Vodbog: Pens

I walk into the room, a smug look glued onto my face. I have just come from 'looking after' Sir Bruce, who is still recovering from the... incident. I turn on the computer, and start typing.

"I went into an art shop the other day, to buy a new fountain pen and some ink cartridges. The shop itself was a little shabby, I thought, but that's just me because I normally shop at that place just down the road from Death's place, next to the postbox of decaying tissue. Unfortunately, there was an incident to do with some tentacles, an inflatable chair, and a pair of Gucci shoes, which left the shop owner a little reluctant to let me in... But no matter, I thought to myself at the time, surely these normal people have no use for pens, so they will be quite cheap. This was half true, because I knew that the Sir had bought a pack of 50 biros from a convenience store for a pound only the week before. Well, tried to buy. Unfortunately, he hasn't quite grasped the whole thing about 'currency', and he'd just finished reading Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'. The manager fainted when he dumped a pound of human flesh onto the counter with a knowing smile. I got him out of there so fast, the wheels on his chair left burning trails on the concrete floor.

I'm sure I'd still be allowed in, but no matter how cheap the pens are there, I prefer to buy my supplies from proper places, where they have proper stock. Anyway, I walked in to this shop, saw the discount price tag, and walked right back out. £200?! For a pen? I mean, what's the big difference between those and the ones Sir attempted to get?"

I lean back in the hot pink leopard print swivel chair I bought earlier - As long as he can't argue, I'm going to take advantage of Sir Bruce's condition as much as possible. And his wallet. She thinks for a while, then starts typing once more.

"Colour. The pens in the shop which cost so much were all coloured [or silver]. Not like the little grey ones at the convenience store. There were pink and green stripy ones, blue ones with red circles on them, and purple ones with rings of black. All patterned and coloured.... This has given me an idea, so I will have to take my leave to go to a... different convenience store to get some pens and coloured markers. *pause* Make that felt pens. They're cheaper."