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[desolavi]

one. 〆 PHONE | PUBLIC

[ starts the call. pause. a slow exhale before speaking blankly, ]

Ah. I have a question, for people who pay attention to these phonecalls.

[ a faint rustle as he shifts his hold on the receiver. ]

Has anyone here killed another person before?

two. 〆 ACTION | PARK | AFTERNOON & EVENING

[ feel free to find this kid

Comments

[sanctusdei]

Do you think a lot of people would openly admit something like that?

[desolavi]

Not a lot. But maybe some.

I'm not asking for names or anything, and it'll probably be easy to be anonymous on these phones anyway.

[sanctusdei]

Then why do you want to know? Also, did you mean here, or back in people's respective home worlds?

[desolavi]

Just curious.

And -- is there a difference?

[sanctusdei]

Depends on how you view it. People here come back to life.

[desolavi]

... Guess I'm curious either way.

[sanctusdei]

Fine then, if you really want to know. I've done both.

[desolavi]

Ah. Was it because you had to? Or because you wanted to.

[sanctusdei]

I suppose that depends on how you look at it, but if you ask me, it was out of necessity.

[desolavi]

-- did you enjoy doing it?

[sanctusdei]

[There's a pause. He's never thought about it, and this is the first time anyone's asked.]

....

No. It was always a means to an end. Or just a means to something else.

[desolavi]

[ silence as he thinks for a moment. well, that makes sense. ]

Okay.

[sanctusdei]

Hnn.

Well I hope I was enlightening, or whatever.

[desolavi]

It was what I wanted to know. Thanks.

[sanctusdei]

Can I ask why? It can't just be "curiosity" then.

[desolavi]

It's just curiosity. I haven't killed anyone, if that's what you want to ask.