Dialogue: Burning Desire

Stud

Hey! Hey, you! I gotta go to a ripper, man, I--

Aaaaaaargh!

I'll pay you!

V

1AMh, depends. What's wrong with you?

Stud

1AYou serious? You want my patient history, too?

V

1AJust wanna be sure it's no cyberpsychosis or anything.

Stud

1ANo, it's a-- Aaaugh! Normal implant malfunction. Happy? You helpin' me or what?!

V

1AThink I got better things to do.

Stud

1AAaagh... Like what?

V

1ADunno. I'll think of somethin'.

Stud

1AAaaargh! Fuck, come on!

V

1ANo's a no. And quit screamin' in my ear.

Stud

1AAaaargh! Help! Fuck, help me!

1AAaaaaaaaaaugh!

1AAaaah... Aaaah... Fuck!

V

1AAll right.

Stud

1AGreat. Why're we standing here? Aughh! To the car! Now!

1AChrist, you gotta be fucking kidding me! Can't straddle that!

1AAaaargh! Car, find a goddamn car! Now!

1AAh-ah-ahh... Oww, owww, fuck...!

1AAaagh... it burns... like a motherfuckin'...

1AAaaaaaugh! It hurts! It hurts like a motherfucker!

1AI can't... aaaugh... I can't!

1AUghhh... Satisfaction guaranteed, they said...

V

1ALemme guess. Mr. Stud, XCV/19 series?

Stud

1AY-yeah... How'd you know?

V

1AKnow my implants... including the black-market stuff.

1AFaulty series. Got recalled... Still sellin' it on the street though.

Stud

1AHey, khe... listen... Thanks for not laughing at me. 'Preciate it.

V

1AIt ain't easy, I'll tell you that.

Stud

1AFuck you.

1AListen, if your input ever thinks about getting a Mr. Stud, you knock that gonk idea right out of his head...

V

1AThanks... noted.

Stud

Aaaaaaaaaaugh!

Aaaah... Aaaah... Fuck!

Gonna be fine, 's all gonna be fine... Aaaaargh!

Ah-ah-ahh... Oww, owww, fuck...!

Aaagh... it burns... like a motherfuckin'...

Aaaaaaugh! It hurts! It hurts like a motherfucker!

Faster! Faster!

I can't... aaaugh... I can't!

V

Hm. Standstill. Better go around.

Stud

Aaaaugh! Jesus fucking Christ, fuck!

V

You really gotta keep yellin' like that?

Stud

You even know how much it hurts?! Like I'm screwin' a goddamn pencil sharpener!

V

Well, suffer in silence, choom. Heard what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Stud

Real fucking funny!

Hey, khe... listen... Thanks for not laughing at me. 'Preciate it.

V

It ain't easy, I'll tell you that.

Stud

Fuck you.

V

Just our luck.

Stud

Aaaugh! Go, just go, mow 'em down!

V

Chill, choom. Be gone in a sec.

Stud

Chill! You tell me to chill?! It burns! Fuck, it burns!

V

Chill. I'm doing what I can.

Stud

What I said to my output. She didn't like that too much.

The fuck you stop for?! Go!!!

Aaaaaaugh!

No, no, I... I can't. Stop! Stop the car!

Aaaaaaugh!

V

OK, we're--

Stud

Pay you after! I'll call you!

V

But... Ugh.

Stud Phone

Hey! It's-- it's me, the guy who... Y'know...

V

Guy with the smokin' crotch.

Stud Phone

That's one way to put it... Anyway, just calling to say I transferred the funds.

V

2AThanks.

Stud Phone

2ANo, no, thank you. If it weren't for you, I'd... oof.

V

2ANo problem. Go get 'em, tiger.

2BUh, well? They manage to save your... you know...?

Stud Phone

2BYeah, much as they could... At least the pain is gone.

2BAnyway, once it heals... I'll get a better model. Something top-shelf.

V

3AMhm. Just check the warranty next time.

Stud Phone

3AHaha! Will do.

V

3ATake care, man.

3BWhy the hell would you do that?

Stud Phone

3BUmm... Is that a trick question? Why does anyone get a Mr. Stud? To keep splash-back down at the urinal?

V

3BForget I asked. See ya.

Hm. Standstill. Better go around.

Stud

Aaaaugh! Jesus fucking Christ, fuck!

V

You really gotta keep yellin' like that?

Stud

You even know how much it hurts?! Like I'm screwin' a goddamn pencil sharpener!

V

Well, suffer in silence, choom. Heard what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.

Stud

Real fucking funny!

No, no, I... I can't. Stop! Stop the car!