306 - Being Human

2022

       Mez                   Io                     Jesse            Tahariel

Early Thursday morning in Io, Jesse & Mez’s room
















MEZ:
… This snaps here, and then you’re all set.
















MEZ:
… Hey, that’s not bad fit. What do ya think?


IO:
These pants, they feel … stiff.


MEZ:
You’ll get used to it.
















JESSE:
Wow Io, you look like one of us.


IO:
Hello Jesse. These belong to Mez.


JESSE:
They look good on you. So how’re you doing?
Did you sleep OK?





















IO:

Yes, thank you for the use of your bed, but where did
you sleep? You could have stayed here and slept with me.
















MEZ:
No he couldn’t have. No. Absolutely not.
I’m not going through that again.


JESSE:

Oh chill Mez. I explained that all to you Io, remember?
















IO:
Oh yes, I remember now.


MEZ:
Jesse, where did you sleep?


JESSE:
In Es’s room. She won’t be back from her
honeymoon till Saturday.





















MEZ:
Oh that’s right. Hey, I just thought of something, she’ll be
moving in with Racolo or vice versa. That means there’s an
extra room. Why don’t you move into it? 
















JESSE:
You trying to get rid of me?


MEZ:
Yeah.


JESSE:
Forget it. I already thought of that. The room’s
going to their kid.


MEZ:
How do you know?
















JESSE:
Es texted me all about it. That reminds me - she says hey. 


MEZ:
Great - so Lithium gets his own room and I’m stuck with you.


JESSE:
Yeah and I’m stuck with you too.


IO:
I think I feel funny …
















MEZ:
And now Io needs a bed. Where we gonna put it?


JESSE:
I don’t know - but he sure can’t sleep
in that lamp anymore.





















IO:
Something’s … not right … 















IO:
sways
Jesse … I feel funny …


JESSE & MEZ:
IO! 
















MEZ:
You better sit down. 


JESSE:
Hey buddy, you OK?


IO:
I don’t know ..





















JESSE:
You think this has something to do with him
losing his genie-ness?
















MEZ:
How should I know?


JESSE:
You were one of his masters.


MEZ:
So what? You stay with him and I’ll get help.  


A little while later …


















MEZ:
Come on in. He’s right over there.
















JESSE:
Tahariel, it’s good to see ya.


TAHARIEL:
Right. Io, what happened?


JESSE:
He felt really weak all of a sudden.


MEZ:
Yeah he almost passed out.


TAHARIEL:
Does anything hurt?
















JESSE:
No, but he’s still pretty light headed.


TAHARIEL:
Do you mind? I’d like to hear from him.


JESSE:
Oh right.
















TAHARIEL:
Io, your stomach’s growling.


IO:
It has been making those noises for a while.
I don’t know how to stop it.


TAHARIEL:
When was the last time you ate?


IO:
Ummm, after the final wish was granted.
















MEZ:
That was yesterday. You mean you haven’t eaten since then?


TAHARIEL:
He doesn’t need medical attention, he needs food. 
















TAHARIEL:
… Io, you have to eat everyday. 


IO:

Everyday?


TAHARIEL:
Yes, three or four times if you want stay healthy.





















TAHARIEL:
… Ya know boys, according to my Aunt Lu, he hasn’t been human
for a few millennia. You’ll need  to refresh his memory.  
















JESSE:
Why are ya lookin’ at me?


TAHARIEL:
‘Cause someone needs to be looking out for him,
at least for a few days. 


MEZ:

I didn’t realize. Sorry Io. 


TAHARIEL:
… And I know Mez works after school. What do you do?


JESSE:
Hey I have classes and …

 















TAHARIEL:
Come on Io. We’re getting you something to eat. 


IO: 

Yes Tahariel. 
















TAHARIEL:
And then you’re to stay with Jesse until Mez gets home.


MEZ:
Or Grace, she’ll be home around 3:30. She’s really good with him. 
















TAHARIEL:
Meanwhile, I have some books you can borrow - all
about the human body. 


IO:

I would like that. I love to read. Miss Grace taught me how.
Do they have pretty pictures in them? 


TAHARIEL:
Some have illustrations …

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