Video 4 - George's room

[toiletseat_girl]

[the video opens on George, sitting on the edge of her bed with her legs crossed. she looks curious, but also a little sheepish as what she's about to ask is . . . personal.

no, she's not asking for flirting advice again.

that was one time.

stop looking at her like that.

no, this time what she's asking is even weirder]

So, uh, I was kind of wondering. How many people here died before they came here? And how many are now immortal?

I was just. Wanting to know?

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[toiletseat_girl]

Plane? Like a dimension? But either way, you'd be separated from your kids? That would suck. Kids are important.

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[weedbgon]

Basically just like a dimension! And yeah, you get my point. Pan knows I'm not perfect, but I at least gotta be around to try. What's the point otherwise! So, y'know. We're gonna have to save the world and make sure we can stick around.

Kinda hope it turns out to be some easy-peasy "power of friendship" crap.

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[toiletseat_girl]

So it's not just kids, it's a whole world you have to save? That's some heavy shit. Got any ideas for how you're gonna do it?

It's never that easy. The Care Bear Stare doesn't work in real life.

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[weedbgon]

Ah, you know. You get used to it. The plan before I showed up here was to just fly up in there and cut it off from everything. Somethin' like that. Might get killed. Might not, though! Sometimes a might not is the best you get!

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[toiletseat_girl]

Yeah, I guess that's true. As far as the "might not die" thing goes. Death's a tricky fucker.

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[weedbgon]

Oh yeah, for sure. Easy to get there. Weird when you meet a guy with a scythe and he's mad at you for not sticking with it.

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[toiletseat_girl]

Wait, your reapers had scythes? I never got a scythe. That's so not fair.

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[weedbgon]

Kid, I don't even get to be a reaper! Didn't know we had enough of you guys around to start a club.

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[toiletseat_girl]

Ehh, being a reaper has its upsides, but the weird hours and no pay make up for it. And my world has tons of Reapers, all assigned to a different cause of death.

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[weedbgon]

[ Ohoho. Color him intrigued. ]

Which cause of death's yours? I mean, how specific do we get? There's "falling" and then there's "falling off a ladder 'cause it got wet."

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[toiletseat_girl]

I've got three: murders, accidents of all kinds, and suicides. So everyone who's guaranteed to ask you to take it back.

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[weedbgon]

Aw, so none of the good stuff. [ GO FIGURE, MERLE. ] Just sounds like a big bag of stress! You got the short straw.

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[toiletseat_girl]

I know, right? Couldn't get a cushy Natural Causes gig where you hang out at the hospital and wait for them to come to you.

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[weedbgon]

I think you might need to invest in some reaper entrapment tactics! Maybe if you get a cardboard sign that says free beer, you'll reel a few more in the easy way.

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[toiletseat_girl]

Yeah, I asked about that. Something like that, anyway. I was told that I'd be fucking with fate and that I'd have to find them.

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[weedbgon]

Y'know, the more I hear about grim reaping, the less cool it sounds. Have you considered switching over to being a cleric? Clerics have all the fun.

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[toiletseat_girl]

Cleric? Like a priest?

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[weedbgon]

Yeah! Yeah, like a priest! I very humbly serve the deity Pan! Cool guy. Y'know, goat legs, has a nice beard. Nature domain. I've also always got my trusty Xtreme Teen Bible on me, if you ever wanna hear some of the good word!

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[toiletseat_girl]

I'm cool, thanks. This place has more than enough gods to deal with.

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[weedbgon]

Dealer's choice, right? Hope probably can't whip out free nature magic for everybody, but I guess there is a lotta good stuff about havin' hope anyway. If that's your schtick.

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[toiletseat_girl]

Actually, I'm not into gods. In general. Never believed back home and I don't see much reason to start here.

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[weedbgon]

Well, to each their own, huh? Y'know what, it's just as well. More nature magic for Merle! I could grow ya a tree sometime.

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[toiletseat_girl]

...my own tree would be cool. Especially if it's pretty.

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[weedbgon]

I've never met a tree that's ugly. Maybe I'm biased, I dunno.

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[toiletseat_girl]

Okay, then. I would like a tree. Where do I go to get it?