033 - Grasshopper

[deadly_ned]

I realize this is sort of coming out of left field. It's so far left that it's left the field and into the parking lot adjacent to said field.

But.


Is there anyone here who could help me build a catapult?


It's for a friend.

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[surfaceshine]

I remember.

I... Sam's Sam. I just.

Smartest person I know. Absorbs shit like a sponge, keeps it like cement. Most stubborn asshole I know, too. And he's got this puppy eye thing going on that beats yours out by a country mile.

Sorry, Squeaker.

[deadly_ned]

No, it's. I don't mind. It's not something I ever expected to be the best in. Or even mediocre in.

Really? He's the most stubborn? Stubborner than Arthas?

[surfaceshine]

Oh, you're pretty good, but I grew up with the best. It's a tall order. ...Literally.

Definitely more stubborn than Arthas. You can at least bribe Arthas when he's gotten into a mood. My kid brother doesn't budge for heaven, hell, high water, or end of days. Not until he's good and ready.

[deadly_ned]

I'm pretty tall. I think I'm taller than you.

That's...pretty stubborn. Doesn't he believe in compromises?

[surfaceshine]

So's he. [And this will never not annoy Dean.] Hard to say if he's taller'n you, but he's up there at least.

I'm really not sure he knows what that word is.

[deadly_ned]

That's unfortunate. I wish I had better advice to offer but you've been at the big brother game longer than I have.

[surfaceshine]

In our line-a work, generally it's an advantage. But man, the fights he used to get into with Dad, I coulda done without.

Both of 'em coulda killed each other and kept yelling, I think.

[deadly_ned]

I have to think that if my father was around I'd act pretty much the same way.

So it's a family business. My family business is magic and yours is killing evil magic things.

[surfaceshine]

Yeah it is. Sam got out of it for a while, ran off to college for four years. He was gonna be a lawyer. Didn't want anything to do with hunting.

[deadly_ned]

I ran off to college and started a small pie-making business. But things have a way of returning in the most unexpected of ways.

[surfaceshine]

Yeah.




Yeah they do.

So you wanted to build this thing what, tomorrow?

[deadly_ned]

I absolutely do.

[surfaceshine]

Great. I'm in, I'll see you then.

[deadly_ned]

See you then, Dean.