Accidental video | un:Thestrandinstitute

[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 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.]

[11calls]

Well, if I had any doubts that you're still you in there, my love...

[Alex just grins at him quickly.]

Please tell me you're not drinking scotch like this.

[nobasisinfact]

[He won't, but the glass of scotch on the table will.]

[11calls]

You're going to get sooooo sick. Tiny bodies don't process scotch the same, my heart.

Trust me, I learned what it feels like to damn near have a heart attack from the amount of coffee I tried to drink.

[nobasisinfact]

You drink more coffee than I drink scotch.

[11calls]

Alcohol is stronger than caffeine.

My friend and I stole my dad's whiskey when we were only a little older than I look now, and we were sick for days.

[nobasisinfact]

I assure you I'll be fine.

[11calls]

You're such a stubborn ass.

[nobasisinfact]

[He just rolls his eyes, taking a drink of his scotch.]