idiotic.

[The boy's voice is deeper, but it isn't the usual smooth voice of Dr. Richard Strand. The intonation and cadence, however, is. Richard has been unmistakably affected by the curse.

There's a sigh as one hand reaches up to, presumably, pinch the bridge of his nose as if he's getting a headache.]

She'll be insufferable if she sees me like this.

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[nobasisinfact]

I've never doubted that.

[Congrats Alex, you have worn him down to a point where you get to see the overly looking like Simon him.]

[11calls]

[Alex just frowns for a moment, before she's banging at his office door.]

You thought I'd freak out because you look like Simon a little? Really? Richard, I already knew that! I saw the Cheryl tape. And the developed pictures.

[nobasisinfact]

[It's no use now. She's seen the reason he was hiding, so he opens the door.]

There's a difference between that and seeing the similarity in person.

[11calls]

Not really. It's not going to change who you are for me, you know. Really.

[Alex just reaches up and touches his cheek gently for a second.]

For being the smartest man I know, sometimes you're just thick.

[nobasisinfact]

I prefer to think I'm cautious.

[11calls]

You? Cautious? Never.

[nobasisinfact]

Better than blindly running into things.

[11calls]

I know that's a jab, but I'm ignoring it in favor of actually being able to see you for the first time in days.

[nobasisinfact]

I did have work to do.

[11calls]

And it had nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that you look like Simon. Riiiiight.

[nobasisinfact]

Nothing.

[11calls]

...You know I can just replay that whole thing about me being insufferable when I see you like this post you made, Richard.

[nobasisinfact]

You're often insufferable.

[11calls]

And why I needed to practically kick the door down?

[nobasisinfact]

If you weren't insufferable you wouldn't have had to.

[11calls]

Which you thought I would be about Simon. Arguing in circles.

[nobasisinfact]

Insufferable about me being in a child's body.

[11calls]

Why? I’m in a kid body. Just because you were insufferable about that first my love...

[nobasisinfact]

I was annoying, not insufferable.

[11calls]

Oh really?!

[nobasisinfact]

Yes.

[11calls]

Nope. Insufferable too my love.

[nobasisinfact]

This is a completely idiotic argument.

[He's going to move the coffee out of reach again.]

[11calls]

[can he reach it?]

You started it. But I love you anyway.

[nobasisinfact]

[She's not the only one who can climb.

He leans against his desk, sighing heavily. It seems really out of place for a kid his age.]