USER: #DC143C - QUESTION FOR EVERYONE

[lonered]

[ USER: #DC143C ]

Hey. So...

...

Question for anyone. Or for everyone I guess.

How sure are you that you're still alive? Back where you're from I mean.

Like on a scale from 1 to 10. Where 1 is "I definitely died" and 10 is "I'm definitely still alive" and everything in between.

Thanks in advance. I know it's a weird question. I just... I gotta know.



[He's asked some folks, but the results so far are mixed. And Keith needs to figure out one way or another if this is just some weird unexpected afterlife, and he's at a solid 2.5 on his own scale so he's wondering.]

Comments

#E00707

[parodeity]

i mean im definitely sure where i fall on the mortality scale
but im almost certain that its like one of those things youre not supposed to talk about
lest you upset people
like your sexuality or the economy
or clowns

[lonered]

Upset or not doesn't change the truth. I don't see the point in avoiding topics if they're relevant just to spare feelings.


[...Keith's always been blunt, but his time among the Blade of Marmora may have blunted his social skills all the more.]

Also what's wrong with those other topics? Aren't they important.

Not clowns. We can skip talking about clowns. That's fine.

[parodeity]

oh i just picked topics that are stereotypically contentious
the things people have all these opinions on
and usually the kinds that theyll hold you in place to talk about whether you want to or not
add also to the list: homework
the state of how clean your room is probably
what youre even DOING with your life
im going off teen movies how close am i getting

anyway i think mortality is something i dont like to talk about in depth because like
how many times do you really want to go over that moment conversationally
like haha it happened
that sure fucking sucked!
do you really want to get poetic about your flesh rending and feeling your heart stop
really hash it out with people
talk about being incinerated or riddled with bullets or what have you
i feel like those are things you mostly just keep to yourself

[lonered]

Those all sounds really normal conversations.
Boring, but normal.

Whoa. I'm not asking for autopsy results.

You're right in that being a little too intense for casual conversation.

[parodeity]

man are they
i dont know the only talks i ever had about like politics were my sister going
hey
hey dave
do you think obama will fix the economy
and then we never even got to see if that was a thing bc the world ended
so im just going off the things that stop dinner in like movies
like son how DARE you bring up this topic
think of your poor sweet nannas heart
etc

i guess intensity of casual conversation depends on the scenario
like
what youre comfortable with

[lonered]

Yeah those sound awful. So hard pass on those.

Yeah, I guess it does. And who is involved. I suppose I'm not the best person to ask about that. I'm on my own more often than not. Not a lot of conversation.

[parodeity]

well
thats kind of sad but i can actually relate
for a while there i was most of my conversation partners
like i just talked to myself
a lot
clearly you should talk to me so we both sound less ridiculous

[lonered]

For me, lately I'm just stuck with aliens who only do conversation when it's relevant to the mission. Not exactly social, you know?

But maybe we should. Sounds a little less sad for both of us.

[parodeity]

i would invite you to regular coffee dates but like
i am sadly pretty sure coffee is not a thing this place has
which fucking sucks
im going to go through serious withdrawal in the next few days

but we can dish over water and gray food that tastes like ash

im selling this real well obviously

[lonered]

Yeah, that could use some better marketing.

But. It doesn't sound terrible. Sounds kinda nice.

[parodeity]

when do you want to start up a regular session then
tomorrow
i have no plans for the rest of the foreseeable future
since theres like
no television and no internet
and no music programs
which just about kills every single hobby i have

[lonered]

Yeah, tomorrow works.

Not like my schedule's full. Just. Training. Exploring. Investigating.

It's probably okay to take a break from that for a little while.

[parodeity]

cool
we can meet by the well and then go somewhere less creepy
since thats the best landmark possible
say around noon?

[lonered]

Sure. The well at noon.

And then away from the well, because yeah. It's creepy there.

[parodeity]

ok see you tomorrow then dude

good luck w your poll

[lonered]

For what it's worth, you're the outlier. Seems most people are pretty sure they're alive.

But yeah. See you tomorrow.

[parodeity]

sweet i love being in the dead outlier group
jk but yeah
late

[lonered]

Yeah. Kinda sucks, honestly.

But. Right. Later.