Mumble 5
The fifth of the Mumble chats involving Chris.
Summary
Clyde confronts Chris as he prepares to chat with Julie, asking him about whether he can truly support a family. In this chat, we get such gems as Chris believing he can actually support a family by "tucking away a hundred dollars every month." Chris claims he will go get a job if he needs to, and he lies in saying he's actually tried to find jobs with his CADD degree rather than just sitting on his ass all day in his room. Chris also references the beginnings of the Miyamoto saga. Finally, he also explains that he villainizes those in the comics who have made him "feel inferior" in real life.
Transcript
CWC: Hello Julie.
J: I'll be right back, I have to turn the television down.
CWC: OK.
J: I'm back. Hello Chris.
J: Chris, are you there? Hello?
CC: You got my email, right? You got it, right?
CWC: Clyde, what are you doing here?
CC: Did you get the email?
CWC: Clyde?
CC: The email I sent.
CWC: Oh, I haven't been -- you sent me an email. I haven't been able to get into me email, lately it's kinda a bit funky.
CC: Well you'll be able to figure it out. But before I say so, I've had a long talk with Vivian, and she's right, I've gone way too far out of line. I'm not gonna harm anyone anymore for the rest of my goddamn life.
CWC: Well that's good to hear.
J: [overlaps] What is Clyde doing here?
CC: Unfortunately, she agrees that I can not let you, I can not let you meet any woman until you get your life together. His life is miserable. Look at him, Julie. A man who... tell me, what have you done today? What have you done of merit today? Go through your daily routine.
J: He's a good person he doesn't need to...
CWC: I made contact with Julie and expressed my love for her. A little bit more.
CC: Something productive. What have you done with your Sonichu to whatever potential financial gain you can get from it?
CWC: For your information I have received a call from an associate of Nintendo, that's willing to bring it up to Mr. Miyamoto again. Where it'll be restarted.
J: That's awesome.
CC: Tell me, how long will this take?
CWC: Hmm. Depends.
CC: I mean...
CWC: I have to wait for them to call me back.
CC: I mean, it could take months. I mean it's taking me months til anything starts and you gotta find yourself a way of financial security. Besides, aren't you gonna have to make a trip anyway? You've got to have to save up money somehow.
CWC: Myeah. I'm gonna save up money for a month.
CC: How are you gonna save money? I mean $800 a month...
CWC: It will be a while sure, but I will have it saved up.
CC: But don't you got bills to pay? After bills, how much you got left?
CWC: I don't need to tell you my financial situation?
CC: I think Julie would like to know. Right?
J: Clyde, stop it.
CWC: Yeah Clyde, leave us alone.
CC: I'm not doing anything harmful, I'm just asking how you're going to save money up for a future family. I mean if you cannot even do that... there's no way your family will be a success. She will divorce you quicker than... I dunno. I dunno.
CWC: I'm working on controlling my compulsive spending.
CC: It's not just controlling your spending. You can do that easily. The thing is you need more than $800 a month. Way more to support a family.
CWC: Maybe so, but at least I'll have some money tucked away before I start that family up.
CC: And how much do you have tucked away right now?
CWC: I have about 100 bucks tucked away right now.
CC: [laughs] Chris... $100 might last you a week.
CWC: Shows what you know.
CC: Ok. In an average week how much will you spend on food? For let's say, two adults and uh, well you're not going to have a child that fast, so two adults.
CWC: Hmm. I'm sorry could you repeat the question?
CC: How much do you think it would cost to feed two adults, let's say you and Julie, for a week?
CWC: I'd say somewhere about... somewhere between 20 to 50.
CC: Let's just say 30 to average that out. You got 70 bucks left that week. Let's see: you got bills to pay. And that's got to be... what kind of bills you got? TV, you got internet, Julie, what other amenities do you need?
CWC: You don't have to answer you.
CC: My God. It's simple. You got TV, you got your car payments, car insurance, you got your internet, you got [indistinct], it's all gonna add up. $100 is not going to last a month.
CWC: I tucked a hundred aside and uh, a hundred a month and I'll have enough money saved up. Over da time.
CC: The thing is what happens when you run out?
CWC: Then I'll save up some more?
CC: No, that takes time. Ahh... I mean, oh my God. How much money do you think it costs to raise a family for a year?
CWC: I'll bet that might seem to run into the thousands.
CC: And if you save $100 a month... you'd barely get $1000.
CWC: Well if I have to, I can and will get a job.
CC: And again, I looked over your files. Why do you think you got an F that?
CWC: I did not get an F on that.
CC: Ohh, what'd you get then?
CWC: I got... an A+. It took me weeks to months. A whole amount of thought. It's that big brand shopping mall with the mayor's office on the other floor.
CC: But you got an F in the comics, I though that's what you got.
CWC: Well you misunderstood.
CC: Well, how did I misunderstand? It says, "I have Grade F destruction," that definitely implies Grade F.
CWC: It was on previous projects before that one. One or two.
CC: Then why'd you have to villainize him? I mean everyone gets failing grades, you don't have to...
CWC: Because he talked down to me, and made me feel inferior.
CC: My God. I mean, you didn't even utilize the 3D aspect of AUTOCAD, did you?
CWC: 3D?
CC: You know, you got your Y plane, your X plane and your Z plane. You have a X and Y plane. You never used a Z plane.
CWC: I do use the Z plane.
CC: I didn't see that in that project.
CWC: [condescending] Well, did you have a CADD program in your computer?
CC: Yes! I have the official one from AUTOCAD.
CWC: I see.
CC: Did you even bother to look for a job utilizing that degree?
CWC: I have. And it's a bit... on a shortage right now.
CC: Did you even go in for an interview?
CWC: I have gone in for interviews, yeah.
CC: With what companies.
CWC: [long pause] I'm under so much stress, I've got a headache. It's difficult for me to think of specific names at the moment.
CC: You're lying to me, is that what you're saying?
CWC: I am not lying to you.
CC: Julie, listen to that. He can't even name one company he'd like to work for. Do you think a man could financially support you like that?
J: Uh, yes. It's possible. He can do it.
CWC: See, I can do it.
CC: This is American dollars we're talking about, the conversion rate is so much different.
J: I don't care, you can do anything.
CWC: Yeah.
CC: You're a little delusional. In America we got a bad economic spin right now. A really bad one.
J: I understand that.
CWC: Me too.
CC: No you don't, Chris. You don't listen to the bad news. You said it yourself. You don't listen to the bad news.
CWC: [overlaps] I do too. I listen to it every day, when I'm trapped with him in the car, or when I'm downstairs with him.
CC: Wait, why are you going with your father in the car? What for?
CWC: Sometimes I go out when him when he goes on trips, he goes downtown for... [audio ends]
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