[network] @ASolomons; text, morning of 295; cw: borderline suicidal ideation [open]

[devoutish]

WEEKLY TRADE LIST

men's running shoes, large
hat with a brim
socks
sun hat
cloth torn into strips
can of soda
cans of beer
reading glasses
cases for glasses
mouthwash, partially used
various pillows
sleeping pills
a bottle
paper clips
foil
shampoo
various books
earrings
sewing kit
notebook
pen
underarm deodorant

Photographs available upon request.

[True to the title of the list, this is a weekly thing from Alfie, and has been for a very long time. It's really the only thing he does, these days, though he moves around less than he used to - he's in his early eighties, after all, and doesn't do very well walking outside for too long. He and Royce have claimed a couple of houses as their home base, and mostly, they search the buildings nearby. People who want to trade for the things he collects generally have to come to him to do it. It's not so much a thriving business as it is just something to keep him occupied.

The monotony of Norfinbury used to drive him crazy, back when he still had some hope that there was a way out of it. A couple of times, when he was much younger and still occasionally getting into trouble, he'd briefly entertained the idea of trying to start up a proper gang just for nostalgia's sake. He'd always abandoned the idea, and he'd never brought up the possibility with anyone but Royce - there weren't enough people that he trusted, or enough people period, to make it worthwhile. So now, he just does this. He collects items, and he waits to die. He wonders if a death from old age is something he'll be revived from.

God, he hopes not.]

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[headjacked]

It’s not my fucking socks, it — he -

[ Rhys is caught in a coughing fit, which lasts half a minute. Only then does he roll up his pant leg and peel down his (plain black) sock.

Hello, Angel, there’s something you haven’t seen in over a decade. The blue is flickering softly. Weakly. ]

@ASolomons; audio

[devoutish]

[Alfie chooses this moment to pipe up in audio.]

Are you two arguing?

[phaseshifter]

NO.

[headjacked]

NO