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[atypical_echo]

You’ve reached Mark, for some reason. It’s 2022 apparently, last I checked - just text me. Or, you know, leave a message if you must.

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[atypical_echo]

Like movies worth buying that have great bonuses on the discs. And director commentaries. Wait, shit, now it’s all about digital. I’ll need to research.

[effiomsfavorite]

[...okay that is more than he's expecting]

it's not for me

it's for the gift exchange Eddie is doing

so don't worry about it too much?

[atypical_echo]

No, I'm going to help. Movies are IMPORTANT.

[effiomsfavorite]

[Mark. Mark why are you being so intense about this. What did he stumble into here]

okay

thank you

which ones do you like?

[atypical_echo]

[This is his PASSION man, other than the photography.]

I'm big on old musicals, but we should probably stick to classic black and white.

making some snap decisions about canon here

[effiomsfavorite]

what's a musical?

oh no, you'll regret the question

[atypical_echo]

Clear your plans for the night. We're watching singing in the rain

Huvrye might; I never will

[effiomsfavorite]

[That both is and is not an answer.]

okay

can we figure out the gift first though?

[atypical_echo]

I'm already doing research for what are considered highly sought but not overly done classics here. I'll make you a short list.

[effiomsfavorite]

thanks

I owe you one

[Ten minutes later, because it's on his mind:]

what's singing in the rain about?

[atypical_echo]

Uh, well, in a way it's sorta a musical rom-com about the period of transition from silent movies to talkies.

[effiomsfavorite]

[There's a good fifteen minute gap between texts this time, which Huvrye spends googling "rom-com," "silent movie," and "talkie," and manages to get a partial picture out of it. Some context is better than none, right?]

is it gonna be hard to follow along if I've only ever seen one or two movies?

[atypical_echo]

I mean, not really I think? It's pretty good.

[effiomsfavorite]

okay

I'm looking forward to it

[atypical_echo]

We're going to make a believer out of you yet.

[effiomsfavorite]

a believer in what? musicals?

[atypical_echo]

Yep! Exactly!