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[perennially]

How is everyone?

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[notamartian]

Well, I've just had a rather peculiar incident with a zombie whereupon it decided to explain complicated mathematical equations to me in the same voice it uses to say "BRAAAINS". So I'm mostly fascinated, right now!

And how are you?

[perennially]

Do you think, maybe, that's just always how he talks?

I'm great.

[notamartian]

Could be. I'm mostly astonished that he knows the equations. It's nice to know that recreational mathematics hasn't been forgotten everywhere, mind you.

Good to hear it!

[perennially]

Life here is a little surprising.

[notamartian]

Well. I thought it had stopped being surprising - and of course, soon as I think that, it surprises me again.

[perennially]

Do you really think it'll ever stop being surprising?

[notamartian]

I suppose not! -- Not that I intend on staying here forever in order to find out, obviously.

[perennially]

Forever is a little long.

[notamartian]

As long as it gets. Although, of course, forever means different things for different people -- and I can see myself going off into a highly complicated tangent about that.

[perennially]

What does it mean to you?

[notamartian]

Until the universe dies, I suppose.

[perennially]

I don't think that will ever happen.

[notamartian]

... You think so? Well. Far be it from me to correct you, then.

[perennially]

Everything goes back to the beginning, even when it dies. And the beginning isn't a death at all, right?

[notamartian]

So you're saying even the universe will be reborn somewhere else, when all the stars burn out? ... It's a nice theory, but I've never gone that far myself.

[perennially]

I haven't seen it. But I know it.