What power do we give inanimate objects, and in return, what power do they have over us?
Then the Narrator arrives to tell us that Jeffs about to embark on his darkest research project yet.
After his fathers waterfront memorial, Jeff goes about the business of sorting through his fathers belongings.
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He ejects the first one and sees a name engraved on it: JEFF.
She lives alone now, see, and the neighborhoods had a few home invasions.
Reconciliations off the table because shes in love with another man.
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A man named Jeff.
Then the man gives his name: Bob Jeff.
Our Jeff is startled by this coincidence and shoves the gun back in its safe.
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Ill give you three guesses.
If we sell this thing, all our dreams will come true, he swears.
Jeff copes with it all by smoking up and listening to Go Ask Alice on Otiss vinyl.
SELL IT, JEFF.
SELL IT AND GIVE ANNE HER CUT AND GET IT OUT OF YOUR LIFE, MY DUDE.
In exchange, the Blue Scorpion asks only for light to combat its fear of the dark.
He refuses to let them touch it and rambles about how many Jeffs hes bumped into recently.
His names Jeff, the female employee says, pointing to her co-worker.
At the range, he nervously feeds the JEFF bullet into the Blue Scorpion.
He fires, and…its pleasurable.
He shrugs off his coat, rolls up his sleeves and picks it up again, adjusting his stance.
Youd never hurt me, he whispers to it.
Before he slides the drawer shut, he places a lit flashlight next to it.
Jeff is eerily tranquil, telling them he has a friend whos going to make his troubles disappear.
I love him more than I ever loved you, he shouts at her as he leaves.
He holds it, poses with it, aims it at the man going through the trash outside.
You think you love her.
But youll never know real love, he mutters.
Want to take a guess what his name turns out to be?
The police arrive and confirm that the man Jeff shot is the home invasion suspect named Jeff Barrett.
Heck, Annes so grateful he protected her and boyfriend Jeff that she made concessions in their divorce agreement.
(Will he get an even bigger office, I wonder?)
Then two boys come strolling down the shoreline with fishing poles.
And whaddya know, thatshisname.
His friend loads it, and they take turns holding it, pointing it, jostling and playing.
