Glance 271

[venomouselle]

You know, it always comes as a surprise to me when people just go on and on about pets they get. Sure they're wonderful but they're animals. The only reason why you'd have them in is to stop the ticking. And to admit that you can't get a roommate. Everybody's talking about cats or dogs. Whatever happened to fish for Christ's sake, or reptiles. That

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[scaresthedark]

Probably because mammals are more affectionate.

Does it get all that cold here in the winter?

That's definitely a lot to see in such a short amount of time.

[venomouselle]

Is affection measured in fur or touch? Psh.

It gets cold enough to not sun in a bikini. Cold enough for me.

Yeah, and?

[scaresthedark]

No, but iguana aren't real affectionate either. Snakes a bit more so.

Cold enough for me too.

Nothing, just saying.

[venomouselle]

They can be. Snakes too. The trouble with snakes is that no one knows how to handle them.

Stick around. There will be plenty more where that came from.

[scaresthedark]

You mean you don't just handle them very, very carefully?

Well, I don't really have anywhere else to go.

[venomouselle]

You need to know why and how to handle them very, very carefully. It only adds to the experience.

More weird then. Shit loads.

[scaresthedark]

Kind of like fire, it's more fun because it's dangerous?

Well at least the afterlife won't be boring.

[venomouselle]

Not all reptiles are dangerous. It does add to the allure.

Oh, so you're dead?

[scaresthedark]

Yup, dead as you can get.

[venomouselle]

That shit sucks, I'm sure. But hey, this isn't the afterlife. I'm still kicking.

[scaresthedark]

I don't mind it so much, this is a lot better than the last place I was. And I've heard not everyone here is dead.

[venomouselle]

The City is better? What?

That mere fact that there are living and dead together disproves afterlife I think. Unless that's some other religion or some shit.

[scaresthedark]

After I died but before I came here I was in hell. The City is much better than hell.

I don't know, where I come from the two sometimes mingled. And don't some of the people here exist in the afterlife, like those shinigami?

[venomouselle]

By how much? Some would say it isn't so bad.

I don't take everything a shinigami says for the gospel.

[scaresthedark]

It's better by a lot. There is no comparison.

Seems at the very least they're not human.

[venomouselle]

Then you're a bad, bad man huh?

I think that's a decent reason to be cautious.