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[toobig]

video; [11:37PM]

 [Bertholdt writes his number down in the corner of a page he's editing, without thinking about it. He had gotten a headache from staring at the computer for so long, and was now curled up on his couch in his apartment, the flip side of the manuscript he's working on visible to the network, as well as all of his red pen edits and small notes. His handwriting is cramped but neat, small block letters that are easily readable, even mirrored. He doesn't seem to notice what's going on at first, too focused on what he's doing, but when he pauses to pushes his glasses up his sweaty nose he blinks and stares at the paper. He flips to the next one and finds that the same thing is happening.]

[It takes him a pretty long time to actually say anything while he's trying to figure out what's going on, and even then it's just:] 

... What? 

Comments

[toobig]

[He sighs, and there's just some scribbles for a while, while Bertholdt collects his thoughts enough to reply.]

I agree with you.

[thorny]

It's good of you to take responsibilities for your actions. You need all the redeeming qualities that you can get.

[toobig]

Maybe I'll... request something that isn't so horrible next time.

[Well maybe he'll try... probably... no...]

[thorny]

You'd have to be worth the sudden uptick in quality, however. Do you really think you'd qualify the way you are now?

[toobig]

I've been doing this for ten years, about. I can't magically make teenage romance good through editing, I don't write the source material.

I have the skill.

[thorny]

If this is all you have to show for ten years of work in the same field you'll forgive me if I seriously doubt that you possess much more than cursory skills.

[toobig]

So I'm bad at my job, is that what you want me to say?

[thorny]

Why would I have you repeat it? You've already shown us all quite well.

[toobig]

Maybe you're right.

[thorny]

I know I am.

[toobig]

Thanks.

[You're so good for his 1.5/10 self confidence rating.]

[thorny]

You're quite welcome. I try to make sure that all of the obvious things I point out are based firmly in fact.

[hell yeah she is. with a little work she can get that down to .5/10 if she's lucky]