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[grigio]

[Julie took the time to shower and get cleaned up before getting on the network. She was previously covered in days worth of dirt and sweat and blood, some of it her friends and some of it belonging to a peculiar zombie, but more on that later. For now, Julie has a pressing question that may possibly seem rude in some circles.]

So, introductions go first, right? Hi. I'm Julie. I'm from what's supposed to be Seattle, Washington but is now just thousands of people living in a fortified sports stadium.

[As shitty as that probably sounds, she's still smiling about it. There are some good parts about Citi Stadium, but thank God for kidnappings that turn into vacations, even if this is her second one in just a few days.]

This place is between life, death and dreaming, right? I'm not sure how that's possible, but that's fine for now. That's not what I'm wondering.

[She runs her fingers through her hair, chewing her lower lip for a moment before letting her hand settle in her lap again.]

What I'm wondering is possibly considered rude. I don't know. It's been a very weird past few days for me back home that's changed my way of thinking a little bit so now I just want to know how many of you....are dead where you're from?

Where I'm from, dead seems to have a couple different meanings. It could either mean dead and that's it, you're gone for good. Or Undead as in a mobile corpse. A zombie.

[This sure as shit feels a bit awkward, but she's going to just press on. She started it, she'll finish it. That's cool with her.]

I just want to know what dead means here, since I haven't seen any[thing]one that fits what I know from home.

[And that's all. She'll just turn off the feed, now, giving a final smile before she does so.]

Comments

YELLS I NEED THIS CR whoa sorry just got real excited

[cons]

-- You're from Zombieland?

[ holy shit! SEATTLE ended up being the city that figured out how to survive. go fucking figure. ]

OH GOD YES PLS

[grigio]

Y'know, I've honestly never heard it referred to as Zombieland. Perfect name for what the world is now.

[cons]

Yeah, it's pretty accurate. [ that should raise a red flag, and it kinda does - the radio and news stations were calling the US "Zombieland" for a little while before they all got shut down, but. nah, she won't question it. what are the odds that there's another world with zombies that isn't her own? ]

Well, Seattle, I'm Wichita. And now I'm severely regretting never making it up north to Washington, since everywhere else I've tried to settle in was pretty much burned to the ground and overrun with zed. Luckily, there's no virus here, so. [ so good luck getting used to crowds again, she knows she had a tough time transitioning back, at first. then again, it was only her and her sister for a long time, not a stadium full of people, so. maybe not so much, for her ]

she should always call her seattle. julie'd find it funny.

[grigio]

Virus? [That's a specific reason and her world doesn't have one, so there's a red flag for her, too. She's also now wondering what the chances are that there are two worlds that are borderline FUBAR'ed.]

I didn't think anyone back home had found a specific reason.

[Hey, crowds are fine by her. It's having space to breathe that she had to get used to.]

she might :D

[cons]

The virus. The one that started everything?

[ the mad cow disease virus had been all over the news as soon as some doctor made the symptoms connection, so.. that's. interesting. ]

How long has your world had zombies??

yes good.

[grigio]

Since I was a kid. Like...a little kid.

[Basically, as far back as she remembers.]

How long have they been on yours?

yes good.

[cons]

Two months? Tops?

[ !! ]

Maybe you're from the future!

[ which is exciting because that means there IS a future ]

[grigio]

That's a grim fucking future, Wichita.

[And yet, she says this as though it were no big deal. Sky is blue, grass is green. Zombies are still everywhere.]

God. I suddenly need alcohol

[cons]

Better than no future? And that's coming from a pessimist of the highest degree.

And I always need alcohol, so let me know if you wanna grab a beer sometime.

[grigio]

Soon? I'm all for soon. The last beer I had was a years old Corona from a broken down jets refrigerator.

[cons]

Jesus. I'm not much of a beer person, but they've got it here, so you're in luck.