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[mantlepieces]

[ It's dark -- mostly because it's late, but there aren't an excess of lights on, either -- though Reggie's face is faintly illuminated by the light of his communicator screen and also something off-screen that might be a TV or bedside light. Either way, he's recognizable enough, and though he's smirking faintly his expression is otherwise somewhat blank.

He's been staying out of most of the current drama as best as any survival-oriented, cowardly narcissist can, which is pretty damn well. All things considered. Basically he hasn't been leaving the house if he can avoid it, for which has his reasons. ]

So, all right. Hear me out. Anyone else ever noticed how once you're here, you have to just start believin' in everything? Like that any kinda crap is possible and you just gotta get used to it... after a while you don't even have to think about it anymore. [ Which is, you know, nice. In his opinion. ] Nice thing about that is not having to worry so much about whatever happens, I think. No matter how bad things have gotten here, it's never been the end of the world.

... Well, not yet. [ And his brow crinkles at that, but only briefly. ] Kinda makes you think, huh? Like what's the best way to take advantage of being stuck in some world that actually takes okay care of us? Don't even bother arguing with me about that part, it's true and everyone oughta know it. We get a lot of free, fake time to kill being here, so I say it should be obvious: we can do whatever we can't do back where we came from. Anyway, what I actually wanna know is--

Anyone here made a bucket list yet?

Comments

[deadtective]

No. I'm going to reconstruct the most comfortable metaphorical box I can and never ever leave its borders. It's going to be amazing.

[mantlepieces]

does that word mean what u think it means

what makes that amazing as opposed to sad and pathetic

[deadtective]

Because it'll be boring as fuck. I'm so ready for monotony again.

[mantlepieces]

[ He... agrees, actually, but. Dammit. ]

wow a regular party animal then

at least I know who to call when I'm in the mood for monopoly or need a study buddy, which is never for both

[deadtective]

That's good, because I'm all booked up on study helpers and I'd maul you beyond recognition in any game. Safer this way.

[mantlepieces]

yeah, yeah, u and ur "safe"

skiings probably the most interesting thing ur ever going to get up to huh

[deadtective]

If I actually have a choice in things this time, yes.

[mantlepieces]

we get some choice at least

been pretty easy for me to stay out of whatever shit I dont want to deal with, works for me

[deadtective]

The shit must not actively follow you. How fortunate for you.

[mantlepieces]

[ There's a delay, but not much of one. ]

it doesnt so I guess I must just be blessed, yeah. what r u, cursed or something?

[deadtective]

I wish. Curses you can break by going on bullshit quests and learning about your inner self or whatever. I just have the shittiest luck known to man.

[mantlepieces]

quests? like in a video game? r u messing with me cuz thats messed up. also doesnt sound real

whats an example of bad luck aside from the whole car accident thing

[deadtective]

The supernatural is real in my world. I don't think you can have worse luck than that.

[mantlepieces]

maybe, maybe not

did u accidentally summon a demon with a ouija board

[deadtective]

I shoved a guy into his own summoning array once. That's pretty close.

[mantlepieces]

his own what? whats that even mean? what happened

[deadtective]

Why do people keep asking me that? It's pretty self-explanatory.

In my world people can summon like, terrible eldritch horrors from another universe and bind them to their will for a while. But they need a summoning circle and a bunch of other shit to do it - so when this asshole tried to use a really big one to fuck me up, I shoved him into it before he could finish.

[mantlepieces]

uh not exactly. normal people arent going to know what the hell a summoning array is supposed to do, fyi

so like what... he died? got sucked into hell? I dont even get the point of a weird creepy ritual like that. screwed up doesnt even begin to describe it

[deadtective]

It's right there in the name, though. Most people at least have basic reading comprehension.

Hell if I know; I sure as fuck didn't stick around to find out. Those kinds of things are super powerful, so I guess that's why people take that risk. Or something.

[mantlepieces]

sure, whatever. reading something doesnt automatically cause it to make sense u know, cuz that DOESNT

so did u go in for that weird familiar crap too? is it HERE?

[deadtective]

Oh my god, why would I ever want something with that many eyeballs near any part of me? I can't do magic at all, and if I could I definitely wouldn't be focusing on that.

[mantlepieces]

thats GOOD, ur redeemed slightly to me now despite all ur other many, many messed up issues

magic sucks if u ask me. its creepy.

[deadtective]

Magic itself isn't really that bad. There's a lot worse that you could be running into when it comes to the supernatural.

[mantlepieces]

I bet, but magic can still summon most of it right? and definitely make any situation worse on top of that

[deadtective]

If you want a debate on whether or not mages suck hardcore ass, you're talking to the wrong girl.