
theo and Hatter sit reclined in a hammoc watching the sunset. They are speaking gently and understandingly to one another. A pair of tigers are sexing playfully 30 yards upwind. The silouette of a lone caribou munching away at the sand is set out against the orange sky. The air is warm.
theo: "...these days i find myself feeling sort of unfocused and out of tune... like im just all... i dunno... going the wrong way."
hatter: "i could sense a bit of the anxiety in your voice over the phone."
theo: "and every time i try changing my direction or fix things they always seem to end up... the same as before."
hatter: "sounds almost like a midlife crisis except that we're 15 years too young for that..."
theo: "well it's not all as serious as im making it sound. i guess in general im happy....
hatter: "ya ever hear the one about the old man in the canoe?"
theo: "haha. ya know it's so refreshing to be around someone who i can actually communicate with instead of the same old droning on with dull colleagues and clients"
hatter: "true. i do miss the old days- me and you drinkin and stayin up all night just talkin"
theo: "ya wanna go for a walk?"
The two stand up and begin to walk north up the beach. They stop five feet from the fucking tigers. The tigers look over at them, then proceed as they were. theo points the gun at the male's head and takes the shot.
hatter: "so how's it goin with that girl uh... what's her name... owns the bar-"
theo: "Crystal."
hatter: "right. right. how is she?"
The female tiger, seeming to not notice or perhaps not care about the male's condition, continues to molest the corpes. theo hands hatter the gun.
theo: "uh it's NOT gonna work out. we tend to get ignore eachother at home and for some reason lately we're just really awkward around eachother in public. plus i think she's got something for my boss."
Hatter calmly nuzzles the barrel into the female's ear and fires.
hatter: "huh i thought you two were pretty good together"
theo: "well yeah for a while... i guess when we got a little adjusted to eachother we just lost interest."
They continue past the tigers walking smooth and relaxed.
theo: "how's megan?
hatter: "ha! i can't believe forgot to tell ya. we're havin another kid!"
theo: "wow congratulations. good news! how many weeks is she... (etc., etc.)
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