I2DT: "Yes. One of those would be just the thing."

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:09 am

"It's going to be ok Amy." Basil replied, catching that it embarrased her to talk about it. "The important part is whether or not anyone was injured. Property can be repaired.

Equally as important though is whether or not you had the cleverness to quote either Pink Floyd or Twisted Sister immediately proceeding the flub in question."

He joked, trying to lighten her mood.

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:15 am

"No, but Vinny did when he heard about it." she says, managing a weak smile.

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 12:25 am

"Vinny ey? How American.

Uni sweetheart of yours?"

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:05 am

"Wh-what? N-no. Just a friend from highschool." she blushes slightly. "One of the few I had."

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:13 am

With her face turning pink like that, Basil knew that wasn't entirely true, but he changed gears slightly as to not torment the poor girl.

"If I know anything about the stereotypical America that exists in my head, Vinny is the gentleman who 'busts kneecaps'. Usually he is played by that scraggle toothed fellow who doesn't like to be called Mr.Pink.

Does your Vinny work for the mob?"

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:43 am

"Nah. Besides, Seattle, not New York, remember?"

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:50 am

"The mob isn't everywhere in America like guns and Jesus?

Television has lied to me."

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 2:58 am

"Oh god, is that how people here see all Americans?"

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:08 am

"Well, those are the stereotypes." He clarified with a laugh. " How do you see Britain?" He countered out of curiosity.

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:23 am

"Very... proper, except when it comes to soccer. All highbrow and a bit pretentious?" she says carefully.

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 3:29 am

"Ah ha... See you're not any better than I am." He chuckled again. "Footballers and Aristocracy are not even close to the same subsections of people."

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:22 am

"I bet that's just what they want us to think."

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:24 am

Basil descended from chuckling to boyish giggles, as he seemingly covered his mouth with his hand to hide his amusement.

'Sorry I was just thinking of a mob in fancy hats tipping over the Queen's Bentley."

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:28 am

"That's what happens when the London Ballkickers lose, right? I'm pretty sure it is."

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 4:30 am

"Actually, it's more likely what happens when some jumps queue. Don't you ever jump queue. " His voice seemed very grave and serious. "Even I might be capable of violence if you do."

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:36 am

"Not even when I'm in a really really big hurry?"

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 6:44 pm

"Not even then. If it's not a life or death situation, no one gets away with jumping queue. And since you are not a Brit and our customary weapon of public shaming won't work on you, we may have to resort to being openly rude.

Also doesn't apply here so much But as a friendly reminder, everyone on the tubes is an asshole. Once your foot passes the gap, it's like the rules go out the window and you have free range to be the biggest knob in existence. Especially to lost Americans."

by **Amy Myers** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 7:32 pm

"Don't skip in line and avoid the subway, got it."

by **Basil Benson** » Tue Nov 10, 2015 10:50 pm

The moving glasses suggested Basil had nodded. "What should I do to avoid getting shot in America?" He asked, apparently back to teasing.

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:51 am

"Apparently the best suggestion is 'don't be in America' but if you have to be then at least stay out of Texas."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 3:59 am

"But how shall I meet the cowboy of my dreams if I don't go to Texas?"

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:16 am

"I suppose Austin is safe enough." she chuckles.

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:22 am

"Then it's settled.

We shall go to this magical land of Austin, and find cowboys.

After our recovery from the kidney shank one of us is likely to receive on the tubes during our route to Heathrow."

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:29 am

"I suppose I should be glad we had a car to get from the airport to here then."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:30 am

"Well I have a car too but that's no fun.

What kind of a car do you have?"

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:05 pm

"That depends. Is one requirement that it still drives? Because if so then I stopped having a ride just outside the front gate."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:10 pm

"I'm pretty sure if it's non-mobile it's now considered a very small storage unit." He laughed.

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:31 pm

"It's a van, so you're not too far off. And technically it's not mine but Vinny's."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 4:39 pm

"Ahh, so Vinny has come to break our kneecaps."

Damn.

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:00 pm

"Man you are going to be disappointed if you ever actually meet him. He's kinda like you in a way, now that I think about it. In that he's not always all the way there."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:06 pm

"So he can turn it off."
Vinny was quickly getting on Basil's 'list' the more Amy talked about him.

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:18 pm

"Yeah, but it's not going invisible, he just gets all ghost-y and can't touch anything." Amy would be bad enough at picking up on social cues if she had facial expressions to go on. With just a voice she's completely oblivious to how much she's annoying Basil by talking about Vinny.

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 5:21 pm

For Basil's part, he was very good at hiding his annoyance vocally, so it wasn't entirely Amy's fault.

"He can walk through walls?" He asked, vaguely aware that was 'a thing' people did from news reports and the like.

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:17 pm

"Walls, people, anything really. He's the guy everyone always freaks out is gonna walk into a bank vault one day. Nevermind he barely manages to make his clothes go ghost, much less piles of money."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 7:42 pm

"Someday perhaps. For now though, if you hear any reports of a naked see thorough boy in the girls shower, that weren't me."

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:15 pm

"Oh eww, who would do something like that!" Apparently that possibility hadn't occurred to her yet. An empty suit was weird sure, but the realization that he could just take it off and be, well, invisible (not to mention naked) only seems to hit her now.

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 8:32 pm

"Well when you're in a pinch and want no one to see you, things happen.

But the school has pretty much sworn me to wear the undersuit at all times so if you ever come across me and can't see me I promise I have trousers on. "

Spandex tight MIGHT as well be naked trousers. He decided not to share that bit.

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:03 pm

"No, sneak into the girls shower! But I'm glad to hear they're making you wear pants."

by **Basil Benson** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:33 pm

"Trousers are civilization."

by **Amy Myers** » Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:55 pm

"I... suppose so. I should probably get going. Make sure I find the right classroom and all that."

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