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[He grabs a beer on his way in. The monkey has been left at home for the night. Without even looking at the colors available:]

Red.

Make yourself comfortable.

[Pulling out the red and setting up.]

How was your gramps doing? I bet he was happy to see you.

He's never been happy to see me.

[flops on down]

He makes more blind jokes than I do, for the record. You could say he has a dark sense of humor.

[Snorts]

Unlike you? Stop clowning me.

I will not.

Yeah, didn't think so.

[Pfft.]

So what are you doing now that we're back and people are acting like blockheads? Just gonna work in the meantime?

Not just, but I have been presented with some opportunities I'd be remiss to let pass. Ironically, I do appear to have gotten some of the attention I'd hoped for back when I thought the performances were fake. So I plan to use that to my benefit.

[In contrast, Forte sighs, looking a bit down.]

Yeah? I'm glad to hear it. I haven't been so lucky. Two of my three jobs fired me. Said they couldn't keep the positions for me for an indefinite amount of time without knowing when I'd be back. And I get it, too.

My band also moved on for the same reasons. It sucks, you know? Cuz I've been working my ass off for a long time.

[He takes a swig of his drink and then prompts Flamingo to hold out his hand.]

So I need to figure some things out. Probably talk to Gray, though I'm kinda reluctant to. And I know if I finally sign up for a contract, I'm gonna be a bitch to work with. Cuz I'm not changing my style or image. I'm writing all my own music too.

"Luck" has nothing to do with it. You make your own success in show business, and working your ass off is a prerequisite, not a deciding factor.

[holds out his hand]

Your first mistake was relying on other people. The trick is to make them rely on you.

Yeah, well its their fucking loss. At least the band. I'm way fucking better.

[Holding his hand to begin his first nail.]

It'll serve 'em right when I'm up in lights and they're still shitting in a dump.

That's the spirit. We actually are pretty famous, y'know. The options are there if you go looking for them.

Want to play at my circus show?

Intermission type thing?

Sure. You got any solo songs you want to premier?

And I wouldn't say no to a dramatic soundtrack while I do my stunts.

Think I can do that for you.

Though unless I get a band in the interim, I'm gonna have to pre-record the soundtrack and sing and play the guitar portions live.

. . . Also I wanna look cool. I still want my bird of prey image.

You sure? Now's the best possible time for an image change, you know.

My image is so fucking cool, there ain't no way I'm changing it now. I've carefully crafted it all this time.

Hm...

I'll accept it, but you have to go all out.

There's no time that I don't. You don't gotta worry there.

[Practiced hands move quickly over each nail.]

That's half the fun.

[chuckles]

We're of the same mind on that one. If something is worth doing, it's worth doing all the way.

Then sure, I'll give it a try.

[Putting on a show for it, then. Flamingo isn't gonna try and make him do anything clowny.]

Oughta use whatever tools I got. 'Least my online stuff has been doing good, too.

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