[Makes sense, he says, like he's got the luxury of that kind of distance, like he can talk about It like It's all just theoretical.]
[If this is an event, there's nothing stopping It from showing up. Maybe soon, in this kitchen, pressed into the corner like a spider.]
After seeing what it does to the camera...
[Jay winces, wrinkles his nose, like he's talking about a fender bender, maybe a broken bone. Distance. Trying to match Tim's detachment.]
[Not quite succeeding.]
Look, I can't...I can't guarantee It's not gonna...that we're not gonna have a...problem, while you're here.
[Problem, in this context, meaning the problem. The central problem. The ten-foot problem with no face.]
But I can tell you George--Mason, Georgia Mason--has a copy of the prescription if you need more pills. Guess I can also lend you some of mine, if it's an emergency.
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[If this is an event, there's nothing stopping It from showing up. Maybe soon, in this kitchen, pressed into the corner like a spider.]
After seeing what it does to the camera...
[Jay winces, wrinkles his nose, like he's talking about a fender bender, maybe a broken bone. Distance. Trying to match Tim's detachment.]
[Not quite succeeding.]
Look, I can't...I can't guarantee It's not gonna...that we're not gonna have a...problem, while you're here.
[Problem, in this context, meaning the problem. The central problem. The ten-foot problem with no face.]
But I can tell you George--Mason, Georgia Mason--has a copy of the prescription if you need more pills. Guess I can also lend you some of mine, if it's an emergency.