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[rubikscomplex]

we have myths where guys overcome gods in stupider ways
and given i don't believe in all that crap
you know...
imagine me shrugging here

[realhunger]

You got stuck in an empty ol' haunted town with these things and you don't believe in them?

[Huh. Humans are so stubborn.]

What about not bein' able to leave?

[rubikscomplex]

haunted is such a loaded term
data ghosts and rogue ais don't scare me, kid

and what about it?

[realhunger]

You can call it whatever you want. The town ain't what you'd call normal is it?

Does bein' stuck here scare ya? What about dying? What if you turn into a ghost too?

[rubikscomplex]

boy you ask a lotta questions, boy

in order:
no, it's the opposite of normal
thank you for noticing

no, i'm only afraid of werewolves
thank god we haven't gotten any of those yet

no, i've died four times
it's boring and inconvenient

then i guess i'll have a lot to say inside the walls

[realhunger]

Someone's gotta ask questions. Really ask. None o' this typin'. Ain't real if you just write everything out all the time.

What if you die and never leave? That's usually how that works. If you die for real in another world you'll just fade away and become another piece of it.

[He could roll his eyes at the werewolves comment, but it isn't like he can see this guy anyway.]

You gonna keep dying?

[His tone up to that question has been the typical taunting of a young man, but at this point he becomes more serious.]

Are you giving yourself over?

[rubikscomplex]

listen, kid
i'm gonna let you in on a little secret:
i'm the resident pessimist

we're not getting out of here
we're just playing the game because there's nothing else to do
and we're all gonna die horribly anyway
might as well be entertained along the way

i'm not giving myself over to anything
that's just the way it is

[realhunger]

[The resident pessimist. Now that's an interesting title.]

So you're just acceptin' it because we're gonna die anyway? Well, might as well have fun if that's what you like.

[He scoffs, but he doesn't entirely disagree with that logic.]

If that's just the way it is, then you gotta break the whole thing.

[rubikscomplex]

working on it
but thanks for being on board
talk to the clown
he wants to break things, too
and he's a real talker

[Yes, he's going to subject a not-so-innocent boy to the Joker, if he can.]

[realhunger]

Uh-huh.

[He's trying to get rid of him. Just foist him off on someone else, Peter supposes, and he doesn't know who the clown is anyway, but he does know that the guy texting him doesn't like him.]

What kind of things?

[rubikscomplex]

[In House's defense, he doesn't like most people. Especially at first blush.]

pick a thing
he probably wants to break it
he's not that picky
but i'm sure you can talk all about it with him
when you bother him

[realhunger]

[And just like a cat, Peter can tell when he's not liked.
And cats love to harass the ones that hate them.]

I ain't seen a clown. You're jus' makin' that up.

[rubikscomplex]

and because you haven't seen one
that clearly means it can't exist
seen a cat, yet?
must not exist

[realhunger]

Maybe they don't exist here.

Maybe they all just got erased. Could be, with a weird town like this, huh? Even if they do exist, doesn't mean you're not full o' shit.

[rubikscomplex]

wow
hostile much?
i give you an awesome acronym
answer all your questions
and this is the thanks i get?
i'm starting to think you're an ungrateful little bastard

[realhunger]

Just helpin' you do your job. Bein' a pessimist'n all.

I'd hate t'disappoint you.

[And he's not ashamed in the least.]

Where is this clown you like so much anyway?

[rubikscomplex]

probably with his boyfriend
the bat

[realhunger]

A clown and a bat.

[Okay, seriously, he's a kid and he still thinks that sounds made up.]

[rubikscomplex]

[Truth is stranger than... okay, maybe they're all fiction, too. Who the hell knows?]

dude
if i were making up a couple
they would be lesbians
and they would be way hotter than those guys