57 - Action/Phone

[ceasetoexist]

[Action - Locked to 502 Ricardo Street]

[Hey housemates. Hope none of you are wanting that turkey because the moment Pokey sees it? Yeah, he's going to be starting a fire in the fireplace and bringing the turkey with him. If you're fast enough and want to stop him, you can try to before he goes ahead and pitches the turkey into the fire.]

[Phone]

Hey idiots, everyone else is doing a pretty good job pointing out how this is a trap so, hey, guess that means you don't need more voices shouting it at you. I got a different question.

I'm not giving specifics about it over the phone but....is it...

[There's a pause, and a sigh, before Pokey continues in a mumble.]

Is it....wrong...to be thankful for being here?

[Action - Outside 501 Ricardo]

[Welp. He has no clue why he's doing this. Really, Pokey just doesn't want to admit it over the phone. But the asshole responsible for him being here lives right next to him. And really, this wouldn't be the first time he's ranted outside her house. Just the first time he's done it like this.]

You can bite me. Seriously. Originally I guess I would have told you that just for putting me in this hole, but since then you've given me a lot of extra reasons to tell you it too. You're a real piece of garbage, you know that you freak?

[He pauses, just staring at the house before looking at the ground.]

But on the other hand? ...I've never been happier than I have been here. Even when it's sucked, it sucked as hard as it did because things weren't bad before. Because they were, in fact, awesome as far as things for me go. The best they had ever been. And I wonder, sometimes, if you brought him here to help keep me happy. As a bribe, I guess, not because I'm important but just because you could. Doesn't matter in the end really. I'm not losing sleep over it.

...And I guess, here...I learned things about myself I really didn't want to. And...you know how they say growing up sucks? Yeah, it does. Even harder than I thought it would.

But I did it. And I realize I only did it because I'm here.

I-

[Pokeys' hands bawl up into little fists.]

I am. I'm thankful for being here. For you bringing me here.

[And God.

Does he ever hate that.]

Comments

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Eh, it's boring when it's not torturing us, and it's hell when it is. As far as a place goes.

...There's a lot, I guess. If I had to say the main reasons?

...Because I have friends here.






And it's a second chance.

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

It that for a great many people it seems.

I'm surprised so many people are trying to use it as one really. But then again, I never had much faith in humanity.

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

I used to not. I still don't have....a lot of faith, but it's more than I had.

I always used to think the problem was people. Other people, never me. And then I came to realize something.

I was the problem, and I had always been. And I'm tired of it.

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

What sort of problem were you?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

A massive one. And not one you encounter every day.

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

I've run into a few "problems" like that.

What's your name?

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Not like mine.

...Sorry mister. You sound like a pretty nice guy, but there's a lot of real jackholes here. I'm not comfortable giving out who I am unless I know who I'm talking to.

No offense.

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[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

You might be surprised.

None taken. It's a wise precaution in a place like this.

I'm Johan Liebert. I've heard you on the phone before so I take it you've been here long enough to have a fair list of the local ....well people to avoid?

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[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Maybe. I don't know many twelve year olds who've created world-devouring monsters before.

I'm Pokey. Pokey Minch. And yeah, I'm on this stupid thing a lot. I've got an okay list, but I'm behind on a few of the newer ones.

[Filtered]

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

Mmm, that is a new one. Most of the problem children I knew killed in less numerous ways.

I've fallen behind myself I'm afraid. Just the rather obvious ones. The Major, the Black Mage, people like that.

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[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Funny story! Until I got here, I'd never killed anyone! Monster thing didn't really work out.

Same here. I think I might have found a new one who answered this call, but I don't know his name yet or if he's just talk. I can't believe that friggin' mage hasn't gotten permadroned for his crap yet.

[Filtered]

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

I see. It's easier to rely on smaller monsters I suppose then.

.....That would be nice. A student of mine mentioned that he and a friend had burned him to death once. My sister's been driven to shoot him once as well. And I'm sure they're not the only one's here.

But then again nothing here makes sense.

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[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

.....You know Slugger?

Not really. I've been here a year and a half and I'm still trying to figure it out.

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[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

Yes actually. He's been to a few of my classes in the elementary school. And we talk outside of that.

You wouldn't have been that friend of his he was referring to, would you?

[Filtered]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Heh. Yeah.

Guilty as charged.

[Friend. God. It's so weird to consider him as someone's friend. But it's true.

His friend.]

[Filtered]

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

Impressive.

I can't say I don't think he had it coming.

It's a shame they can't make an exception and let him stay dead.

[Filtered]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

No kidding. I wonder if they keep him around here just to spite the rest of us.

[Filtered]

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

It seems to go against their initial message of wanting us to stay here.

But somehow I wouldn't be surprised.

[Filtered]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

I think they don't think they have anything to worry about, and that we'll never get out.

Which maybe we can't. If we play fair. We just need to find a way to cheat.

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[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. I'm sure they have much bigger things then us to be worried about. At least that's what it seems like.

.....and perhaps that in itself will be their greatest flaw. It's always the little things that get you in the end.

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[godisachild.livejournal.com]

...No kidding.

You look at the foundation and the important parts of a building so much you don't notice the little crack in the floor until its become a gaping hole.

I just wonder if the hole is just now forming, or if we are the hole.

[Filtered]

[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

I suppose that's just something we'll have to figure out.

[Filtered]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

I hope we do soon. After how long it's been, it's one of the little things that'd be nice to know.

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[hungry-monster.livejournal.com]

Yes. That's something that would be nice to know.

As well as many other things. But that goes without saying.

[Filtered]

[godisachild.livejournal.com]

No kidding. You been here long too? I mean, I guess you've been here for a while if you've known Slugger for a bit.