Yeah. I don't think very many of us had GOOD reactions. You're in good company there.
Ah, you're not THAT much older.
( Only twice, but she doesn't know that. She's still kind of convinced they're in their mid-thirties and the aesthetic of the new arrivals aren't giving her any reason to feel differently. That's still fairly significant but he's saying it like it's a deterrent or something. It's a lot more of a draw than deterrent for someone like Lydia who generally prefers the company of older people, specifically older men. )
Oh, I met Bev! I like her already. And Ben, I knew him pretty well when he was here before. I don't know Richie or Eddie super well but I've shared enough of their memories to feel like I know them both better than I actually do. That's a long story but... Suffice it to say, yeah, okay I'm familiar.
Kidnapping isn't a particularly pleasant experience.
You're what? 20? Maybe younger, I'm as old as you plus another you.
[Stan's realization that he's old enough to be her dad, had he been a young parent, is a little startling.]
Bev's the best of us, honestly, so I'm not surprised you like her. I can't say much about Ben as an adult because it's been decades, though. I'm not even going to fall down that rabbit hole, though, no offense, but sharing their memories says enough that I'm going to steer clear of whatever happened there.
No, it really isn't. I know I had other things going on back home. And now I can't go back, so I have to decide if I want to pick up those things here or start a new life. It's not a great choice to have to make. So yeah, we get it.
I can't decide whether I should be offended or flattered by that guess, actually... I don't buy for a second that any of you are 40, though, if that's what you're saying. Not a damn one of you looks it.
( Well, now he's just made it a challenge and she's going to work for it. )
It's nice to see another fiery redhead around here. I was starting to get really exhausting manning that helm alone. He's a really sweet guy. And as for the memories, I planned to leave it at that because that's a really good call on your part.
I can't even imagine, honestly. Not that I can for myself either, but still.
I hope not offended, no offense meant, but I'm absolutely old enough to be your father, I'm positive on that front. Not sure how we all aged so well, but I can tell you it wasn't the Derry water.
She's definitely good for that. I can't say I'm glad she's here, but it's good to have her around all the same.
I mean, it's a good problem to have in my case. The reason I'm staying is that I have my best friend back. Back home, she'd died years ago. Now, I have her back. You couldn't pay me enough to give that up.
Well, good, then you'll be able to keep up with me intellectually and that'll be a nice change of pace for me. Whatever it was, I appreciate the effort it put in.
( Yeah, he's not getting off that easily. )
Yeah, I know that feeling. No further explanation required.
Think my friends might be thinking along those lines right about now, if I'm honest.
I'm sure there are plenty of people around here who challenge your intellect and are a whole hell of a lot smarter than me. But I'll do my best to help you out there along with others. I've got to warn you I'm a boring accountant, though.
There are a couple, admittedly, that can at least keep up. I don't know about challenging me, but I'm also a genius so I don't ever really expect people to challenge me. That way, when they do, it's a nice surprise, rather than being a letdown if they don't.
I feel like you think that's a bigger deterrent than it actually is, honey. After everything I've been through in the past several years, boring sounds incredibly appealing.
See, look how quickly you catch on. Keeping up with me already. I like it.
Grandpa boring like what, you enjoy shuffleboard and screaming at children to get off your lawn or like Jeopardy and Sudoku boring? I need more details before I can settle on how I feel about it, you see.
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I'm bird watching puzzle doing boring with a side of listening to the wife try her hand at jeopardy and whatever other show catchers her eye for the night boring.
( Ugh, of course he's married. Her luck couldn't have been good enough for Ben and Stanley to be single. Of course not, that would be too easy. Then again...he's died back home, so does death nullify marriage? Something to think about. For now, message received. )
I don't think bird-watching is boring, actually, believe it or not. I wouldn't personally have the patience for it, but if I did, I probably would do that. It sounds like a relaxing thing for someone that can sit and wait it out.
What kind of puzzles are your preference? Do you like the detailed images or those infuriating ones that are, like, a night sky or all one color, or whatever?
( Listen, he might be off the hook for the moment, but that doesn't mean she's going to let him know that she's been deterred. Then she looks embarrassed and Lydia doesn't embarrass easily. So, she can play the long game, for now, to ease back out of the flirtation. Revisit when he's been here long enough to mourn his own death properly and want to move forward. )
Most people do, it does take patience, but I've done it since I was a kid.
Well, not to be completely cliche but the last one was a bird scene, but I've not got the best eyes for the infuriating ones, so detailed images generally.
What made you want to do it as a kid? I wouldn't have thought of it as a kid, personally, so call me curious.
Cliche, endearing and adorable; po-tay-to, po-tah-to. I haven't done a puzzle in forever. I used to like to do them with my mom when I was a kid.
( False; she used to like to do them with her dad when she was a kid, but she's not going to say that to Stanley, partially because she doesn't want to solidify his whole "I could be your dad" thing, but mostly because she and her father did not leave things on a good note when he basically disappeared on she and her mother, so she doesn't generally like to think or talk about him.
