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[honestly it's probably getting late at this point and lili is in the entertainment area. she's collecting blankets but also
looking confusedly at the beanbags
hopefully percy is around because she needs help - ]
Hey.
Are these... future beds?
[she is so fucking stupid]
looking confusedly at the beanbags
hopefully percy is around because she needs help - ]
Hey.
Are these... future beds?
[she is so fucking stupid]
[Percy's definitely around because he's a little too wired to sleep, so when he hears the question from Lili he blinks for a moment before he tilts his head.]
Uh. I mean not that futuristic, but you can definitely sleep on 'em. Like a nest. [He's also so fucking stupid but like in the wrong direction.] Go ahead and try it out.
Uh. I mean not that futuristic, but you can definitely sleep on 'em. Like a nest. [He's also so fucking stupid but like in the wrong direction.] Go ahead and try it out.
[Unhelpfully, he's watching her do this and surveying her work.]
Maybe if it's Big Bird. You don't need that many. Here, check it out. [And he just. Flops right on top of one of the wayward beanbags? It's comfy but also he's too damn tall so he folds his knees up a bit.] Like that.
Maybe if it's Big Bird. You don't need that many. Here, check it out. [And he just. Flops right on top of one of the wayward beanbags? It's comfy but also he's too damn tall so he folds his knees up a bit.] Like that.
[WHOA
she blinks in surprise before she just... tries to figure out a way to elegantly settle herself in... of course there is no such thing, and this is lili. she actually trips over one of the blankets in her arms and just
plops right into one]
Ah—oh?
she blinks in surprise before she just... tries to figure out a way to elegantly settle herself in... of course there is no such thing, and this is lili. she actually trips over one of the blankets in her arms and just
plops right into one]
Ah—oh?
[He's not quick enough to muffle his laughter, but at least he doesn't look like he's going to make fun of her too much.]
See? They're comfy, right? [Give him a moment to shift around in his own beanbag to flatten it enough to lay on.] You can lay on them however you want.
See? They're comfy, right? [Give him a moment to shift around in his own beanbag to flatten it enough to lay on.] You can lay on them however you want.
[hmmm... she's going to attempt to do the same thing as him, pushing the material around and looking surprise at how pliant it is. she's really never encountered anything like it before.
stupid.]
Don't laugh at me - I've never seen anything like this before.
stupid.]
Don't laugh at me - I've never seen anything like this before.
[He looks fairly relaxed in his beanbag so don't mind him.]
I'm not laughing. [He says with a grin.] They don't have beanbags where you're from, or is it something else?
I'm not laughing. [He says with a grin.] They don't have beanbags where you're from, or is it something else?
Yeah, you could say that. I've been on a lot of buses in my life and this one's still a little fancier than New York public transportation. Do you recognize anything here at all?
Did you ever play any of them? They're kind of a fun way to pass the time. [He seems remarkably at ease with explaining stuff that should be simple.]
[she shakes her head]
They weren't invented yet in my time - and I was a lot more focused on trying to relay information when I died in the last place I was.
[apparently the graveyard is where the video games were, thanks roxas]
Did you have a lot of time to kill or something?
They weren't invented yet in my time - and I was a lot more focused on trying to relay information when I died in the last place I was.
[apparently the graveyard is where the video games were, thanks roxas]
Did you have a lot of time to kill or something?
So you guys had a separate place for those who died, too. [He wouldn't fucking know what his was like!! But there's a shrug at her question.]
We did, but we didn't have video games in the town either. I've just played them sometimes before we were pulled to the last place I was in. [...but.] The town wasn't that big. And we couldn't really go anywhere so after a couple of weeks it was just a lot of waiting around for someone to die.
We did, but we didn't have video games in the town either. I've just played them sometimes before we were pulled to the last place I was in. [...but.] The town wasn't that big. And we couldn't really go anywhere so after a couple of weeks it was just a lot of waiting around for someone to die.
No, I get it. [He doesn't mind her repeating the obvious and his tone seems to suggest he wants to hear more of what she has to say.] You're right. The whole thing sucks and it's totally unfair. Especially if we really are on our way to do this all over again. Some people were really messed up the first time. How are they supposed to do this again?
[ . . . . she thinks briefly about the people she's with, and she frowns.]
Even if there is a place for the dead go afterward... they don't deserve to be stuck there. No one deserves to even feel the pain, or watch their loved ones leave them against their will.
You... were in the town with Natalie and the other boys, right? She told me. She said that your host was a horrible person.
I'm sorry - that sounds dreadful.
Even if there is a place for the dead go afterward... they don't deserve to be stuck there. No one deserves to even feel the pain, or watch their loved ones leave them against their will.
You... were in the town with Natalie and the other boys, right? She told me. She said that your host was a horrible person.
I'm sorry - that sounds dreadful.
They don't. [Just as firmly as before, because he kind of feels strongly about that?] I haven't met everyone on this bus, but I don't think I need to to understand nobody deserved any of this.
[But he looks a little surprised then.] I didn't know she was sharing already. [He seems pleased, actually.] But she's right. Hal was an asshole and his employers were even worse. It...kind of felt like we had no other choice than to play along in the end.
[But he looks a little surprised then.] I didn't know she was sharing already. [He seems pleased, actually.] But she's right. Hal was an asshole and his employers were even worse. It...kind of felt like we had no other choice than to play along in the end.
You and me both, but that's not likely. [Which is equally frustrating.] The way things ended was...complicated, I guess? The guy at the end of it all made some deals with the robot to make sure people got what they wanted after it was all over, but after that we were on the train home with no way of going back.
[ . . . . she just looks exhausted at this]
Robot.... I can't say that I understand it, but it sounds exhausting all the same.
I guess if you thought you were getting what you wanted, it'd be worth more than wanting to get revenge... even if you'd still like to.
Robot.... I can't say that I understand it, but it sounds exhausting all the same.
I guess if you thought you were getting what you wanted, it'd be worth more than wanting to get revenge... even if you'd still like to.
Well there's no saying he's not responsible for putting us on this bus, so revenge is looking sort of good right about now. But in the end, we were promised enough. Even if it wasn't everything we wanted.
Between your story and the ones of the people who weren't able to have their friends revived, I think revenge and redemption both sound pretty good at the moment.
So I wouldn't take them off the table.
[why is she
bloodthirsty but like for moral karma]
So I wouldn't take them off the table.
[why is she
bloodthirsty but like for moral karma]
I must've missed that. Which group didn't get to have their friends revived? [That said...] I wouldn't blame them for seeking redemption either.
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