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Eavesdrop No. 24

By February 7, 2012January 22nd, 2016Writing

(Characters: Molly, Igor
Setting: Surveillance van, parked outside a Munificencia Hypermart, Colonia Halcon. 1:30 a.m.)

Molly: You looked as uncomfortable as I felt.

Igor: I only fell down the once.

Molly: Like you tripped over your own shadow.

Igor: You try wearing this outfit on an empty stomach.

Molly: Good try.

Igor: It’s the truth.

Molly: Well teach you to volunteer.

Igor: It was my turn fair’s fair.

Molly: At least take a bath before you start handing round the medals.

Igor: Not a total loss.

Molly: Not a total loss.

Igor: Two took the bait and by my count a half dozen more tried to look up my skirt.

Molly: By my count none of them failed.

Igor: She’s an easy one to fascinate.

Molly: To fashion to what.

Igor: To what what.

Molly: You said she was.

Igor: Easy to fascinate you know dangle trinkets pick up the check lie about my passport.

Molly: Oh I thought you said fashion plate she was easy to fashion plate and it sounded.

Igor: Ha ha authentic if you only knew.

Molly: You’re not developing feelings.

Igor: Feelings no just a taste.

Molly: It could be expensive.

Igor: I’ve seen shopping lists that would knock your socks off.

Molly: Spare me.

Igor: Aren’t I supposed to flesh the ruse from the inside out.

Molly: In a manner of speaking.

Igor: And rise to the occasion like a tramp from a conch.

Molly: For the time being.

Igor: Then cut me some slack and help me out of these.

Molly: They might as well be painted on.

Igor: It’s all in the grip oh never mind just sit over there and.

Molly: Where over here.

Igor: That’s fine and turn your back please it’s not all for free.

Molly: I never said it was.

Igor: No but you’ve got that keyhole squint and right now my feet are killing me.

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