voice | un: vsmith

[banworthy]

Hello.

How are you all doing? [ A beat. ] Actually, you all know I don't care so let's ignore that question, hm?

So, who would like to have their fortune, romantic future, or whatever told?

I know, I know... tarot is still a [ Longer pause. ] hobby of mine, but one you get to reap the rewards of today.

Fun, right?

Comments

[banworthy]

What does that mean? There's more future happening than you expected?

[hyphanated]

What I mean is, there were some times when I thought I was going to die. But I'm still here now.

[banworthy]

Like you avoided death multiple times?

[hyphanated]

I guess so. Though I think I did actually die once, too.

[banworthy]

What do you mean you think you died?

[hyphanated]

I burned up. But then I woke up again, so I'm not sure if it really counts as having died.

[banworthy]

How did you burn but not die? I guess you don't know...?

[hyphanated]

I don't know what happened in between.

[To be honest, he does know a little bit, but should he bother explaining spores...]

[banworthy]

[ Well, he kind of hates that but-- ]

I see. An odd question but you remained yourself?

[hyphanated]

Mn, I'm...renewed? But I don't think I've changed at all, aside from that.

[banworthy]

Renewed?!

[hyphanated]

Mhm. I was decaying before.

[banworthy]

What?!

[hyphanated]

What?

[banworthy]

What does that mean?!

[hyphanated]

...Oh. I mean...I was dying.

[banworthy]

Let me see if I'm following... you were dying and burned to death, presumably, and awoke completely fine without knowing exactly how that happened?

Did this occur all in your world, or your last memory was you were dying and awoke here?

[hyphanated]

That's right. I was given an explanation later, but I don't understand science very well, so...ah, that all happened some time before I came here.

[banworthy]

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I don't know if science has anything to do with that sort of thing.

[hyphanated]

It doesn't?

[banworthy]

Well, then again, I don't know the advances of science in your world... so I'll have to, unfortunately, take that statement back.

[hyphanated]

I don't know much about science either. I did wake up in a laboratory, though.

[banworthy]

Your story is confusing and I don't want to hear anymore.

Anyway -- what's your name?