Dawn of the Dead - [Video]

[deadsmizing]

[Faint pop music plays from just off camera, and a young woman with pale skin and platinum blond hair lounges on a lawn chair somewhere with a copy of As I Lay Dying on her lap (har har), soaking up the sun and chewing on a piece of gum. With her complexion, the rays seem desperately needed but should leave her at quite the risk for sunburn if she's not careful! In any case, right now she's clearly not thinking about that, as she is quite busy adjusting the angle of the camera sitting next to her, even going so far as to lift her sunglasses onto the top of her head to get a better look and make sure everything is perfect.

Once she's satisfied, she smiles, nods, and blows a big, pink bubble that pops quite loudly.]

Pop quiz, everybody. Karen DeSonne here, your intrepid undead girl reporter.

Oh, wait. Reporters don't... give pop quizzes, do they? [She taps her chin thoughtfully.] Intrepid undead substitute teacher? Sure, let's go... with that.

I've heard a lot of talk about powers and heroes and nano-something-or-others since I got here, but other than how we're a problem... this world would be blessed to be rid of or something like that, not a lot about monsters. Creepies. Crawlies. Spooky, scary... skeletons. Can I get a head... count on how many of you out there are the things that go bump in the night? Maybe we can start a club. Also, those of you who'd rather kill a zombie than buy her a caffè Americano and a white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookie, you can chime in too. Then we'll both know exactly who to keep... our distance from, won't we?

[The sunglasses are slid back down over her eyes, and Karen leans back into prime sunning position. Then, almost as an afterthought:]

Bonus question, before class is dismissed. Any idea what this place needs our type around for? They say when there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth. So what does... that say about an... Earth that's desperate to have us?

Comments

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[devoutish]

[Alfie just peers at the video for a few long moments before responding.]

Now, I've learned about zombies here. I've seen drawings, films, costumes. But you - you look like a girl, to me. Are you in disguise?

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[deadsmizing]

[She smirks slowly.]

Do you believe everything you see on TV? Those films aren't very accurate. Kind... of offensive actually.

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[faderbroderson]

There is a club, incidentally. I'm sure you'd be welcome to join.

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[deadsmizing]

Oh, really? Do you have... pamphlets?

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[pale_blue_arrow]

No creatures of the night where I'm from - or if there are, humans beat 'em to the punch when it came to evil - but while I despise caffè Americano, I'd be a lot more willing to buy you one than hit you unless you'd killed somebody first. Even then, last I checked murder wasn't the solution. Doesn't bring back the dead.

Anybody tries to bury you just for the crime of existing, tell me. I'll have words with 'em. [He's had too much of people dying for no good reason back home. The fact that she looks like his ex is just running up the score regarding his protective instincts.]

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[deadsmizing]

Well, aren't you sweet? Already jumping to a stranger's defense.

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[fayzedandconfused]

Well... I'm dead at home. I don't know if that counts.

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[deadsmizing]

[She's... not quite sure what that means, yet, but at least being a zombie means her confusion doesn't show on her face. Instead, she just keeps smiling lightly.]

It sounds pretty close to... me. How about you decide. Do you want in?

[illuminescent]

Do you mean to say that you are dead and walking again?

[deadsmizing]

Well, dead and lounging for the moment, but maybe here in... a minute if I get bored.

[Sorry, she couldn't help herself.]

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[h2no]

Okay, I ain't either of those things, but... why would anyone want ta, uh. Kill you?

[then again, archie thought "zombies" were shambling monsters that groaned for brains. the things you learn!]

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[deadsmizing]

Because I'm a demon wearing the body of some poor family's deceased daughter. [A pause for dramatic effect.] Or some other hogwash like that.

I was... dead, and now I'm something else. Of course some people... are going to panic.

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[thirdprogenitor]

Humans always want to kill or control what they're afraid of or are more powerful than them, don't they?

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[deadsmizing]

Is that really exclusive to humans?

[She's not denying it though.]

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[bindsthedead]

I'm not sure if there's a reason why the Porter's brought in anyone at all. Although this world's afterlife definitely isn't running out of space.

...sure, voice then

[deadsmizing]

You're sure about that, are you?

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[ghoulking]

"Things that go bump in the night". That's quite a broad description. [ there are so many definitions for monsters and "supernatural". After all, there are so many worlds here ]

And this place doesn't decide who comes in. An AI stuck inside the machine that brought you here does. But she doesn't really speak to us, so we are only left guessing.

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[deadsmizing]

Someone should really do something about that, don't you think?

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[am_i_a_monster]

I think there are a lot of us that are back from the dead, thanks to being here.

How do you define monsters? Only as non-humans?

Are you a zombie? Do you eat people?

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[deadsmizing]

Honestly?

[She considers the questions for a long moment.]

I am a zombie, but I don't eat people. And I was being vague... about the "monsters" intentionally to see how... people responded.

Also, I'm still a little unclear on what you meant with that first part.

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[drivesadesk]

Monster? That seem a bit harsh, doesn't it? You seem perfectly nice to me. Unless you eat brains or something crazy like that. Now, I've only been here for two days, so I don't exactly know a lot about the imports or anything about why we were chosen, but I have heard that there are plenty of non-humans that get brought through, so I'm sure you'll fit in.

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[deadsmizing]

Let's hope you're right. And I'll try to keep my teeth to... myself, just to be safe.

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[marriedmedium]

I'm quite alive myself, darling, but back home I regularly interact socially with the creepy spookies. It comes with being a natural medium!

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[deadsmizing]

The real kind? Because as far as I know, all the mediums back where I... come from are hucksters and con artists.

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[couldbebeautiful]

So, you're a zombie? [Veronica no.] I'm sort of dead back home, does that count?

I'm a little too broke for a caffé Americano and a cookie, but I can make you a slushie.

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[deadsmizing]

Thanks, but I can't... really have either, honestly. I mostly said it for the dramatic effect.

More importantly though, are you asking... me if you're dead or... alive? Shouldn't you know that?

[ret2go]

Oh hey, you're a zombie? My best friend back home is a zombie! Well, she's a good friend. Maybe not my best friend. We get along a lot better after she stopped trying to eat my brain, at any rate.

...does being a genie count?

[deadsmizing]

I don't know. Do you think it does?

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[stretchy_girl]

You don't look very undead to me.

[Gemini's been all manner of monsters in her shapeshifting time and the blonde woman on the feed doesn't look like a threat, but then again neither does she.]

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[deadsmizing]

If "Night of the Living Dead" was a documentary, sure.