video;

[writtendestiny]

[She rests her chin on her hand while she addresses the screen. Poison is sitting in the shared living space of the rooms she shares with Peter, and there is a small black cat stretched across the back of the couch.]

I have a question, and... it's a difficult one, so no one has to feel like they need to reply.

[Sigh.]

I'm curious... about how many of us have died before. And how many times.

Comments

[writtendestiny]

When you were reincarnated, was that the first time you were taken somewhere like Anchor?

[livingdeadgirl]

[ A pause. ]

huh
id never thought of it that way
i mean i grew up in recolle
for a long time that was the only life i knew!
and i still consider it my home
but at the same time
the souls retrospec vacuumed up to create us came from a multitude of different worlds
and our rebirth was not something we consented to
not that im complaining about that part
i definitely prefer not being dead

[writtendestiny]

'Souls retrospec'?

[livingdeadgirl]

oh sorry
retrospec is the company responsible for reincarnating us
they did so by gathering up lost souls from the void
how they actually did this no one knows
but i have often joked that they used the mega maid robot from spaceballs
have you seen that movie

[writtendestiny]

No.
I haven't seen very many movies.
They don't exist where I'm from.

[livingdeadgirl]

whaaat!
ok we will have to see if they have it at blockbuster
and also space battles while were at it
half the jokes in spaceballs wont make sense otherwise

[writtendestiny]

I wouldn't worry too much about that.
I might not understand the jokes anyway!

[livingdeadgirl]

haha fair enough!
honestly its like 40 years old so i dont understand a bunch of them either
hey do you think the vr room has a movie theater mode?
we could give you an simulated authentic earth moviegoing experience

[writtendestiny]

That sounds like fun. Do I need to bring anything?

[livingdeadgirl]

hmmm well we will need to obtain the movies of course
but im sure we can find somebody willing to brave the wastes for the sake of our entertainment

[ Or, you know, she might do it herself when she goes to Hot Topic in a few days! But she doesn't know that's happening yet. ]

the second most important thing however
is a big tub of piping hot popcorn
traditionally served drowning in butter
though personally i prefer to use a lighter hand

[writtendestiny]

I know popcorn!
I like the salted kind.

[livingdeadgirl]

oh yeah salt is crucial
not too much though!
at real theaters they always oversalt it to make you thirsty so youll buy their overpriced soda

[writtendestiny]

Then our theatre will be much better.