Lydia Martin, the young woman attracted to men nearly twice her age, has daddy issues? Inconceivable. )
Have you gotten yourself a puzzle to work on here, yet?
I can see how something that appears monotonous but is actually low-key intellectually stimulating, like working on a puzzle, might be a nice way to unwind after a rough day.
Maybe the puzzle would help you get calmer. Just something to think about.
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We're all a fair bit older than you, but Eddie Kaspbrak and Richie Tozier have been here a while? Bev apparently came in at about the same time I did.
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Ah, you're not THAT much older.
( Only twice, but she doesn't know that. She's still kind of convinced they're in their mid-thirties and the aesthetic of the new arrivals aren't giving her any reason to feel differently. That's still fairly significant but he's saying it like it's a deterrent or something. It's a lot more of a draw than deterrent for someone like Lydia who generally prefers the company of older people, specifically older men. )
Oh, I met Bev! I like her already. And Ben, I knew him pretty well when he was here before.
I don't know Richie or Eddie super well but I've shared enough of their memories to feel like I know them both better than I actually do. That's a long story but... Suffice it to say, yeah, okay I'm familiar.
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You're what? 20? Maybe younger, I'm as old as you plus another you.
[Stan's realization that he's old enough to be her dad, had he been a young parent, is a little startling.]
Bev's the best of us, honestly, so I'm not surprised you like her. I can't say much about Ben as an adult because it's been decades, though. I'm not even going to fall down that rabbit hole, though, no offense, but sharing their memories says enough that I'm going to steer clear of whatever happened there.
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I can't decide whether I should be offended or flattered by that guess, actually... I don't buy for a second that any of you are 40, though, if that's what you're saying. Not a damn one of you looks it.
( Well, now he's just made it a challenge and she's going to work for it. )
It's nice to see another fiery redhead around here. I was starting to get really exhausting manning that helm alone. He's a really sweet guy. And as for the memories, I planned to leave it at that because that's a really good call on your part.
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I hope not offended, no offense meant, but I'm absolutely old enough to be your father, I'm positive on that front. Not sure how we all aged so well, but I can tell you it wasn't the Derry water.
She's definitely good for that. I can't say I'm glad she's here, but it's good to have her around all the same.
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Well, good, then you'll be able to keep up with me intellectually and that'll be a nice change of pace for me. Whatever it was, I appreciate the effort it put in.
( Yeah, he's not getting off that easily. )
Yeah, I know that feeling.
No further explanation required.
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I'm sure there are plenty of people around here who challenge your intellect and are a whole hell of a lot smarter than me. But I'll do my best to help you out there along with others. I've got to warn you I'm a boring accountant, though.
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There are a couple, admittedly, that can at least keep up. I don't know about challenging me, but I'm also a genius so I don't ever really expect people to challenge me. That way, when they do, it's a nice surprise, rather than being a letdown if they don't.
I feel like you think that's a bigger deterrent than it actually is, honey. After everything I've been through in the past several years, boring sounds incredibly appealing.
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Excuse me, keep up and surprisingly challenge you then.
Well, I think I'm at the point of grandpa boring more than good boring, as Richie would happily tell you if you ask.
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See, look how quickly you catch on. Keeping up with me already. I like it.
Grandpa boring like what, you enjoy shuffleboard and screaming at children to get off your lawn or like Jeopardy and Sudoku boring? I need more details before I can settle on how I feel about it, you see.
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I don't think bird-watching is boring, actually, believe it or not. I wouldn't personally have the patience for it, but if I did, I probably would do that. It sounds like a relaxing thing for someone that can sit and wait it out.
What kind of puzzles are your preference? Do you like the detailed images or those infuriating ones that are, like, a night sky or all one color, or whatever?
( Listen, he might be off the hook for the moment, but that doesn't mean she's going to let him know that she's been deterred. Then she looks embarrassed and Lydia doesn't embarrass easily. So, she can play the long game, for now, to ease back out of the flirtation. Revisit when he's been here long enough to mourn his own death properly and want to move forward. )
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Well, not to be completely cliche but the last one was a bird scene, but I've not got the best eyes for the infuriating ones, so detailed images generally.
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Cliche, endearing and adorable; po-tay-to, po-tah-to. I haven't done a puzzle in forever. I used to like to do them with my mom when I was a kid.
( False; she used to like to do them with her dad when she was a kid, but she's not going to say that to Stanley, partially because she doesn't want to solidify his whole "I could be your dad" thing, but mostly because she and her father did not leave things on a good note when he basically disappeared on she and her mother, so she doesn't generally like to think or talk about him.
Lydia Martin, the young woman attracted to men nearly twice her age, has daddy issues? Inconceivable. )
Have you gotten yourself a puzzle to work on here, yet?
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Occasionally Patty'll give me a hand, but for the most part I do mine alone. It's nice to just sit down and work on them sometimes after a long day.
Nah, I haven't quite been calm enough yet, really. And things haven't felt settled enough to try either.
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I can see how something that appears monotonous but is actually low-key intellectually stimulating, like working on a puzzle, might be a nice way to unwind after a rough day.
Maybe the puzzle would help you get calmer. Just something to think about.