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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]

god whatever u just have a grudge against cars

[deadtective]

I think at this point it's pretty obvious the cars have it out for me.

[mantlepieces]

ur gonna have to get over it sometime, u know

[deadtective]

When the stitches come out, maybe. Right now a lifelong grudge is looking pretty good to me.

[mantlepieces]

when DO the stitches come out anyway? do u even know yet

[deadtective]

Not really. The doctors have to give me the ok for that, and hell if I know when that's coming.

[mantlepieces]

probably never, yeah. I mean if ur still stitched up THIS bad even after showing up here, it may be a lost cause

[deadtective]

What's that supposed to mean? The medical field's not that fucking advanced here.

[mantlepieces]

its definitely way better than what they got where I'M from, they can bring people back from the DEAD

[deadtective]

Yeah, and you know what that is? Not fucking natural.

[mantlepieces]

well I never said it was NATURAL

most advances in medicine probably arent gonna be

[deadtective]

There's a difference between cyborg laser arms and resurrection without consent. A realllly big one.

[mantlepieces]

yeah duh

thats not the point

[deadtective]

That's exactly the point!

[mantlepieces]

no it isnt, advanced has got nothing to do with ethical

[deadtective]

Bull-fucking-shit it doesn't. If you don't give a fuck about what you should be doing, you're in the fucking dark ages. I don't care what model smart phone you've got.

[mantlepieces]

that doesnt even make any sense!

[deadtective]

YOU DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE

[mantlepieces]

right like you would even KNOW

[deadtective]

I'd know a lot better than you!!!

[mantlepieces]

at least I make way more sense than u do, stitch

[deadtective]

Is that really the best nickname you can come up with?

[priorities, Hazel.]

[mantlepieces]

I wasnt really thinking about it

do u like zombie bitch better

[deadtective]

That one's just inaccurate. You aren't even trying now.

[HAHAHA SURE IS INACCURATE YEP NO ZOMBIES HERE HAHAHAHAHA]

[mantlepieces]

doesnt have to be accurate as long as it gets the point across

anyway its not like I need ur seal of approval