"Nice try," George said. She thought about her own death, and her attempt to convince Betty and Rube to take someone else.
"Well, can't you take someone else?" George had asked. "An old person, or that homeless guy? I won't tell anyone!"
Betty had thought about it for a moment. "Okay."
"Really?" George asked excitedly.
"No," Betty had said. Bitch.
"It doesn't work that way," George said. "When you're dead, you're...." George hesitated. Something Shannon had said (through Jack) struck a chord. Before she could pin it down, Jack replied to something else Shannon said--something about amateurs.
"Welcome to my world," George told Jack.
For the first time since that morning George was glad to have swapped places with Jack. Letting Jack deal with Shannon was a lot better than having to deal with her personally. "Until she settles down and accepts reality, you get to babysit her. Have fun!"
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Date: 2007-06-25 09:17 pm (UTC)"Well, can't you take someone else?" George had asked. "An old person, or that homeless guy? I won't tell anyone!"
Betty had thought about it for a moment. "Okay."
"Really?" George asked excitedly.
"No," Betty had said. Bitch.
"It doesn't work that way," George said. "When you're dead, you're...." George hesitated. Something Shannon had said (through Jack) struck a chord. Before she could pin it down, Jack replied to something else Shannon said--something about amateurs.
"Welcome to my world," George told Jack.
For the first time since that morning George was glad to have swapped places with Jack. Letting Jack deal with Shannon was a lot better than having to deal with her personally. "Until she settles down and accepts reality, you get to babysit her. Have fun!"