renenet

Reconstructed bit of a (nearly) lost episode of The Show™, believed to date from 24 July 2008, Earth Time:

[here's luck and renenet are hanging out on the phone, like we do]
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So, heres_luck and I have this great little deal where we get free long distance phone calls to one another for a year. It is a source of much individual and shared joy and it means that we can be on the phone together a *lot* for no good reason besides hanging out and talking about, you know, stuff. We were on the phone tonight and h.l brought up how we are going to be so unhappy when we have to go back to paying for our calls to one another after this promotional deal we got ends in October. I didn't want to hear about how we're going to have to go back to having a *reason* for calling one another and other such nonsense, but she insisted that her interpretation of the facts was indeed correct until finally I just had to put my foot down and demand that she allow me my denial because we have *months* to go yet. "Yes, it is a couple of months away," she allowed. "Several," I corrected. "Yes, several," she agreed because she knows what's good for her.

At some point in this discussion we covered the ephemeral nature of phone conversations and how we can't just copy the amusing bits into LJ like when we're on AIM. That, in fact, we're frequently hard pressed to *remember* the most amusing stuff in any kind of reproduceable detail because we're too busy laughing our asses off in the moment. There's a beauty in that that we certainly appreciate, but there's no denying that it does (probably fortunately) prevent us from achieving our full potential as attention whores with our online journals.

I told you all that in order to share this with you, from the end of our conversation tonight:

here's luck: Good night. I'll talk to you, oh, tomorrow probably.
renenet: Yes, well, I hope so. Especially since you're threatening to take away my free phone calls with you.
here's luck: What?!! *I'm* not threatening to take them away.
renenet: Well, you're threatening me with the reality of them being taken away.
here's luck: Oh, so, now I'm threatening you with reality, huh? Like a sharp, pointy stick? <poke> <poke> <poke> <poke> <poke>
renenet: Stop poking me!
here's luck: [laughing] You'd better write this exchange down to post to LJ.
renenet: What?! Oh my god, I wasn't paying *attention*!
here's luck: <poke> <poke> <poke> <poke>
renenet: Stop *poking* me!
here's luck: Yes. It ended like that.

You'll have to use your imaginations to fill in the whining (mine) and the indignation (both of ours) and the smirking (hers, always hers), as appropriate. Those of you who are past victims viewers of the here's luck and renenet show^™* (the live-action version) have an advantage there. As for the rest of you, well...you can't actually get those restraining orders until we've accosted you the first time, but you can purchase the do-it-yourself legal forms from our online store so you're ready to take care of that as soon as you meet us.**


*Although the official title of the live action version of the here's luck and renenet show^™ has the lead players' real life names in the reverse order, online the show is known by the name presented here. In both cases, euphony has been the determining factor in the naming decision, as contractually stipulated.

**the here's luck and renenet show^™ (hereafter known as "The Show") hereby disclaims all liability for psychological stress, emotional damage, or other psychological, emotional, physical, spiritual or intellectual affliction(s) potentially or allegedly suffered by any person or persons as a consequence of the act of reading or being otherwise exposed to the transcription contained herein of this or any other verbal exchange between the protagonists of "The Show," and hereby refers all witnesses/participants to/in the May 28, 2004 live action edition of "The Show" to their signed liability waivers, specifically subsection g regarding post-traumatic flashbacks to the "poking incident at Dayton and Wisconsin." Enjoy "The Show."