Venus: Staying in one place is pretty hard but I think I'll manage.
Jupiter: ...what?
Neptune: ...oh wait it's a JOKE.
Venus: Um well, now I feel a little bit less confident but- I know we can't light candles or burn incense without the house catching fire bit I can wrap my radio around the door. And there's no other way in.
Jupiter: Okay, if you're sure.
Neptune: Then let's go. We're not even going to catch the devil anyway so let's just get it over with.
We leave Venus wrapping his radio around the doorknob. He's good at knots, and he's good at switch boxes, and if he's good at anything else, he's never shown us. The woods are noisy with insects and frogs; nothing ever shuts up around here. Nature doesn't care about humans or the devil. But we sometimes think they'd take his side over ours if they got the choice. The world probably resent being nothing more than god's gift to us.
Neptune: Venus is probably fine.
Jupiter: Nah. He's totally going to die.
Neptune: ...both of you sure have the element of surprise when it comes to telling jokes.
Jupiter: Ahaha. ...
Neptune: Are you seriously worried about him?
Jupiter: Maybe. A little. He's weird. Not in a bad way, necessarily? But maybe in a bad way, possibly. Sometimes I don't even know what he is. Do you think he notices how much of a jerk he is sometimes?
Neptune: I wish. He'll be so great if he leans into it on purpose. He'll be just a bitch if he stays like this. No boy is innocent. Or whatever he is.
Jupiter: Well we're all stuck together whatever we are. For the rest of the week.
Neptune: We could just go now. We could run away right now and never come back and never have to know what happened here. The highway isn't even a mile away. ...just kidding. I know you'd never go for that.
Jupiter: ...you say 'just kidding' after a lot of... pretty huge things. Would you go for it?
Neptune: No, it's stupid. Summer scouts is almost over anyway. Some things you just bear with and then it's over.
Jupiter: Haha, that is really thoughtful. You don't bear anything quietly though.
Neptune: No why the HELL should I, this place is ruining my entire summer and no one else deserves to forget it.
Jupiter: God, yeah. This place... really is the worst. I'm glad you don't give me a chance to say yes to any of your bad ideas, haha.
Neptune: ...
Jupiter: Are you okay?
Neptune: My eyes feel so weird. My skin feels weird. I hate these bugs and this everything. Nothing could be grosser. Thanks. I'm fine.
Jupiter: Neptune, we- Ah. Nevermind. Yeah. Let's go back.
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Jupiter: Are you sure?
Neptune: Yeah, are you really sure?
Venus: Staying in one place is pretty hard but I think I'll manage.
Jupiter: ...what?
Neptune: ...oh wait it's a JOKE.
Venus: Um well, now I feel a little bit less confident but- I know we can't light candles or burn incense without the house catching fire bit I can wrap my radio around the door. And there's no other way in.
Jupiter: Okay, if you're sure.
Neptune: Then let's go. We're not even going to catch the devil anyway so let's just get it over with.
We leave Venus wrapping his radio around the doorknob. He's good at knots, and he's good at switch boxes, and if he's good at anything else, he's never shown us. The woods are noisy with insects and frogs; nothing ever shuts up around here. Nature doesn't care about humans or the devil. But we sometimes think they'd take his side over ours if they got the choice. The world probably resent being nothing more than god's gift to us.
Neptune: Venus is probably fine.
Jupiter: Nah. He's totally going to die.
Neptune: ...both of you sure have the element of surprise when it comes to telling jokes.
Jupiter: Ahaha. ...
Neptune: Are you seriously worried about him?
Jupiter: Maybe. A little. He's weird. Not in a bad way, necessarily? But maybe in a bad way, possibly. Sometimes I don't even know what he is. Do you think he notices how much of a jerk he is sometimes?
Neptune: I wish. He'll be so great if he leans into it on purpose. He'll be just a bitch if he stays like this. No boy is innocent. Or whatever he is.
Jupiter: Well we're all stuck together whatever we are. For the rest of the week.
Neptune: We could just go now. We could run away right now and never come back and never have to know what happened here. The highway isn't even a mile away. ...just kidding. I know you'd never go for that.
Jupiter: ...you say 'just kidding' after a lot of... pretty huge things. Would you go for it?
Neptune: No, it's stupid. Summer scouts is almost over anyway. Some things you just bear with and then it's over.
Jupiter: Haha, that is really thoughtful. You don't bear anything quietly though.
Neptune: No why the HELL should I, this place is ruining my entire summer and no one else deserves to forget it.
Jupiter: God, yeah. This place... really is the worst. I'm glad you don't give me a chance to say yes to any of your bad ideas, haha.
Neptune: ...
Jupiter: Are you okay?
Neptune: My eyes feel so weird. My skin feels weird. I hate these bugs and this everything. Nothing could be grosser. Thanks. I'm fine.
Jupiter: Neptune, we- Ah. Nevermind. Yeah. Let's go back.