THE BARRAGE OF WORDS feels almost overwhelming. Clem could handle many things, but Shiloh is everywhere, and itâs both confusing and amusing and puzzling at the same time. He wonders why she stays despite the hurt heâs piled on both her and her sister; and he wonders, too, how much more he can push and take and get. After all, if thereâs a limit somewhere, Clem looks for it with the pure intent of crashing himself against it.
âDonât you get it?â he asks, tilting his head and seemingly looking at her as if in a new light. âSounding weird was the point.â He says this in a tone that makes it sound like it should be obvious, as if she really should have known that fact. Nevertheless, he relents to her request, despite his earlier protestation of not wanting to share, and he offers her the flask. He supposes thereâs no harm in indulging her, after all, especially when sheâs proven she can be quite the fun distraction.
However, he winces (even if only internally) at her next words. âIâm not,â he says, blissfully unaware that he doth protest too much. âIâm not even here for him, Iâm here for his ass.â As if Mothmanâs ass wasât part of Mothman himself. Itâs a weak defenceâand he should know, since heâs a lawyerâbut he lets it stand, a part of him curious about how Shiloh would take it. âI suppose,â he adds, voice sounding like heâs caught the thought on its tail-end, âthat youâd rather be anywhere else other than here.â The tone almost ironic, there was, however, a question left unasked, left only in implications: so why are you here then?
Shiloh accepted the flask, and took a swig, listening to him. Mothman's ass? God. He really was weird. It was probably good that Macy wasn't married to him anymore, at least, if Shiloh had had her sister's best interests in mind. But did she ever really?
"Omigod, Clem. You're a total Mothhead, I can't believe it!" She said, giggling, and taking another drink. If he wanted the flask back, he'd have to take it from her, she decided - He probably would. "The only way this would be better if you and Macy were still married. Jesus christ." At this point, she was having more than a bit of a giggle fit, and people around were starting to stare, so she collected herself. "Not surprised you're an ass man, though."Â
She shrugged. "I'd rather be anywhere else, except at my house. Macy and grandma are being serious nightmares, so.. This is a change of scenery at least, right? Even if everyone here is also crazy, itâs like.. The fun kind. Sort of, at least.â