bellonaborn | Voicemail

Yo! Godgirl.

You, Me, Fido Times Two, Cocoa the Sequel.

How are we feeling about this?

[A pause.]

Uh... this is Peter, by the way.

Cocoa the Sequel?

[No she did not almost laugh.]

I think that sounds like a good enough way to pass the time.

The second is always the worst part of any trilogy, but, you know. At least we have a cocoa cliffhanger to look forward to.

[he's so witty, he knows.]

Jeez, Reyna, don't sound too excited; I might forget you don't like me or something.

[All sarcasm, all the time.]

Is it? And there's no way to skip the sequel, unfortunately. But I do wonder how a cocoa cliffhanger might work.

[Look. She can joke right back, see!]

I'd hate for you to start thinking I actually enjoy your company, you know.

That's kinda the charm of it, right? Figuring out how everything will go down. You can only find out by meeting me at the corner cafe, though. Ohh, ahh~ mystery.

[Chuckled. This was an easier Reyna to talk to.]

Oh, don't worry. I would need a concussion to think that! Not an invite, by the way.

I don't find cliffhangers charming, Peter. Just a nuisance. But very well, deal. Corner cafe when?

[Thank goodness he can't see her smiling right now... Though he might be able to hear it in her tone.]

It wasn't? And here I was almost excited... You know I'm offering defense lessons and weapons training to the city, I could have worked out a nice concussion for you easily.

Then you definitely don't like part two of most trilogies, huh? How's this weekend, maybe Saturday?

Pfft! Yeah, I caught that post and carefully avoided it... just in case you happened to be looking for any test dummies and got a bright idea. [Kidded, before he couldn't help but correct--] Besides, I'm tougher than I look. And bendy. You'd never even land a hit.

Saturday works for me... And I wouldn't know. I don't get to see many movies, much less trilogies.

[Okay, there's a laugh this time.]

Are you? You'll have to prove it, then.

Okayyyy, sling movie night right onto your 'to do' list, then. Not acceptable, friend!

[He's rolling his eyes over here.]

Seriously? Fine. Laugh all you want; for now. But you never know.

Maybe I'm Batman.

Movie night will be cocoa the Three-quel? Or just Movie Night the First?

...... Who's that?

[Sheltered childhood, you can't just sling out pop culture references like that.]

...Did you just make a pun? Was that what I just heard here? Excuse me, moment of silence. Here lies Reyna's humorless exterior, rest in peace.

The semantics are up to you. [He was good with it either way.]

...And you don't know Batman? Seriously?

Then you definitely don't know Spider-Man. Pity, 'cause he's way cooler.

We'll cross that bridge when it comes, then. I never said I was humorless, you merely assumed that.

..... I'm more confused at how men named for animals or insects are supposedly "cool" in any sense.