Garage//voice//action

[synanthrope]

[There's the sound of metal on metal, and then an odd clicking, like heels on cement. The singing is low and soft, like she doesn't want to be heard]

The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out,
Up came the sun and dried up all the rain,
And the itsy-bitsy spider went up the spout again.

[There's a pause, and a breath.]

The itsy-bitsy spider went up the water spout,
Down came the rain and washed the spider out...

[Her voice is technically very nice, but there's an odd flatness about it.]

Comments

[adamantined]

Talk about an earworm.

[synanthrope]

Or a spider in an ear.

Hello, Claire.

[adamantined]

That sounds like it would be itchy.

Hello, Saya. Has someone been singing you nursery rhymes or something?

[synanthrope]

No. It got stuck in my head this morning.

[adamantined]

Are you afraid of spiders?

[synanthrope]

Even as a child, I found them fascinating.

[adamantined]

Why?

Sorry, it's just... most people don't, usually.

[synanthrope]

Why not? They're more interesting than people.

[adamantined]

I think people have inspired more songs, but they aren't always as catchy.

[synanthrope]

That says little about the spider and much more about the quality of what people find important.

[adamantined]

People find people important. There's no surprise in that. What makes spiders so much more interesting than people?

[synanthrope]

Book lungs, hydraulic muscles, and you'll never hear about a spider angry over a bad romantic decision.

[adamantined]

Maybe that's because no one's ever asked one.

[synanthrope]

Is that a joke?

[adamantined]

A bad attempt at one, yeah.

[synanthrope]

I don't have a very appreciable sense of humor.

[adamantined]

My jokes aren't that funny, anyway, so it's not like you're missing out on anything.

[synanthrope]

Did everything settle with Robert?

[adamantined]

[adamantined]

Things have settled down. Why do you ask?

[synanthrope]

Because I'm curious.

[adamantined]

Why are you curious? Well, things have settled down. I don't know how else to put it.

[synanthrope]

So you've forgiven him.

[adamantined]

I didn't say that. It's not that simple, though, with curses.

[synanthrope]

No? What makes it complicated?