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maskormenace2015-09-07 10:03 pm
kingpawn) wrote in maskormenace2015-09-07 10:03 pm
Entry tags:
- harleen quinzel | harley quinn,
- jonathan crane | scarecrow,
- xion | no i,
- † carl grimes | n/a,
- † death the kid | n/a,
- † dorian gray | n/a,
- † edward elric | the fullmetal alchemist,
- † francis urquhart | n/a,
- † frederick chilton | chief of staff!!,
- † hank schrader | n/a,
- † jeff winger | wingman,
- † jesse pinkman | diesel,
- † kitty jones | n/a,
- † lapis lazuli | n/a,
- † mathieu carver | shadow,
- † meetra surik | the exile,
- † mike parker | n/a,
- † riku | darkeater,
- † sarah manning | n/a,
- † teresa | n/a,
- † thomas | n/a,
- † tobias matthews | n/a,
- † wally west | kid flash,
- † walter white | heisenberg,
- † will graham | wolf trap,
- † winry rockbell | n/a
[04] Voice
[ So even though the feed opens up, Walt doesn't talk for a moment or so. There's a sharp inhale and it's accompanied by a piteous cough. And then after a couple minute pause, he starts talking -- sounding rather relaxed. ]
Today was my birthday.
[ A beat. Nonchalant. ]
But it's also my death anniversary. How many people can say that? Their life came a full and complete circle, starting and ending all on the same day? I mean, what are the chances? Pretty crazy, that.
[ Another brief pause. Another follow up cough. When he speaks, his voice is a little strained. ]
I mean like, this whole world. What an insane concept, right? To think that our own individual worlds are just this tiny fraction of all the different worlds out there -- some with crazy powers or vampires or Satan. We have Satan. Does anyone ever stop to think about that? How Satan has a TV show? I mean, I guess...what a better way to say welcome to hell than Satan with his own TV show. I've never actually watched it, mind. But I imagine it probably involves burning people alive.
But following that thought -- I still think this place is hell. I mean, I can't be the only dead guy walking here, can I? And it's definitely not heaven. My therapist called it purgatory once.
[ A beat. ]
Purgatory is kind of accurate. Sometimes he knows what he's talking about. All of us just sitting here and waiting -- to either go home and die for good or to do whatever it is we do here. I mean, we can't die. There's a definite statistical likelihood that we come back to life if we get killed, so do we age? I'm 53 today, but am I not really 53? Am I eternally 52 until I die again? Do I die again? Or do I just live an endless loop of my life -- dying, coming here, dying coming here until some otherworldly being makes up their mind?
Maybe that's what Satan's show is about. Collecting as many of us that belong in hell and dragging us back with him. That's a pretty morbid thought, isn't it?
[ So why is Walt laughing. Why is Walt laughing like it's the most hilarious thing in the world? Why is he laughing at all? What was he laughing at again?
The laughter dies. ]
What was I talking about again? [ But it's lost. ] Anyway, I just want to know. Is there anyone else out there who died? Bonus if you died on your birthday. Might be good to talk about it. Therapeutic. And I'm here to listen. We can talk here or in person. If anyone wants to go with me to get birthdeath day breakfast for dinner, that could be a thing. That we do.
Today was my birthday.
[ A beat. Nonchalant. ]
But it's also my death anniversary. How many people can say that? Their life came a full and complete circle, starting and ending all on the same day? I mean, what are the chances? Pretty crazy, that.
[ Another brief pause. Another follow up cough. When he speaks, his voice is a little strained. ]
I mean like, this whole world. What an insane concept, right? To think that our own individual worlds are just this tiny fraction of all the different worlds out there -- some with crazy powers or vampires or Satan. We have Satan. Does anyone ever stop to think about that? How Satan has a TV show? I mean, I guess...what a better way to say welcome to hell than Satan with his own TV show. I've never actually watched it, mind. But I imagine it probably involves burning people alive.
But following that thought -- I still think this place is hell. I mean, I can't be the only dead guy walking here, can I? And it's definitely not heaven. My therapist called it purgatory once.
[ A beat. ]
Purgatory is kind of accurate. Sometimes he knows what he's talking about. All of us just sitting here and waiting -- to either go home and die for good or to do whatever it is we do here. I mean, we can't die. There's a definite statistical likelihood that we come back to life if we get killed, so do we age? I'm 53 today, but am I not really 53? Am I eternally 52 until I die again? Do I die again? Or do I just live an endless loop of my life -- dying, coming here, dying coming here until some otherworldly being makes up their mind?
Maybe that's what Satan's show is about. Collecting as many of us that belong in hell and dragging us back with him. That's a pretty morbid thought, isn't it?
[ So why is Walt laughing. Why is Walt laughing like it's the most hilarious thing in the world? Why is he laughing at all? What was he laughing at again?
The laughter dies. ]
What was I talking about again? [ But it's lost. ] Anyway, I just want to know. Is there anyone else out there who died? Bonus if you died on your birthday. Might be good to talk about it. Therapeutic. And I'm here to listen. We can talk here or in person. If anyone wants to go with me to get birthdeath day breakfast for dinner, that could be a thing. That we do.
private, voice;
Mike Parker is now listening to an obviously high Walt White talk about life and death and the devil and how his therapist once told him this place is purgatory.
A very small and very dim light bulb flickers on somewhere above Mike Parker's head.]
Happy B&D-day, Boss.
[Mr. Eighty Million isn't totally right in the head, is he.......]
private, voice;
Thanks, Mike. I'm not sure how one goes about celebrating this double occasion. Like....I guess on someone's death anniversary, we remember them how they lived. But does that count if that person's still living?
[ But you know. Getting high seems like a good idea. ]
private, voice;
I guess? What you could do is... you could celebrate how you're livin' now. I mean, it's kind of like beatin' death, yeah? Celebrate it like... Fuck yeah, I was dead and now I'm not so that's one more year I kicked death's ass. And get other people to celebrate it like that, too.
private, voice;
You have a lot of good ideas, you know? I mean, you're not like other people I work with. No. Not one bit. You actually think these things through. And by these things, I mean life things.