Chapter 31 Family Ties Part 2

[PuddleWhite]

When i was walking down the stairs today
I saw a man who wasn't there.
He wasn't there again today.
I wish, I wish he'd go away.
(not the actual Ray quote)

We seem to have a different opinion to whats good acceptable behavior and whats a planners place in our society. Anyway, your interpretation of CJ isn't that far away from mine, so i at least wont be disputing this point any longer. Honestly, im giddy, and way more interested to see what KC says about Cabbage Patch's post.

[PuddleWhite]

Also, I hope Bricks watches his back. Scratch may have it out for him now. Hopefully Bricks realization that he is playing for the wrong team will coincide with Saul, Victor, and CJ's arrival.

Naaaaah, i see this only as a set up for Bricks either joining the good guys or dieing while defending Lizzie.

[Litmaster]

Burt was a competitive pistol shooter and it sounded like he was pretty good at it. NRA pistol tournament rules require that competitors be able to fire their weapons with their "weak hand", usually requiring that they use their weak hand for between 10% and 25% of their shots in any competition. So we know that Burt "can" shoot left-handed, the question is how well he can do it.

YEAH! Left-handed, baby! Or shoot with your middle finger! Hell, shoot with your dick, Burt! Maybe Saul can just duct-tape down the trigger on the SAW and Burt doesn't even have to pull a trigger!!

And Kc... if you take Burt's fingers away I swear I am DONE with this audio drama! Seriously, I AM DONE...

Sayonarra!

No, I'm serious... the fingers go and
I WILL NEVER LISTEN TO WE'RE ALIVE AGAIN.

EVER.

Not ever... really. Well, almost never.


I won't ever re-listen to any of the episodes... ha! Well, just a few times for the good ones, but no more than five times!


And I won't listen to any of the new episodes.... uh... for a FULL FIVE MINUTES after they are released! That's five minutes of torment you just bought yourself, buddy.... five full minutes!


Ok, three minutes. Two, if I count fast.



Ah, who am I kiddin? I'll be listening right away, but if Burt's fingers go, I'll be really, really pissed!

And I'll complain! A lot! And call you bad names! Really bad ones!

Then I'll probably whine and bitch and moan and kick the neighbor's cat, and wonder why I get so caught up in a stupid radio show, and how it's only fiction and it's not real and doesn't really matter anyway, and how Kc is a foo-foo butt for cutting the fingers off my favorite character, and....


... aw, forget it.


Just don't take the fingers. Pleeeease?

[Verse]

I had trouble with this episode. I had to cut it off and come back to it later. That just says how well this show is done. A gun being hit with a hammer on audio should not make you sick in the gut. I give my hat off to KC. The show has been so well made that I was upset when a gun was broken. To the point I needed to take a break and come back.... to get sick again for what Burt is going through. Great work. Really good work.

[Privateer]

I wanted to post before I read any others, to properly capture my reaction:

Jesus Christ, Kc, this got /dark/. I mean, we get /told/ about it, thats one thing but holy God! I was squirming at the end.

I thiiiink Scratch has crossed the line to "Needs to die. Morally. Right now." When she Gve Shirley the ball-pin makeover.

[PuddleWhite]

What he said

Its funny because Litmaster's hilarious. And I'm mildly drunk :P

[yarri]

YEAH! Left-handed, baby! Or shoot with your middle finger! Hell, shoot with your dick, Burt! Maybe Saul can just duct-tape down the trigger on the SAW and Burt doesn't even have to pull a trigger!!

And Kc... if you take Burt's fingers away I swear I am DONE with this audio drama! Seriously, I AM DONE...

Sayonarra!

No, I'm serious... the fingers go and I WILL NEVER LISTEN TO WE'RE ALIVE AGAIN.

EVER.

Not ever... really. Well, almost never.


I won't ever re-listen to any of the episodes... ha! Well, just a few times for the good ones, but no more than five times!


And I won't listen to any of the new episodes.... uh... for a FULL FIVE MINUTES after they are released! That's five minutes of torment you just bought yourself, buddy.... five full minutes!


Ok, three minutes. Two, if I count fast.



Ah, who am I kiddin? I'll be listening right away, but if Burt's fingers go, I'll be really, really pissed!

And I'll complain! A lot! And call you bad names! Really bad ones!

Then I'll probably whine and bitch and moan and kick the neighbor's cat, and wonder why I get so caught up in a stupid radio show, and how it's only fiction and it's not real and doesn't really matter anyway, and how Kc is a foo-foo butt for cutting the fingers off my favorite character, and....


... aw, forget it.


Just don't take the fingers. Pleeeease?

Why do you post like this when I've already repped you for sheer entertainment? Now I've got to go and rep like a million people to rep this post. I hate you.. no I don't not really I can't hate you. You're to funny but I'll pretend I do so I'll feel better about things.

[ferroaj]

Depending on where Scratch cut the finger off, Burt might be able to figure out how to rig up a makeshift finger. As long as he has a nub, he should be able to hollow out a wooden extension and hold it onto his hand with a glove.

This finger was such an amazing symbol for Burt on so many levels. Everything Burt is, was, and will-be was dependent on three small segments of bone and knuckle. Without his gun, he's a defenseless, old man with nothing more than a minor understanding of generators and radios... Plus, Burt judges his self-worth on his ability to shoot -- just look back to when he got the shakes for a week. Taking away his trigger finger isn't just making it harder for him to survive, it's essentially taking away his "manhood" (even more, it's the one piece of his body that fits into the symbol of his wife, Shirley). This episode was just brilliant writing, and Lizzy would have a field day analyzing this stuff.

and for everyone that's said this episode didn't go anywhere, you're all crazy! This is a turning point in the third season. Nik, it's what you've been talking about -- all the loose ends are tied up and now plans are set in motion to move the story along, and with this set up I'd say we're in for a lot of action episodes SOON.

[Penguine]

True what ya say about Burt's finger, but it really is not all that hard to shoot with your middle finger. I believe Scratch took the finger all the way to the hand knuckle, so a small grip change and Burts rocking with his middle finger. Also what was said about him being able to shoot left handed is more then likely true. Maybe not as good, but Im betting good enough to shoot someone in the chest as opposed to the face. Not sure how he will recover from losing Shirley for the second time (caner #1, gun smashing #2) though.

[Adventureless_Hero]

If Tommy Iommi can play guitar like Satan commanded, then Burt can shoot and send Scatch to the devil!

EDIT

Also, what do you think the chances are that Lizzy gets rescued before they get the SAT phone, then they all go to Glen's comm room and run into Tardust, at which point Lizzy says, "There's the fuck that tried to rape me." Cue Saul beating Tardust to death with his fists.