Spur of the moment ideas are quite…erm, interesting. Heh heh. This is mainly dialogue, too, just by the way.

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We Couldn't Tell Good

It was just one controversy after another with his family, it seemed, and Ben was having quite the difficult time taking it all in. Mere days ago, his life was stable, normal—to a degree—and overall very calm. And now this, this revelation so ridiculous that he originally thought it was the product of one of Riley's caffeine-fueled ravings.

But no—this was all too real.

And so he sat, alone on his couch, trying to wrap his mind around such an astounding claim. A few hours later when Riley walked in the house, that's where he found his older, historically-minded friend.

"Man, Ben," he sighed as he plopped on the sofa beside him. "This…I still can't get it. I mean…all this time?"

"Yeah, Riley. All this time." Ben's voice had a dead quality to it.

"I just…I just can't believe your dad's Jon Voight!"

"Yeah."

"And…all those movies he's been in…no wonder your mom left him…so much for those 'adventures.'" Pausing, his face suddenly wore a pensive frown. "Did he ever have a movie in Marrakech?"

"I don't know, Riley…"

Lost for words to comfort his friend, Riley too joined Ben in just sitting there. But although his body was still, his mind was whirring. "Ben…" he said slowly.

"What?"

"I mean, Voight played as your dad for, like…ever. And he's played dads in other movies before."

"What's your point?"

"And he is definitely your dad, right?"

"Mhm."

"What if he's all those other guys' dads too?"

"That would be…" Ben sighed, trying to search for the right word. "Just a little odd."

"Yeah," Riley agreed. "Just a little. But…if that were the case…that would mean you have a…" Dropping his voice down to a whisper, he gazed at Ben with wide eyes. "…secret brother!"

"Really now."

"And his name is Derek Zoolander."

Never before had Riley ever seen Ben—or anyone for that matter—jump to his feet and run out of a room that quickly. An amused sigh escaping his lips, Riley leaned back and let pity for his confused comrade wash over him briefly.

"Ben Gates. So hot right now. Ben Gates."

XXX

As soon as I recognized Patrick-slash-Jon Voight in Zoolander, I couldn't resist. (Honestly, I just finished watching the movie about twenty minutes ago.)

Is it asking too much at this point to review?