[network] Night 378 | @Ecks | I am two and what is this | video [open]

[ecks]

[Many people here will recognize the inside of the sports shed on the campus of the elementary school. Newer people may not have seen Ecks's face before; she's a patchwork woman with a perpetually blank expression, and when she speaks (turning the tablet around as she does so, so that she's only visible for a moment at the start of the video) her voice is flat and inexpressive.

The new subject for viewing is a conical hat with the word 'DUNCE' written on it in big, red letters, which she has set on the floor of the building.]

What is this? What is a dunce? This hat is not comfortable or warm. What is its purpose?

Comments

[ecks]

I think he is a medium-sized dunce

[advanced]

Do I even want to know who you think is a bigger dunce than him?

[ecks]

Magenta Magenta is also a dunce and I think he is larger than Peter Quill

[advanced]

[He hasn't really met Magenta, but now he makes a mental note not to.]

Hard to imagine anyone worse, but I'll take your word for it.

[ecks]

yes
he is larger and also stupid and more dangerous than Peter Quill

[advanced]

Has he done anything to you?

[Because more dangerous doesn't sound good.]

[ecks]

no
he frequently threatens to murder people
he threatens to murder Doctor House

[advanced]

[He privately thinks that there are worse people to threaten than House, but it would be inappropriate to say it to Ecks.]

Has he acted on it?

[ecks]

I do not think so

[advanced]

[Good, then maybe he's all bluster and hot air.]

Call me if that changes.

[ecks]

acknowledged

[She's surprised that he cares whether anyone kills House. So many people don't.]

[advanced]

[He doesn't, but he cares if someone suddenly starts killing anyone.

That seems like a natural end to the conversation for him, and so he'll hang up there without a goodbye.]

@PetertheGreat, audio

[zunesareawesome]

Hey! There are plenty of people worse than me!

[advanced]

Not that I know.

[zunesareawesome]

[On one hand, that's impressive, on the other, that's horrifying.]

You're just saying that because you want me to feel bad.

[advanced]

Why would I do that?

[Sorry, Peter, he really believes that.]

[ecks]

because he is a dunce?

[advanced]

Yeah, he really is, and I wasn't lying about it.

[ecks]

what did he do?

[advanced]

It's a long story.

[Which means he doesn't want to talk about it.]

Forget it.

[ecks]

I cannot forget things on command

[advanced]

It's a figure of speech, Ecks. It means don't talk about it any more because it's not important.

[zunesareawesome]

So...you don't want me to feel bad?

[That's what he's taking from this!]

[advanced]

[Yeah, he's not even going to acknowledge this, sorry Peter.]

[zunesareawesome]

[He tried, Bucky. He tried so very much.]