2020-05-27 - Can't Be Really Gone

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : hey. de la Vega told me to text you. what's going on, he said Marshall's lost?

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Itzhak?

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : yeah, sorry, this is Rosencrantz, this is Bennie right?

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Yeah. Great, I can save your number. Hi.

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Found E's jeep. Friend did a reading. He got Lost on the way home. Capital L.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : jesus fucking christ

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : you know anything else at all?

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : no

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Put up flyers around town. Javier put out an APB. I have calls into the surrounding hospitals in case he gets spit out somewhere and shows up.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : okay sounds like this side of the border is taken care of

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : I'll cross over and look for him

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Just. Be careful.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : yeah. of course. don't wanna do Their work for them

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : is there something he carries on him every day? necklace, wallet...gun? something?

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : HA

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : His leg.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : hah. yeah, his leg. Perfect

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : And I guess his KBAR. I also bought him a necklace at Christmas. The marine insignia. Easy and Banks is inscribed on the back.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : more than enough to go on. listen, though... I don't wanna tell you I'm gonna find him. because that'd be like telling you I can piss in the ocean and hit a gold doubloon. but I'm telling you I'm gonna try my fuckin brains out.

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Thanks. He knows you love him, too.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : ...god, does he? I hope he does know that. because I do. I do love him

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : We all do. It's what will keep him strong and get him back to us.

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Itz? Please don't go alone.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : I won't. promise. ...christ, he was my other big mover, strong as I am

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Is, Itzhak. Still is.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : yeah. is.

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : I need to get drunk soon. You in?

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : fuck yes I'm in. is this a get angry fighty drunk or a crying really hard drunk

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : I don't fight. I just break furniture. Speaking of, do you know anything about running a bar?

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : running a bar, god no, I only know how to drink and start fights and/or karaoke. but I'll break some furniture with you.

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Deal.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : and bring you food. that's how Jewish people say we care

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : And you'll tell me I'm getting too skinny? Because I'm not, but I could use the morale boost.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : by Hebrew law I'm required to tell you you're too skinny, eat some kugel

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : Love some.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : goddammit. the last time I saw him was at that casino opening and I was so fuckin overwhelmed I didn't say two words to him

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : The last thing I told him was to pick up dog food on the way home. Wasted moments.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : welp. that's gonna haunt us.

(TXT to Bennie) Itzhak : also I'm pretty fucking bad at this kinda thing, like, being sensitive and shit, sorry

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : (...)

(TXT to Itzhak) Bennie : That's okay. C u soon.