Keen to Cross the Pond

Eric: What if you had known how much the perfume community admired you? Would you have written what you did?

Lacey: No.

I have no idea…off the top of my head…what I would have done. There’s no preexisting template. Social media is new. Being sadistically copied…in that way…is new. Because it’s from a distance. I’m a celebrity. And it’s done because they can stare at photos of me…for hours. Examining every detail.

That’s why I wrote it. As a response to those weirdos. …It’s not excusable. I don’t care what insane excuses they’ve concocted over the years for why they were and are doing it.

Listen to “Supermarket Sweep” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

Eric: It’s they went shopping for a new sense of self. And they chose you. …But we can’t do that. That’s actually insane. …You’re right.

We can improve ourselves. But we can’t be an entirely separate entity. And you OBVIOUSLY are. You OBVIOUSLY are not them. …I hope they’re aware of that.

Lacey: The cards were stacked against me.

What was I supposed to even do!?

…If I left back then…people would have been hurt. Apparently. …And it did feel way off to do that.

A Christian: I kind of think…you had to do what you did. And it’s sad…no one gets it yet. Or almost no one.

Why did you out yourself as old money?

Listen to “Fear” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

Lacey: They were being psychologically violent. …Copying me the way they did was…CREEPY. It was a violation of me.

…I needed to psychologically fight back.

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What I did wrong…was thinking I could still stay. …I needed to just…let it die.

Thru didn’t give a rip about me. As a community. Right? Not….really?

I needed to just let it go.

Eric: That’s very different than JFK.

If his ghost became a poltergeist…he had almost the exact opposite reaction. To the Illuminati.

Why…-

Are you sure no one cares? At all?

Lacey: *She shrugs*

I mean…they’ll get over me.

Eric: And then we’ll all just move on. Yeah, okay? But…what if you actually meant something to them?

Listen to “Meltdown” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

Lacey: I highly doubt that.

Eric: No! I really think you did.

Lacey: They’ve forgotten about me already.

Eric: THEY HAVE…NOT.

Lacey: *I laugh*

Whatever.

They’ll get over it.

Eric: But you’d never think your kids would feel that way?

Lacey: NO! But those are my kids.

These are just…random adults. I mean nothing to these people on a deep level. Right?

Eric: Yeah?

I dunno.

I kinda think they are just…depressed.

Lacey: Why?!

Eric: Because…you were…uplifting.

Before you wrote what you did on your blog, you were uplifting. You felt…edifying and yet kinda cool.

Lacey: They actually wanted that?

Eric: You remind me of Charlotte York, and Cheyenne from “Superstore”. …You’re secretly fierce. But…-

Casi is Dina.

I think…on Instagram…Dina could get…overly jealous of Cheyenne. And…lash out.

And Dina…could obsessively copy someone. Think about it! She’s…intense. …In an unhealthy state…she could get way too intense.

But both Charlotte and Cheyenne…have an overly- I shouldn’t say overly. They’re…chill. …They’re both phlegmatic. Not…psychopathic, phlegmatic. And I think…Dina wants that. On social media. She wants to seem…Chanel. Cool, collected, and elegant. …But Dina is…Dina. …And…you became WAY too…detached.

Let’s take a break.

*They take a quick break*

Dina was trying to aggravate you. Because…you are truly phlegmatic. And the perfume community is in denial about that. …No, you’re not a narcissist. You’re a tough as nails phlegmatic.

Do you like yelling? I mean, when you do…it’s scary. But do you actually like it?

Lacey: NO!

I do it to survive.

Eric: Can you get flustered?

Lacey: Yes.

But…I prefer being calm.

Eric: Did Chanel No. 22…truly embody you? Or…had you secretly given-up on perfume genuinely being you?

Lacey: The latter.

Eric: Yeah.

And I think you forgot.

Lem was phlegmatic too. So is your husband.

I’m more melancholic.

But phlegmatic isn’t the same as not actually caring…

You’re just so truly chill.

…So now they’re all confused. Because…you just…walked.

*He laughs*

You literally just said…”Huh!”…when Dina demanded full control of the community. Or…more dominance. With this…nonchalant half smile. And then sweetly…and quickly…just…left. No explanation.

…I get it. But…they’re expecting a Sagittarius, so to speak. …These people were secretly waiting for…drama.

And there is none.

Do you…feel bad?

Lacey: YES.

Eric: Yeah.

But there’s nothing you can do?

Lacey: *Thinking*

They don’t want me?

Eric: Well…-

What if…they do…but…they’re not in a place to express that?

Lacey: Well…if they don’t want to express that? I mean…I can’t assume they’re really that interested.

All I heard was hate. And resentment. And…hurt feelings. And…hate.

They are still copying me. Gossiping about me. But…-

Eric: …But what if that’s all they can express right now?

Lacey: *Thinks*

*Looks stumped*

Listen to “Lux Aeterna” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

God: See…she’s way too resilient. As a phlegmatic.

People who aren’t as attractive, or as kind…have stolen from her. Since she was a child. Like Casi. Insisting she’s “the weirdo” while it’s really them. Violently insisting she’s A FREAK for just wanting…common human acceptance. Not even friendship. Because she’s so genuinely phlegmatic.

And…with my mercy…she’s been fine. Everyone has been fine. …But the Illuminati has demons after her, constantly. Inspiring delusions everywhere she goes.

