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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[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.]

[11calls]

[And she just rolls her eyes back at him, because this does not seem wise at all.]

[nobasisinfact]

[This? This is fiiiiiine.]

[11calls]

[Alex just reaches over and takes his scotch because let's be honest, she does it all the time and takes a sip out of it.

And makes a face.]

Jesus, how are your tastebuds not pickled when you're this young? It's not like you were drinking scotch when your body was this small.

[nobasisinfact]

Adaptation.

[He's a stubborn bastard, that's how.]

[11calls]

Sure. You're just drinking it because you refuse to change. Let's be honest, my love.

[Oh, she knows]

[nobasisinfact]

I'll neither confirm nor deny it.

[11calls]

You don't have to. It's not as if we've just met.

[nobasisinfact]

[He will very pointedly drink. his. scotch.]

[11calls]

[She will pointedly roll. her. eyes.]

[nobasisinfact]

[He'll jiggle the ice in the glass. Pointedly.]

[11calls]

Only you, Richard Strand would get so sick just to show me up.

[nobasisinfact]

I assure you that my drinking has nothing to do with you, this time.

[11calls]

But only this time.