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]

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?

[adamantined]

What doesn't make it complicated? Curses are basically designed to complicate things. It's a rare curse that just lets you run around without any kind of consequences later. Even the harmless ones can have an effect on people, just depending on what kind of person they are.

[synanthrope]

He was compelled to marry someone else. What does that have to do with you?