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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

Re: voice;

[wintershepherd]

[ He hesitates a little as though he's concerned about his answer not being appropriate. ]

Yeah, I do. It's really different from being at home.

Re: voice;

[grigio]

What's home like for you? I'm hoping vastly different from mine. Its refreshing to hear.

Re: voice;

[wintershepherd]

Well, uh... there's Seattle! But no zombies, so, yay?

Re: voice;

[grigio]

[Julie laughs, finding that both amusing and a relief to hear.]

That's fantastic. I hope it stays that way for you.

Re: voice;

[wintershepherd]

You and me both! Zombies aren't a frequent thing here either. Just, uh, once. But that was kind of an emergency situation.

Re: voice;

[grigio]

So I hear. They disintegrated, huh? That sounds...sort of gross.

Re: voice;

[wintershepherd]

It was less messy than you might imagine, thankfully. Didn't envy the clean up crews their job after that one.

Re: voice;

[grigio]

I don't think I would either.


[But then, dead zombies are burned on her world. So maybe disintegrating wasn't as gross as she thought.]

Mind if I ask how long you've been here?

Re: voice;

[wintershepherd]

Since the beginning of this year, so about eight months now.

Re: voice;

[grigio]

Where's home for you?

Re: voice;

[wintershepherd]

Pennsylvania, originally. I travel a lot though.

[ Since she'd mentioned being from Seattle, he had to assume that geographically their worlds were similar enough he didn't need to elaborate on that. ]

Re: voice;

[grigio]

I've only seen pictures. It looked amazing.

Re: voice;

[wintershepherd]

Maybe you can visit one day.