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WHAT
WHERE
WHEN "Day 44"

[the hip goth store Spicy Discourse is still hiring (come see Reaper if interested), but in the back breakroom, there are a bunch of cupcakes and fruit bowls for ~EMPLOYEE MEET & GREET.~ so if you are one of the edgelords or nerdlords that Reaper hired, come say hi to each other. You may be COMPELLED to do so.

Other than that, it's cloudy and drizzly today, with a lot of rolling thunder. The Thing in the lake is swimming around, and the item flashers are having a 10% off sale. Mingle away!]

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I was just saying that you look pretty cool even without the mask. What are you exactly, anyway?

Thanks.

A human experiment, mapped by nanomachines, brought back from death.

Nanomachines...

[peering at him curiously with that weird penetrating gaze. and then she just sort of. huffs.]

It really is pretty amazing, what human technology is capable of.

[...he leans back against his tree, sighing.]

Fucked if I know for sure. It was... above my paygrade.

But I can disassemble. Reposition myself... map new blueprints. Heal myself. Create duplicates.

This thing I am isn't human anymore.

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That's true, as far as it goes.

[ she will also go ahead and sit against this tree and sip at her coffee. her perpetual default smile is still on her face but it's a somewhat more pensive expression. like she's maybe seriously considering this. ]

What you are is only important insofar as it relates to what you want. If you can get what you want while being what you are now, it's fine. If you can't, you have to change. Anything else is just a distraction.

[thinks about it. His slowly wisping smoke stilling a bit, like he's a flame that stopped gusting, before it starts flicking again.]

Barring interdimensional prison.

This whole place is a prison. There's nothing to be done about that, so it's not worth worrying about, is it?

[grunt.]

Don't have to tell me. Already gave up, moved on.

The part that's me, anyway.

[ laaaaaaaaaughs ]

Ah, me too. Well, that's fine. A little bit of mild discontent is forgivable, I think. People who are always satisfied with everything are disgusting.

[grunt.]

Pain in the ass.

Breaks up the monotony, though, doesn't it?

[grrrnnggh.]

Already had it shattered.

By what?

I told you about the brat that's like a son to me, right.

I believe you mentioned him. Getting into trouble already?

Fucked him. He's been in love with me for twenty years.

[ OBVIOUSLY LAUGHING ]

You're slow to catch on, huh?

[dry.]

Fuck off. I knew. Why I tried to skew it fatherly in the first place. Guess it just left us more fucked up.

Why not just fuck him in the first place? You just made things more complicated for no reason.

Too young. Then, too stupid. Then, under my direct command. Then... I didn't want to lose a bet.

Whatever, dumb reason, really dumb reason -- okay, that last one is fair enough. Although now you've gone and lost anyway. I assume it was worth it.

Yeah. I love him.

[ cool cool cool i'm just so jealous i'm gonna DIE but cool ]

You're so cute. Well, congratulations on being in love! And getting laid. That's also nice.

[don't hate me cuz u ain't me]

Didn't think I could fuck anymore.

Why not?