Woke up to my bf and cat at the edge of the bed staring at me.
"Are there any cans of wet food stashed? Looks like he's out."
"No, but it's being delivered tomorrow."
"It's important he has wet food every day."
"Are you his fucking lawyer or something?"
I was at urgent care with an infected cut when a kid walked in holding his arm at a weird angle.
His dad was right behind him looking pale.
Receptionist: What happened?
Dad: He broke his arm.
Kid: I didn't break it.
Dad: Your arm is literally bent wrong.
Kid: It's fine.
Receptionist: How did this happen?
Dad: He jumped off the roof.
Me: (looked up)
Receptionist: Your roof?
Dad: Our roof. Two stories.
Kid: I had an umbrella.
Everyone in the waiting room went quiet.
Receptionist: You had an umbrella.
Kid: Like a parachute.
Dad: He watched Mary Poppins yesterday.
Kid: It works in the movie.
Dad: YOU'RE NOT MARY POPPINS.
The kid seemed genuinely confused about why the umbrella didn't work. Like he'd done the math and couldn't figure out what went wrong.
Receptionist: Okay, let's get you back.
They called him in pretty fast. The dad sat down next to me and put his head in his hands.
Dad: I was mowing the lawn.
Me: You didn't see him climb up?
Dad: I saw him on the roof. I yelled at him to stay put while I got the ladder.
Me: And?
Dad: He said okay.
Me: But?
Dad: Apparently okay meant he'd wait until I was getting the ladder from the garage.
Me: Then he jumped.
Dad: With my wife's good umbrella. Which is also broken now.
Me: That's what you're worried about?
Dad: You haven't met my wife.
A nurse came out twenty minutes later.
Nurse: Dad?
He went back. I heard the kid explaining to someone that penguins can't fly because they don't have umbrellas.
They came out an hour later. Kid had a blue cast and was eating a popsicle.
Kid: They gave me drugs.
Dad: Please don't say it like that.
Kid: I'm high as a kite.
Dad: (to the nurse) Is he supposed to be this honest?
Nurse: It'll wear off.
As they left, the kid stopped and looked at me.
Kid: Don't try the umbrella thing.
Me: Wasn't planning on it.
Kid: Everyone says that.
Dad: Let's go.
Kid: I'm gonna try a bigger umbrella next time.
Dad: There's not gonna be a next time.
Kid: That's what you said about the trampoline.
The dad looked at me.
Dad: We don't have a trampoline anymore.
They left.
The receptionist looked over at me.
Receptionist: Some kids just wake up and choose chaos.
Me: Think he'll actually try again?
Receptionist: Oh absolutely.
I got my cut cleaned and left.
Saw them in the parking lot. The kid was trying to open the car door with his casted arm while explaining something about eagles.
That dad deserves an award.
@CriminalTube For any who don't know, lockup is an insane world within this already insane world. Like the OG Percy said you can't take the streets mentality into jail, it'll get you killed. And you can't take the jail mentality into the streets, it'll get you killed.
@InfoFortniteES As a rule I personally refuse to go after anyone trying to extract. I'm not thirsty for a sprite like I am for xp for the 100+ bp unlocks.
@DETONATEDcom@JezCorden Oh ffs the AAA gaming industry learns absolutely nothing. Let it burn at this point, that's the only way we get any kind of resolution now.
@UhhmKayy Ngl I get more out of finishing out the 100+ bp than finding the few sprites I'm missing at this point. The season gimmick has lost its appeal.