August 08, 2005.08.08.05. - impatient [imogen] *ul[forum]
(imogen)
"S'me," Imogen never uses her name in her voicemails, either because she's paranoid, or perhaps simply she trusts that her voice is recognized. The latter is certainly true. Surely James does not know many women with that particular rolling accent, the blurred vowels and clipped consonants, nor that particular voice, low and smokey, with a hint of song suppressed away. "Rohl wanted me t'look inta some things and that one o' yeh would get ahold of me." James is someone she's known for a while. He can hear the amusement touch her voice in the next phrase, "I got impatient."Anyway, I've some papers yeh can look at, plus a name that may interest yeh, and yeh still want it."
Click.
(james)
"I cou' har'ly 'magine yew, uv all people, gettin' impatien'."the returned message waiting in Dr. Slaughter's box does something of a one-up
it cuts out not only an identifying name, but customary salutation as well
in fact, a bit of softly chuffed laughter all that preceeds his remark entirely
perhaps it is because James undergoes the same trusting assumptions as the firey kinswoman
his Empire State accent may blend in with the variety of other American variations of the English language
however the slurred cadence, warm tone, and jovial familiarity likely make up for that
casual banter quickly shifting to a semi-recognizable form of business negotiation"I'll bring a six pack'f yeh pick me uh on y'r way by 'tween pages."
he doesn't specify that he expects the ride after her supposed "shift"
or even that he'll be waiting in any particular liquor store presumbly en route between her office and home
both James and Imogen know perfectly well there is no constant in either's own line of work
most especially in the realm of schedules or probable location at any time
merely convenience of circumstance that should be taken advantage of as quickly as possible
and that's what their cell phones are for"Lemme know what'cher in th'mood f'r."
click
(imogen)
They hold voicemail messages the way they hold a conversation, and neither seems to find anything odd about it at all. The return reply in this world of voicemail tag: "Surprise me. I'll be by this evenin'."[cont'd in chat scene]
Posted by james at August 08, 2005 12:00 AM