Blog Entry #8

[smellslikebutz]

You know, ever since that murder at KB Security last month, I've been doing a lot of thinking and I've come to the shocking conclusion that I really don't like the man I've become.

I know, I know. "But Larry!" you're thinking. "You're a great person! You're funny and charming and the ladies dig you!"

Well, that's just it. Those things are superfluous (didn't think I knew that word, did you?) and unimportant. I need to find the truth, the real meaning of life, the man behind the mask, but in order for me to do that, I have to change my ways, and I'm going to start by swearing off women.

Yeah, you heard me. No more wining and dining, no more romance, no more love period.

I need to get out there and experience life! Travel where the wind takes me and find my purpose! It's gonna be tough and I know you're all gonna miss me, but it's for the best. When I come back, you won't even recognize me.

So take a good look at me, guys, 'cause this is the last time you'll see Larry Butz. By the time my journey's over, I'll be a new man! A man worthy enough to call himself a man. Oh, that was good. I should write that one down...

Anyways... Parting may be sweet sorrow, but remember that absence makes the heart grow fonder! Seeya!



((OOC: IC semi-hiatus until he "finds himself." He'll probably blog about his life discoveries while he's gone, but they'll likely be private entries. Depending on what you say, you may or may not get a response if you reply to this. TTFN! ♥))

Comments

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[samuraiprosecutor]

No, this trip is solely...business related. My prior journey served its purpose well enough.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Huh. I just thought it was funny that you didn't say goodbye at all, considering how that worked out last time.

So, when are you coming back?

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[samuraiprosecutor]

...I informed the people I deemed it necessary to tell.

The decision was made on short notice, and my itinerary hasn't been finalized. There are many countries on my route, but it's uncertain how long I'll need in each to make the most of their resources. For my first stop I've planned for two months.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

You didn't tell me.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

...No, I didn't.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

So that means you didn't think it was necessary to tell me?

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[samuraiprosecutor]

The necessary ones were people directly affected by my absence, certain service people and...co-workers. You were informed as soon as I arrived, just as everyone else was.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

You didn't think I would be directly affected? Edgey, how could you be so heartless!? After all we've been through together!

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[samuraiprosecutor]

...Larry, we haven't had any personal contact since the conclusion of my trial.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

That doesn't mean I don't care!

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[samuraiprosecutor]

It does mean that the effect of my trip would be minimal on you. As it is our conversations generally take place online, so very little about them has changed.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess you're right. But that doesn't mean it'd be that way forever! I mean, what if I hadn't gotten an account here, huh? I might have never known! And what if I wanted to surprise you one day and go over to your place? I'd be left waiting at the door for hours, wondering where you were. And then I'd think something happened and I'd bust the door down only to find an abandoned shell of a home with no sign of life whatsoever, and I'd stand there, motionless, for, like, minutes before I finally fall to my knees with a sob. I'd be heartbroken, man, absolutely heartbroken.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

And then, grief-stricken, I'd throw a party at your place in your honor.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

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[samuraiprosecutor]

Larry...do you even have my address?

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

I have my ways.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

That should be more worrying than it actually is. I'll have to ask you not to 'bust the door down' at my apartment. I don't have the time to spare on obtaining a prosecutor and I'm not about to interrupt my trip to do the job myself.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it, Edgey. Just think of it as food for thought.

So, you're not gonna tell me why you really left, huh?

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[samuraiprosecutor]

...There was work to be done that I could only do here. That is why I really left.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Edgey, c'mon. I might not know you as good as Nick does, but I can tell when you're acting funny.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

Doing what my work requires hardly constitutes 'acting funny.'

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Then why are you talking to me under a lock?

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[samuraiprosecutor]

...

Because I don't have the time to engage in idle conversations with everyone on the community.

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[probablythebutz.livejournal.com]

Or you're hiding something~. C'mon, Edgey, you can tell me!