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It’s amazing how many people want to “fix” other people. Despairing really. But it makes a good funny line! 😉
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Gerek approached a console in the escape pod and started looking up information. He said, “fine. Okay. Maybe your story is possible. Why not? Anyhow, I’m going to bring us down on the nearest planet. The other Bollycks from my ship are likely concerned about my well-being and will come looking for me soon. They just don’t know yet that the concern is misplaced.” Making air quotes with his fingers, Gerek continued, “or maybe if they learned the situation, they would think their concern was well placed, and would want to ‘fix’ me.” He turned back to the console and said, “it looks like planet Gorend is the closest, so we’ll have to go there, but it also means that’s the first place they’ll look. Which is why I need to get away from this short-distance escape pod, into a proper ship, and leave immediately.” Making air quotes, Val said, “so, where do we find us a ‘proper’ ship then”? Putting his hand to his brow, Gerek said, “wait, you think you want to go with me? Maybe you never HAVE heard of Bollycks before.”
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Half our country wants to ‘fix’ the other half, so yeah, ‘fixing’ is pretty common. 😉
I don’t want to fix many people, not like my cat was.
Honestly, the world would probably be better if a large random percentage of people were “fixed”.
Bollycks have quotation marks for punctuation! Or maybe his chip made him do that because it knew they had meaning for the gesture. That could be proof for him that they’re human, if only humans use quotation marks. Not that he’d care. “Okay, you’re human. So what. Have fun on Gorend.”
He’s just miming the fixin’ hooks they’d use on him.
“Air Quotes” are “Universal.”
Interesting to contemplate that acculturation can backfire in both directions at once. Maybe more than two.
Maybe the phrase (in the text paragraph) should be “put his hand to brow” not “head to brow”?
That’d be like licking your elbow .. rather difficult to do. At least for a human. 🙂
@Meran, thank you! Fixed! (and was that a reference to “No Flying In The House”? Loved that book as a kid. 🙂