Because I Couldn' Stop for Death

[ceasetoexist]

[Well Pokey has had a busy week. Tripping balls over hallucinogenic gas. Bothering a bunch of people and running through their yards as he tried to get away from his hallucination. Getting beaten to death. Beating to death the drone of the person who beat him to death. Getting droned for beating that person to death.

Needless to say, getting killed and then killing someone in the span of a few days has brought a question to mind.]

Hey. Yeah. I’m curious.

Like I know we don’t die here, not really since we come back…what do you all think happens to us after we really do die? Like, do you believe in a Heaven and Hell and all that jazz, or something else, or nothing at all?

Comments

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

I suppose so. Maybe it's just Hell for me then? That would make sense. A montonous, boring suburban town were all your powers are stripped away, being forced into a fake family and job ranks up high on my "things to find in Hell" list.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Aren't you special, having your own personal hell?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I'm a really fucking special snowflake. [snortlaugh]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

So what is it you did that could've been so bad to get you kicked into hell?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Something tells me you wouldn't believe me.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Try me. I've seen some crazy junk.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[He pauses to light a cigarette. You can hear the snap of the match.]

...I'm responsible for the deaths of over a thousand people, all to get back at one person. And I'm pretty sure the bastard got my message loud and clear.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

That's some pretty serious revenge. Seen worse attempts, though they didn't get to the killing people stage before they were stopped. Worse in intention, I mean.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

No one saw it coming. That was the beauty of the plan.

[He doesn't sound particularly proud though.]

The person it was aimed at is immortal, so like I said, basically this was a message. Wasn't expecting to die myself, though.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

So you got into a pissing match with an immortal, and didn't expect him to get back at you.

Great plan.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Oh, HE didn't kill me. He's too big of a pussy for that. Someone altered the authorities to my location. Wasn't expecting them to get involved so quickly.

But whatever. Mission accomplished.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

So why were you striking back at this guy then?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

... he was my mentor. A fucking lousy one. He pretty much ignored me and pushed me aside for years. So one day I finally showed him what I was capable of.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...I can kinda get that, I guess.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

He couldn't even be bothered to tell me if he didn't actually WANT a student or not. He acted like he did, but...

tch. Whatever. Doesn't matter now, does it.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Not really. You won't have to deal with him again, at least.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That's one positive thing about this place.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Any other positives about it?

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

[A pause while he thinks.]


I guess it's better than oblivion, but that's debatable.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

It's better then a lot of places, unfortunately.

[sanctusdei.livejournal.com]

And that is a terrible, terrible thing.