Like, “No. She’s being quiet because she’s coming up with something evil. She’s not just calm.”

Or, “She’s being calm…and looking pretty…because she’s being seductive! BE WARNED!! She’s SEXUALLY PROMISCUOUS.”

Or, “NO! She’s not just pretty and sweet. …There’s something ugly. Somewhere. Just LOOK.”

Matt committed suicide. They’re VICIOUS.

Listen to “Summer Overture” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

God: …Some people see through it. And reject it. But…too often…people don’t.

Lem had the same experience. People are still demonically confused about him.

See…they’re both…very…calm. And…to be honest, America is an anxious nation. At the heart of it, is consumerism. It’s a sales technique. Provoke people…and then use that to make money.

It’s…an interesting idea. …Not everyone who does it is necessarily totally evil-hearted. Some men…in the last century…saw it as a way to create equality. All people are…victims of the same tricks. All people have anxieties. Everyone is a consumer, or almost everyone.

But…it’s not Christian. It can be used by Christians. But…it’s not Christianity.

And…Lem was made to be a Christian leader. Calm, loving, strong…enduring…patient…and brave. Insightful. Wise. Complex. …Mysterious to all who don’t truly know him. I can use that. …But he lost his moorings. As a young teen. …He almost completely imploded. As a man. But…he is with me. Not in Hell.

His strength…in America…became a weakness. Sadly. Because…he was too smart. Too calm. Too…brave. Too…complex. Too…defiant of control.

Listen to “Ghosts” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

God: He imploded.

A heterosexual, loving man. But everyone thinks he’s one of the most famous gays to ever live.

It’s…horrific.

…And now Lacey…is supposed to sort it all out. Because she’s being sadistically attacked.

Obviously…I can’t stand for it.

Listen to “Hope Overture” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

Eric: What’s she supposed to do with the perfume community?

God: She can’t save them.

And no…the Kennedys are WAY too poor nowadays to hire armed guards.

*God laughs, but not unkindly*

She needs to be safe. And she is, so far. But it’s lost. I’m sorry. It’s lost.

Praying? Yes! But…that’s it.

Lacey: How much would armed security cost? To defy the President.

God: Wow.

$100,000,000.00? For a month? So for two years? $2.4 billion.

The unfortunate truth is that the Kennedys themselves are under the same delusion, too often. Some genuinely believe they’re significantly wealthier than Elon Musk. …They’ve actually never been that wealthy. …At their peak they were worth around $2 billion.

They’ve never had enough money to guard the Kennedy Center from the U.S. government.

A Pastor: I don’t think some people think any of these things through.

God: Yes.

Lacey: True.

God: …They Nesheims are scary…because they’re not trying to fit in. They made a fortune in NORWAY. Selling silver. …And…it’s OIL.

…It’s not Merchandise Mart. It’s not…chemicals. …It’s not even coal. It’s OIL.

A Millennial Nesheim: That actually is scary. When I think about it from their perspective.

*She smiles, empathetically, in a Scandinavian way.*

*She thinks.*

The CIA: We know you’re mostly all good people. Smart people. Very rational. Resilient. But…we can’t easily control you.

A Millennial Nesheim: Why do you need to? We’re not…irrational. Right?

The CIA: True.

A Millennial Nesheim: Why do you need to?

The CIA: Because-

*Looks openly terrified*

Your family is connected to a lot of other people’s oil. You’re at the epicenter.

And…that is GOOD oil.

We NEED that.

If you all…pulled the plug?

*They look nervous*

Dennis: No! I understand.

The CIA: We-

Man!

We’re not Scandinavians.

And…we live in New York City. And we’re…driven. Ambitious. …Your culture…has not been that understood. You all keep to yourselves, and just go around intimidating people. You scare us SHITLESS.

And we are already on edge.

Dennis: Why?

The CIA: Russia.

The Middle East.

So many things…

We know you’re stable people. But…you’re just scary.

Dennis: So it’s not just about the money and drilling? It’s about being able to assume you have access to our oil?

The CIA: Yes. It’s a strategic consideration. We can’t avoid it.

Dennis: Why didn’t you contact me?

The CIA: *Laughs*

You’re scary.

Mark was terrifying.

Dennis: Seriously?

The CIA: HB was…-

Ed?

Your family is genuinely scary.

You’re not…violent. Obviously. But you’re not going to be controlled.

The character Tommy Noris was inspired by Bradley. And Toddy.

And Demi Moore looks a little like Lacey.

We…-

Bethany: Was Ali Lartner chosen because she looks like us?

The CIA: Yes. They’re all kind of inspired by you all.

The perfume community: So!!! They’re like The Great Gatsby?

Listen to “Cleaning Apartment” by Clint Mansell & Kronos Quartet.

The CIA: No.

Lacey: Where did you get that from?

The perfume community: *They think*

Because you were poor…and now you’re frighteningly rich?

The CIA: They were never poor people.

They were never poor people.

The perfume community: *Looks confused*

A Pastor: You guys get really stuck on that.

Any idea why?

Listen to “The Power (Dub)” by Snap!.

The perfume community: *Thinks*

I just-

I feel like-

*They think*

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I dunno.

*They smile to themselves. Laugh.*

I’m…-

Ahh-

*They think*