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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

[mantlepieces]

if it worked like THAT wouldnt u rather someone elses rules called dibs. cuz wherever ur from sounds like it really blows

[deadtective]

No, because then I couldn't kick back and laugh at people as they fucked up like a smug asshole.

[mantlepieces]

hey, ur the one with the shitty luck, not me. its ur funeral.

[deadtective]

[being present at her own funeral might be a nice change for once. ah, all the snippy comments keeping secrets forbids her from using.]

Shitty luck that I've learned to deal with. If anybody gets the shit kicked out of them it's not going to be me.

[mantlepieces]

well, aint going to be me either. avoiding trouble is a talent of mine.

[deadtective]

You fucked up on that one already, sorry to say.

[mantlepieces]

well, Im not counting the misfortune of meeting u. no ones track record can be completely perfect

[deadtective]

I don't know, this is kind of a nuclear detonation-level failure here.

[mantlepieces]

is that supposed to be scary?

[deadtective]

Just the facts.

[mantlepieces]

as u see them. which makes them not real facts.

[deadtective]

You'd know all about deluded facts then, huh.

[mantlepieces]

I at least know how to tell what qualifies, yeah

which by the way ur creepy opinions dont

[deadtective]

Creepy, now? You're all over the place with these adjectives.

[mantlepieces]

I call them like I see them, u have never NOT been creepy

[deadtective]

I'm five feet tall in thick sneakers. You must have the lowest discomfort level I've ever seen in my life.

[mantlepieces]

ur height has nothing to do with it. the roadkill part is more what I was thinking

[deadtective]

They stitch a lot of roadkill back together where you're from?

[mantlepieces]

well if its still alive I dont see why not

obviously the "kill" part isnt literal, considering

[deadtective]

You know normal people just call that 'an unfortunate animal I hit with my car' if it doesn't die, right.

[mantlepieces]

yeah but Im not about to call a person an unfortunate animal to their face, thats kind of rude

[deadtective]

Ah, yes, it's much more tactful to call them a dead one. My bad.

[mantlepieces]

if ur dead u arent suffering anymore, so I was being generous. putting u out of ur misery, u know

[deadtective]

I can think of a few better ways to accomplish that, honestly.

[mantlepieces]

if ur suggestion is that I stop talking, sorry but I dont do that