just a simple question | voice

[ordinarily]

Where are the burgers?

[ This is the voice of a very distressed teenager. Very distressed. ]

I get that it's the space future, but the nurse was lying when she said they don't serve meat. Right?

[ Silence. ]

... Right?

Comments

[ordinarily]

Dude, before this, my codename was Ghost Boy.

[unrecovered]

I noticed. That's why I'm telling you to own whatever you pick. If you want to be Ghost Boy, fine, but get behind it. If it's just a placeholder, then you need to figure out who you want to be.

[ordinarily]

[ ... Okay, that actually makes sense. But he also knows that he's committed to not calling himself Danny Phantom or Inviso-Bill in any way, so: ]

... I'm sticking with Ghost Boy then. Sure, it's not great, and I could probably come up with something better if I really thought about it. But you know what? It's kind of growing on me.

[unrecovered]

[There is headtilt and a pointed eyebrow raise behind that visor. He's disappointed, yes, but it's Danny's choice to make.]

The press and the fans are going to have a field day with you. Be careful how you handle it.

[ordinarily]

[ He scoffs at that. ]

They can try. I've been dealing with my parents' bad press for years.

[unrecovered]

There's a huge difference between dealing with the fallout from someone else's bad press and dealing with your own. Trust me on that one.

[Freelancer is a name with baggage.]

[ordinarily]

I'm pretty sure I can handle it.

[ He says, as an overconfident teenager. ]