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[taravata]

[ Ben stands at the side of the road. Behind him are the words CHING'S CHINESE FOOD in red letters painted on the side of a white plaster building. ]

Any folks lookin' for an extra hand? Don't got no specialized skills, but I'm pretty good at physical labor. Carrying heavy loads, settin' things up, doing delivery and pick-up. Could be decent help on a construction site, I'd bet.

[ He stares at the camera a moment. An awkward pause ensues. ]

But I sure as hell won't be doin' anything obscene. Even if I got only a few clams and a pocket full of lint.

Comments

[adamantined]

You have actual clams.

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

Called slang. Dollar bills?

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[adamantined]

Why would anyone call dollar bills 'clams?'

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

Same reason you call a dollar a buck.

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[adamantined]

... I never thought of it like that. But it must have come from somewhere, for some reason.

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

All things got history. [ He shrugs. ] Sometimes you just loose track of it.

Though I remember hearin' something about it having to do with Indians. Could be wrong.

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[adamantined]

Too bad selling little stories like that isn't going to get you anywhere.

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

Wasn't much of a story, unless you're being sarcastic.

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[adamantined]

That was what I was going for, yeah.

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

You gotta be the right kind of person to tell stories.

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[adamantined]

Actually I think all you need is a story and a mouth to tell it.

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

Just because you got a mouth, don't mean it'll be any good.

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[adamantined]

All you've gotta do is tell people you found five dollars, if you don't think your story is interesting.

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

Don't gotta tell them. I'm not that kind of person.

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[taravata.livejournal.com]

How you been doin'?

[designedtoparty]

What if they only want you to be obscene?

[taravata.livejournal.com]

That's a stupid question.

[designedtoparty]

You know, normally I'd agree, but it's difficult to tell with people around here.

[taravata.livejournal.com]

If they wanna pay somebody to obscene, then they're lookin' in the wrong place.

[designedtoparty]

Hey, you're the one up there saying you won't. That's just asking for people to take you up on it.

[taravata.livejournal.com]

You mean perverts and rakes.

[designedtoparty]

Exactly!

[taravata.livejournal.com]

Then they already know they ain't welcome.

[sparkling-by.livejournal.com]

Ahhh! Commoner seafood salad?

[taravata.livejournal.com]

Clams? That's one way to call a dollar bill in America. Got nothing to do with food.

[sparkling-by.livejournal.com]

...but can you make commoner seafood salad too?

[taravata.livejournal.com]

You some kind of aristocrat, Tamaki?

[sparkling-by.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmmm... well... I suppose you might say so. A dashing prince!

[taravata.livejournal.com]

Then you should know that none of that matters. It's bull. You, me. We're all the same.

[sparkling-by.livejournal.com]

No, no, see, you're not right at all! You're denying an entire culture: the commoner way! You might not know it, but commoners are truly wise: devoid of personal assistants, chefs and gym trainers, in the absence of luxurious clothing and in small spaces, they've still managed to find happiness. And survive, too! It's really quite impressive. You have to appreciate that.

;__; i'm sorry

[taravata.livejournal.com]

Shut your damn mouth.

IT'S OKAY XD

[sparkling-by.livejournal.com]

...oh. Er. All right. Sorry.

[taravata.livejournal.com]

Next time you wanna be a funny sonvabitch, you think about this: you got nothing, no money, no job. So you travel 'cross the country with your family, just to find nothin' when you get there. Maybe your wife dies, your child. It's all regular business where I come from.

It ain't funny.