[SUNDAY | ALL DAY: February 24th]

[apinkalligator]

Today, a woman approached me... She said that I looked like life had already left from my eyes... She told me I should cherish my life and make the most of every second, because I didn't realize how short it is

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journal i guess?!

[stillworthadamn]

Then tell it.

[apinkalligator]

It's not that simple...

[stillworthadamn]

S'that so? If you got a story to tell, kid, it'll tell itself. That's what I been told, at least.

[apinkalligator]

Someone like you could never understand. It's hard to tell a story when one hasn't experienced anything with which to be inspired.

[stillworthadamn]

Someone like me, huh?

Have you tried?

[apinkalligator]

It's nothing personal. I would say that to most anyone I would encounter.

There is nothing which can be done to deter my inevitable fate. But should I fight against it...

I fear it would be a cruel irony to only hasten my departure.

[stillworthadamn]

A fight's a fight, no matter the ends. If there's some small glimmer of hope, ain't it better to fight for it? Even if you fail, wouldn't that be a story to leave behind?

.. But here I am, talkin' like I know who you are. What's your name, kid?

[apinkalligator]

Were there even a glimmer, I would undoubtedly strive for it, as I once tried. However, time is not so kind anymore...

One can only leave behind a story of the fallen if they are someone of note. I, unfortunately, am not even known to my peers. No one knows anything about me...

Even my name.

I will admit that I'm surprised you would care for such a thing, but... It's Kamiki Akinari.

[stillworthadamn]

You're talkin' like an old man, Akinari. You're talkin' like a dead man.

You're still breathin', ain't you?

If you leave me a story to tell, I'll tell it 'til I die.

[apinkalligator]

It is only natural for one to talk as they are. I may still be breathing, but... I suppose I am afraid that I may vanish before I can discover the ending...

The truth is, I've been working on a sort of story.

[stillworthadamn]

You're wastin' your life dying.

Really, now?

[apinkalligator]

My life was meant to be wasted in such a fashion.

... Yes. Although...

It probably wouldn't be of any interest to you.

[stillworthadamn]

I guess if y'wanna put it that way, so's everybody else's. Right now, at this very moment, you're alive. Just like me, just like every gramps and grandma at the old folks' home, and just like every baby boy 'n girl bein' born. Ain't that reason enough to live?

Color me curious. I'd like to know.

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[apinkalligator]

Yes, we are all dying... We exist only to die...

No, that cannot be right. I am still certain there must be something more.

[apinkalligator]

It's funny you mention a color. Before I tell you, I wish to know: What do you think of a pink alligator?

[stillworthadamn]

Hey, now--I said we all die, not that that's all there is.

.. A pink alligator, huh? My little girl'd be thrilled. Sounds interestin' enough.