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Like a hoover!

[Squish.] Hi, you.

Huur hurr hur.

Hi?

Nom nom.

Better than a phonecall, huh?

What?

Shouldn't you be doing something productive somewhere else? A phonecall would have been sufficient.

Heh, nevermind.

I'm in town, I figured I'd see you.

All I can picture is Casper now.

You don't have to. I know you have a lot to do while you're here.

I was trying to make a dick sucking joke, Edie.

I needed something nice. You're nice.

Ooooooh. I wouldn't know what that is. And I'd like to see you stick your dick in a hoover you dumb asshole, that's a terrible idea.

I'm not that nice.

No! I meant like.. [Now he's just blushing.] Nevermind!

You are. I've been at the hospital.

You're a huge dummy.

I'm not though. Have you?

Yup.

My best friend's husband is in with brain problems. I had to come home for him, he's a wreck.

It's okay. You do alright for yourself.

You're a very good friend to do that.

Thank you.

I was worried about him. And another friend had some shit go down, too, so. I figured I could pop in, check on everyone - you too, you butt - and go back to Sweden. The girls and the kids are still there. I really need to call them, but I lost my stupid cellphone.

You're welcome.

I don't need to be checked on but thank you. I'm glad you were able to see your friends and if you need a cellphone feel free to use mine.

I just wanted to see you. But, you seem busy, so.

I'm not busy. I'm never busy, but Matt I know you came here to do something else and you should be doing that. I'm not an idiot you know that right? [She leans in and gives him a hug, which is pretty big for her considering she shys away from that sort of thing most of the time. Especially with Matt and when she does pull away she offers a half smile.] You big dumb idiot.

[He hugs her right back, relaxing.]

I needed to get out of the hospital for a while.

Ah. I see. Well I can't blame you hospitals are awful.

They really kinda are! It's the smell and the lighting and the blah.

I pretty much never want to ever be in one again.

I hear you.

Poor Sam. His husband can't remember him. It sucks.

That's really sad. Perhaps he can find a professional to help him?

He has his neurologist, and I'm trying to get him to have Elenore look him over. She's fixing my brain, so I bet she can help.

Well a neurologist isn't going to help much with the mental state. They deal more with the physical state.
I met her. I can see why you fell in love. She's the full package.

Well, the memory loss is neurological.
I. You did? And Jesus, Edie, I hope you didn't SAY that! I'm not... it's not like that.

I understand, but he needs someone who can guide him through gaining it back. It's not like someone can flip a switch and it'll just all come rushing back. At least it's not very probable.
No I just said she was lovely and luckier than she assumed herself to be.
It's like that Matt and you're an idiot for trying to deny it. It's not a bad thing.

No, I know that. I mean, I've got brain problems myself to do with memory.

It's not.. she's not into that stuff.

Well if she can help than I wish her all the luck. Sam sounds like a very nice person, I'm sure he'd appreciate the help.

How do you know? She seems like she's been hurt a lot, I think she just needs to open up some to the possibility that not everything ends in heartache.

I hope she can, yeah. Sam's super sweet.

She grew up a lot like I did.

I've never met him but give him and his husband my best?

Then you're good for each other.

I will. Thank you.

It's nothing.

Why are you thanking me?

Don't make me slap you it'd really be a shame.

Just for being thoughtful.

Dammit, Edith, you're getting me all... confused.

Oh. Well it's not a big deal. That's something really rough to have to go through.

The last time we talked you were talking about love and it's clear from the way you go on about her that you love her. Why is that confusing? The heart wants what the heart wants and the sooner you realise that the sooner you'll be happy.

Yeah, it is.

I was talking about because you said I was-- ahhh, fuck.

But the human mind is strong. He'll be alright.

Because you are aren't you?

It really is.

I don't know. I'm bad with this stuff, you know that.

It's nice they have a friend there to support them no matter what.

You're not that bad, and besides you said you were the same so I don't know why you're worrying so much.

Well, yeah.

It's bad timing.

That means a lot.

It's always bad timing. But it wont be like that forever and you don't want to lose someone you love. That's very hard.

He'd do it for me.

Some timing is worse than others.

Of course he would, you're friends.

I don't know, you haven't talked to me in a while so I don't know what's going on in your life really.

Aeron's not in the best place. It's why we went to Sweden.

What's wrong?

She's been off for a while. She's... she really hates her body lately.

Well, I mean you say you have a decent amount of money. Couldn't you start the physical process of changing it?

No. She can't have the surgery.

Why?

She's not human, so it makes the whole thing complicated.