genessia | Bully in the Gutters~ [Video // Action for Everglade]

[A balmy autumn day in Everglade seems as good a day as any to take on a less life-threatening bounty, and Namur's been eyeballing this one for awhile anyway. It's a good excuse to do some busy work and just be moving around for a few hours. It takes awhile to gather enough hose and find a water source that'd reach all the way up to the roof, but by the time the sun is high he can be found on the roof with a brush broom borrowed from the witch next door. Getting caught up in the breeze with nothing above him but cloud-speckled skies takes him back a few years, before he knew anything about Time Compression or alternate dimensions or whatever the hell they were living in. It's like swabbing the deck in a lot of ways- with the occasional ghostly rodent skittering out of Miss Tilly's haunted gutters. But he's got an enchanted broom, so it works plenty fine for launching the incorporeal creatures off the roof and back into the nearby haunted woods. Feeling rather fine, Namur begins to sing, sweeping out the gutters in perfect rhythm- though his voice leaves a lot to be desired. In fact, it's so bad he catches the attention of a couple of mischievous imps who, upon finding his communicator, decide that if they have to suffer, so does everyone else.]

[Namur sounds rather like a yowling tomcat, singing a catchy tune as he dances with his broom.]

Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley,
Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Help me Bob, I'm bully in the alley,
Bully down in Shinbone Al.

Sally is a girl that I love dearly,
Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Sal's the girl that I spliced nearly,
Bully down in Shinbone Al.

For nine long years I courted li'l Sally,
Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
All She done was dilly an' dally,
Bully down in Shinbone Al.

So I left Sally t' become a pirate
Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Gold an' jewels, Gan Fall, I'll take it!
Bully down in Shinbone Al.

Get thru some 'hoo an' go an' see my Sally,
Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Throw her a line an' make fast in her alley.
Bully down in Shinbone Al

When I get home, I'll find my li'l Sally,
Wey hey, Bully in the alley.
Spawn six pups an' live in Shinbone alley,
Bully down in Shinbone A-

Ah shit.

[Namur bonked the head of a ghost mouse and spun the broom to fling it off- only the head of the broom flew out into the forest as well. The imps dissolve into riotous laughter and cut the feed as Namur looks out over the edge, trying to gauge where it might have gone.]

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[Hell if he knows!]

Yeaaaah, probly not. 'S jus' a song people sing. Like Mary had a li'l lamb or whatever. If I know a girl named Mary does that mean one a us wrote the damn thing? Naw, but it'd still make me think a her, catch me?

Yeah. I think that's great.

[She thinks about people who aren't here too.]

Thinking about people is a way that we can immortalize them.

Least 'til we die, then they ain't so immortal. Sheheheh!

Well if you sing about them then others will know too.

Ehh, t' a point. But hey, still lookin' t' make that video 'bout the rabbit slugs an' their shitty clams or whatever?

Ah, that's on hold.

[She's had a fight with her friend that she'd been making it with and it doesn't really feel as fun anymore.]

I'm getting the book out though. I guess I should send out a message or something.

Wanna go for a dive 'fore then? Found some li'l magic shits, letcha breathe underwater for an hour or so.

[Airy noticeably perks up.]

Really?! Yes!

Gimme a couple hours t' finish muckin' out this ol' lady's gutters an' I'll meetcha in Fayren, aye?

[Everybody's schedule is totally clear and open just like his, right?]

Okay! Where in Fayren? It's a really big place...

[She hasn't spent a lot of time there.]