‹Check on Duke›
Oh, looks like we caught him on the phone with someone. Why don't we butt in and tap into his conversation? I love doing that.
???: Duke, you aren't going!
DUKE: Dad, no, I told you I have a fucking gig tonight. I told you last week. I don't care what the temperature is today, I don't care about some bullshit heat wave, I am drumming for that band tonight. They already paid me half of my pay.
DAD?: Duke, you little shithead, listen to your old man when he tells you to do something! Or rather when he tells you NOT to do something!! If I have to come home early from work to supervise you and make sure you don't leave that fucking house I-
DUKE: Don't call me a shithead, Dad!! I'm a grown ass adult, I can go drum for a band if they need me to, man!
DAD?: Don't call me "man".
DUKE: Once again: don't call me a shithead, assface!
DAD?: For fuck's sake, Duke. I don't care how old you are, as long as you're under my roof you aren't going to a dumbass basement show in a hot ass basement. I am not about to have to answer the hospital when they call me and tell me you had a heat stroke.
DUKE: Dad, holy shit. THEY ALREADY PAID ME!
DAD?: Tough.
DUKE: ...
DAD?: I'll be calling later to see if you're still home.
DUKE: ...
DAD?: Bye, son.
A click is heard through Duke's flip phone as the other end of the call hangs up. He flips the lid shut angrily and chucks the phone at the floor.
DUKE: Dad, no, I told you I have a fucking gig tonight. I told you last week. I don't care what the temperature is today, I don't care about some bullshit heat wave, I am drumming for that band tonight. They already paid me half of my pay.
DAD?: Duke, you little shithead, listen to your old man when he tells you to do something! Or rather when he tells you NOT to do something!! If I have to come home early from work to supervise you and make sure you don't leave that fucking house I-
DUKE: Don't call me a shithead, Dad!! I'm a grown ass adult, I can go drum for a band if they need me to, man!
DAD?: Don't call me "man".
DUKE: Once again: don't call me a shithead, assface!
DAD?: For fuck's sake, Duke. I don't care how old you are, as long as you're under my roof you aren't going to a dumbass basement show in a hot ass basement. I am not about to have to answer the hospital when they call me and tell me you had a heat stroke.
DUKE: Dad, holy shit. THEY ALREADY PAID ME!
DAD?: Tough.
DUKE: ...
DAD?: I'll be calling later to see if you're still home.
DUKE: ...
DAD?: Bye, son.
Holy shit. Welp, that was certianly an interesting eavesdrop.