65 - Action/Phone

[ceasetoexist]

[Action – 502 Ricardo Street]
[If you’re passing by 502 Ricardo Street, feel free to notice that there is a giant, capsule shaped device of some sort on the front lawn of 502. It seems like it’s a container of some sort, a door in front of it swung open wide, allowing anyone to peer into a space not much bigger than a small closet. The device, itself, gives off a sense of unease, as if you could be trapped in there forever if you even set foot in it and closed the door.

There’s also the fact that Pokey has managed to restrain the PorkyBot he got as a regain a couple of weeks back and is proceeding to try and paint it a shade of blue to match his own. The process is not going well.]

I just told you to hold still and this’ll go quicker.

I don’t wanna! I look awesome just how I am!

Yeah, but you don’t look like me!

This is stupid! It’s not even the right shade of blue!

Yeah…I couldn’t find it at the hardware store. Now shut up and stay still.

[Action – Bodine Fashion]

[Here’s a new sight. If you happen to be in the clothes store today, you’ll notice two boys who look nearly identical to one another, although one seems a bit darker shade of blue and has an obnoxious, whirring red light on its head.

But the light gets covered up every now and then as Pokey puts a hat on the PorkyBot’s head, then trying one on his own.]

What do you think about this one?

Laaaaaaame. Super lame.

Okay, you’ve said that about the last three. We’ve gotta pick one of these.

But I don’t wanna wear a hat! Hats are for creepers and old people having a mid-life crisis.

That may be true but it’s that or cut the light off the top of your head. Which do you want?

….Let’s try that one.

Yeah. That’s what I thought.

[Phone]

So. There’s something I’ve been wondering about for a long time, and I want to see what other people think of it.

For those of you who haven’t been here too long, about two Halloweens ago a bunch of us got a pamphlet talking about the operation of a virtual reality device. The conclusion I’ve always come to, and I think most did, is that the manual is referring to whatever is running Mayfield. However, I think I may have come to a different conclusion than others. Most people probably think we’re stuck in the virtual reality created by it.

I think we might be part of the virtual reality, especially after hearing what happened at the end of the last load of bullcrap when they were performing atrocities against God on people. You guys were told to destroy part of the town to distract her, right? Well, what if that was because she could only focus on repairing the damage to the town, and not whatever the surgeries were doing to revive people? She had to choose one or the other.

Alright I know that sounds obvious but what I mean is: what if the….let’s call it “the repair function” is set to be the same for us and the structures in the town. And we can assume the structures in the town are part of the virtual reality system, instead of being trapped in the virtual reality system. And there’s been several instances where they’ve given us an indication that we function as a power source for the town, in some weird way. They gave us one, sort of, last March, and they gave us one during Christmas. This last load could show that whatever energy we produce isn’t done individually, but somehow split between us as a whole, since some of us needed to be hurt in order for others to revive. It’s like a balancing act.

I’m just saying it seems odd to me that that would be the case if we were entities separate from the virtual reality construct. This is just a theory, and a quick one and I could give more evidence for my supposition, but I’m going to stop now. I want to know what others think, and what others might have to defeat the possibility of we ourselves being some form of virtual reality construct, since I know while I know a lot I don’t know everything here.

It’s just something I’ve been thinking about for a while.

Comments

[Action A]

[badladyscramble]

[have your favorite parasol-toting, smirking vampire]

Oh? He's looking more like you by the second - uglier.

[Action A]

[ceasetoexist]

[Nice try Remilia you're just his second favorite. He doesn't know who his first is, but he won't give the honor to you.

And Pokey just looks at Remilia, tilting his head a bit. Not saying a word.]

[badladyscramble]

[YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ANY OTHER PARASOL-TOTING SMIRKING VAMPIRES]

What's that look for?

[ceasetoexist]

[Still just looking. Looking. Looking.

Yep.

Gonna try and flip the paint brush to get some paint on you, Remilia.]

[badladyscramble]

[Remilia hisses and dodges back so fast, she literally blurs, becoming hard to see for almost a second.]

You'll ruin my dress, you brat!

[ceasetoexist]

[Pokey just laughs the threat off, the robot laughing along with him. It's asshole in surround sound.]

Hey. Just wanted to see if blue was your color.

[badladyscramble]

[She grimaces. Wow, x2 the horrible]

It can be, but not that terrible shade of it. Hmph.

[ceasetoexist]

You're just jealous I carry blue off so well.

[badladyscramble]

As if. You make me almost wish my hair was a different color.

So what in the world is that thing.

[She points over at the capsule]

[ceasetoexist]

It's dangerous. Don't touch it. That's all you need to know.

[Not any jokes. Just dead serious. Don't go near the goddamn thing.]

[badladyscramble]

Well, now you're just making me more curious.

[She makes a point of walking away from it though in her approach, hoping he's not going to fling any more paint.]

[ceasetoexist]

Yeah? Well tough. It isn't that interesting to begin with.

[Nope. He is surprisingly content with the only one attempt he just made.]

[badladyscramble]

Liar. Anything to make you act so strange about it must be interesting.

[ceasetoexist]

Okay then.

It's none of your business.

[badladyscramble]

Hmph, fine, be that way. Maybe I'll steal it later.

[ceasetoexist]

No.

[He finally stands up, the paint brush dripping blue pant on the PorkyBot's shoes.]

It's mine. You don't even know what it is, and you don't need to know what it is. But if you insist, I'll give you a run down: it's a prison, and anything or anyone locked inside of it when it's door closes will be safe forever. And never able to come out, or hurt whatever is outside. There, are you-

Hey boss, you're kinda dripping-

Shut up!

[badladyscramble]

[She blinks at his stern demeanor but stands her ground unflinching.]

I see.

[She glances over at the pod, then back at Pokey]

I wasn't really going to steal it. But you should find someway to close it up or something. I don't want my sister climbing inside it if she comes over to play or something.

[ceasetoexist]

First off, why would your sister be playing at my house? I mean does she just aimlessly wander that often?

Secondly, yeah. I know. I'm going to move it to make it harder for people to get to. But if I close it, I'll never be able to open it again.

[badladyscramble]

It's on the same street as mine, and yes, she does.

And what's the problem with that? Or do you have plans for it?

[ceasetoexist]

Eh, point taken.

[Yes. Yes he does have plans for it.]

Not exactly. But if I ever do come up with something for it, it'd be nice to have.

[badladyscramble]

Maybe put a temporary door on it.

I guess I can see why it could be useful.

[ceasetoexist]

Yeah, I could do that.

Right. It'd be nice if someone ever ends up here that IS too powerful and too much of a jerk to let stay around.

[badladyscramble]

Hopefully after they beat up the people in charge, if they're really so powerful.

[ceasetoexist]

That'd be ideal, yeah.

Kind of doubt it happening that way, though.

[badladyscramble]

Yes... they'd probably just destroy any progress we'd made and not get captured.