STORIES
120 - Again
2007
Sunday in the wee hours of the morning
in Mez and Jesse's room ...
JESSE:
Yeah zat was a blasht man! Zanks a lot, shee ya.
CRASH
JESSE:
OW! Holy shhhh ...
MEZ:
What the … ?
JESSE:
I’m OK. Fergot the dresher wuz here.
Hey Mez! Howya fweakin’ doing?
MEZ:
Not again.
JESSE:
... I bumped into zat crazy vamp and we went out fer a few beers … what a friggin’ pissa!
JESSE:
...Ya shoulda come along. Better 'n being shtuck here. Hey, iz late, you shoul be shleepin.
Whatcha still doing up?
MEZ:
A loud noise woke me up and now I get to talk to you.
JESSE:
Aw zat’s so nice of ya. I really 'preciate it. Ya know you’re
really OK. I zink you’re even one of my very besh frienz.
MEZ:
Lucky me. Now quit breathing on me. Get down and go to bed.
JESSE:
Sure Mez, any-sing ya want.
THUD
MEZ:
You alright?
JESSE:
Don’t worry. I’m OK. Really, itz cool.
Magic swirls in the air …
JESSE:
…Whoa wuz going on?
JESSE:
Christ Io, you scared the crap outa me. You gotta make
some noise before you jus pop in like dat.
IO:
Mez, do you have need of the genie?
MEZ:
Oh great Jesse, now you woke him up too.
Sorry about that Io, but I didn't call you.
JESSE:
Ya know Io, I neva realized how tall ya are. You’re like a giant.
IO:
Mez - something seems wrong with Jesse. Is he ill?
MEZ:
Only drunk. I’m gonna kill Karanthir. He takes Jesse out
lets him get wasted and then dumps him at my door.
JESSE:
Aw Mezzie, did Karansir really do zat to ya? Zat wasn’t very
nice of him. You shouln’t let ‘em get away wis it. Dat’s jus
not a-septable behavior.
MEZ:
Oh shut up.
JESSE:
Watcha mad at me for? I’m on your side. ‘Member?
MEZ:
Io, do you think you can get him to bed?
IO:
As you wish.
A little later ...
IO:
Jesse is in bed Mez. If you no longer need Io,
the genie would like to return to the lamp now.
MEZ:
Sure go ahead … and you don’t have to ask my permission.
IO:
If it pleases you.
MEZ:
Not if it pleases me ... oh I give up.
JESSE:
Zat leaves jus you and me Mez.
MEZ:
G’night Jesse.
JESSE:
G’night? What-do-ya mean g’night? I ain't sleepy. Ya know
Mez, you’re really bringing me down. Ya know what you need?
MEZ:
A new room mate.
JESSE:
Mez can I ashk ya somethin? Jus a little somesing that’s on my mind ...
Mez throws the pillow.
JESSE:
Ow! Zat wasn’t very nice. All I wus gonna do is tell ya ...
MEZ:
What! What’s so damn important that
you have to tell me right now?
JESSE:
Tia broke up wis me.
MEZ:
Oh ... that’s rough.
JESSE:
Wuz my fault really. Caught me cheatin’ but then you know all about
dat don’t you? I mean ... didn’t you cheat on Cammeo wis Es?
MEZ:
Who told you about that?
JESSE:
It's true? You really did Es - lucky bastard. Everyone’s friggin’ done Es but me. I jus can't get a freakin' break.
MEZ:
What are you gonna do about Tia?
JESSE:
Don’t know.
