3rd Miauen

[selfobservation]

 [Action - All around town]

[A certain catboy is up to his usual routine, walking--or teleporting--around looking for mischief.

What one is likely to notice, though, is that today Schrodinger is wearing a Hitler Youth uniform. If people didn't know he was a Nazi before, it should be obvious now.

He's likely to approach anyone he sees and give them a friendly greeting.]

[Phone]

It has come to my attention that many of you seem to have great difficulty understanding the Schrodinger's cat thought experiment. I'm almost starting to get bored of explaining it! [Except not really, because he's found that the results of trying to explain it to people in Mayfield are often hilarious.]

So, let me ask...how many of you are already familiar with it? 

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[selfobservation]

Any distance is safe when you're Schrodinger's cat.

[Action]

[sturmbahnfuhrer]

[The Major gives a loud, audible "tsk tsk tsk".]

Well I suppose it was my fault for asking! And I must of course indulge you after my promise I suppose! But I'm not sure they'll have the kind of toys you like Schro!

[And that's when the Major sees a drone mother and child sitting down at one of the outside areas of the burger joint.]

My! They look quite happy, don't they?

[hatefulcircuits]

(Return-smirk.)

Then continue to wear it proudly.

I actually owe a lot to the Nazis; it was them who discovered the secrets to eternal youth and physical metamorphosis, both of which I enjoy employing in my work.

[dreamofspice]

Are you Schrodinger's cat?

[Action]

[selfobservation]

Well, there's no harm in looking!

[It takes a minute for Schrodinger to realize what he's talking about, but a smirk creeps onto his face when he does.]

They sure do.

[selfobservation]

Was it really?

Ha! I'm hardly surprised, seeing the things Millennium has done!

[selfobservation]

More or less.

[Action]

[sturmbahnfuhrer]

[And the Major just smiles.

Before speeding up, swerving his cruiser to strike the mother and child. Their bodies land with a loud thump as they collide with metal, the mother getting dragged under the car as the child bounces off the hood and smashes against the glass of the window.]

Now. I know I said today would be a day for relaxation, but what do you think the lesson here was Schro?

[dreamofspice]

Interesting!

And who is the observer?

[selfobservation]

The entire world.

Only I truly know if I am dead or alive.

[Action]

[selfobservation]

[His response is cautious.]...To always be on your toes and expect the unexpected?

[dreamofspice]

I see. That's very interesting!

[Phone]

[schooling]

Oh, pretty please? With sugar on top?

[She can tell, and she's teasing right back. There's a hint of laughter in her voice.]

[selfobservation]

And very useful, too.

You would assume I am alive right now, correct?

[Phone]

[selfobservation]

Well, since you asked so nicely...

I am everywhere and nowhere.

[Action]

[sturmbahnfuhrer]

I was leaning more towards comfort leads to complacency, but that is a good lesson as well.

...Ah. I think I know a good toy store for you, Schro.

[And he'll be kicking the cruiser into gear.

To head to the police station.]

I don't think I've ever shown you my workplace, have I?

Or its armory.

[hatefulcircuits]

Indeed it was. I salute their contributions to science!

(And of course, it's a proper Nazi salute.)

[dreamofspice]

Well I don't usually like making assumptions. I'm used to having things change right in front of my very eyes.

But yes, I suppose in this case I would think that you were alive.

[Phone]

[schooling]

Eh? So... Kind of like a god or something, right?

[She's pretty much thinking aloud at this point.]

Everywhere at once, but if you don't want to be someplace... Poof! You're gone. Like that?

[selfobservation]

Correct!

Or rather, I should say...I'm alive as long as I believe I am!

[This a lie since he hasn't regained that yet. And he's leaving the part about distinguishing himself from everyone else out.]

[dreamofspice]

So really... the whole world might be observing, but the only one who matters is you.

[monk_of_keyfu]

Truly knowledge is a keg of kittenish kefir!

phone

[miraculous]

But it would really be an embarrassing way to die, don't you think?

[She laughs.]

There are always pieces to play with here, though, so I shouldn't expect it to be a problem.

Phone

[beamiracle]

Yes, it is. After all, as long as you can't see the cat, you can't determine whether or not it's alive or dead. There's an equal opportunity for both to be true.

Action - Around Town

[jaws5sonofjaws]

...

Point taken.

But it still pisses me off.