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[weirdkid]

H-hello...? Is anyone there?

I'm..... [Oh. Who is he? He doesn't know. Should he? Probably not.]

Well, I'm not real. Or, I wasn't. Until now. But now that I am real, I'm supposed to be learning how to live in the real world.

At least, that's what the doctors told me.

They were rather nice.

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[mightlosemyhead]

They told you that story, too?

[weirdkid]

You sound skeptical.

[mightlosemyhead]

Considering they do not even know my name, I can not imagine how I am supposed to believe them that I am from a story.

[weirdkid]

Where else would you be from?

[notjohnsmith]

Don't you find doctors calling you unreal the slightest bit suspicious?

Clearly they're behind all this! It's a secret conspiracy. We're probably all in the middle of a diabolical brainwashing program.

[weirdkid]

..Brainwashing? Why would they be brainwashing us?

[notjohnsmith]

Mass amnesia isn't likely to be a natural occurrence.

[weirdkid]

Doesn't anyone know who they are?

[notjohnsmith]

Some people claim to. But for all we know, they could be working for the brainwashers!

[weirdkid]

Did the doctors tell them their names? Do you think the doctors are the brainwashers, or just working for them?

[notjohnsmith]

Unfortunately, I don't have a good way to evaluate that right now.

So it's best just to assume everyone is working for the brainwashers.

[weirdkid]

Oh.. yes, I can see how that is a safe assumption.

How do I know you're not working for them?

[notjohnsmith]

You don't.

[weirdkid]

Don't trust anybody, then.

[notjohnsmith]

Now you've got it!

[weirdkid]

But if nobody trusts anyone, how will we figure out the truth?

[notjohnsmith]

Critical thinking!

[dontmccallmyname]

I guess learning how to live in the real world means finding out who we are like, pretty literally.

[weirdkid]

I don't even know my own name... Did they tell you yours?

[dontmccallmyname]

No, I—didn't really meet any doctors. I woke up at this dude's house. I don't know.

[weirdkid]

Oh. What did he tell you?

[dontmccallmyname]

Uh, 'who the hell are you', mostly. I think we're friends or something. Whole place smells like I spend time hanging out, you know?

You still got nothing?

[weirdkid]

...You can smell your own presence? That's kind of weird..

Actually, I think my name might be Barry. I've spoken with someone who thinks they know me, but I don't know if he's telling the truth. He could be working with the brainwashers.

[dontmccallmyname]

...is it? I thought it was normal. This other guy I saw told me he could smell stuff really well too.

Uh, well, it's nice to meet you Barry, if that's your name. You're probably right to be kinda suspicious.

[reanimated]

Barry?


BARRY!

[weirdkid]

Barry?

[reanimated]

Don't pretend you don't know your own name, you little freak. Now where the fuck have you been this time?! You think it's funny, popping in and out like this? Cos I'm here to tell you IT'S NOT.

[weirdkid]

I don't know my name, though. I don't remember it, and I don't remember where I've come from.

You're very rude. Who are you?

[reanimated]

See, that right there? You tryin to take the piss? It's just sad, man.

[reanimated]

C'mon, it's me, Nathan! Captain Invincible! Remember?

[weirdkid]

I'm not taking the piss. I've never seen you before in my life.

Are you really called Captain Invincible?

[reanimated]

Ohhhhh for the love of Jesus and his teen mother Mary, if this is cos of the Rudy bullshit I'm going to rip your spine out through your arse.

[reanimated]

Yeah, that's definitely my name.

[video]

[easy_a]

S'pose this is the part where I tell you "welcome".

I would, except I'm not entirely sure wot I'd be welcoming you into.

[Or where. Or if she has any right to welcome someone new, considering she doesn't know much of anything at the moment... including who she is.]

[video]

[weirdkid]

Thanks...

How can they expect us to accomplish anything useful, if nobody knows anything? Did they tell you about being fictional, too?

[He appears to be slightly distracted by her appearance, as if he's looking at her a bit too intently. Sorry if it's creepy, you're just very pretty.]

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[easy_a]

Don't know. They might have, but I can't remember; kind a part of the whole memory loss thing.

I'm just glad someone knew my name. 'Least I have that.

[Yes, his gaze is a tad unsettling; however, seeing as they're not speaking face to face and she's safe behind the screen, she knows there's no real reason for her to even consider discontinuing chatting with fellow.]

[video]

[weirdkid]

Oh. Well, they just told me, so I wasn't sure if maybe they were going around telling everyone.

My name is Barry, according to someone who thinks he knows me. What's yours?

[video]

[easy_a]

Maybe; there seems to be a lot of strange stuff going on around here.

...It's Alisha. Nice to meet you, Barry. [At least she hopes it'll prove nice.]

[dontmindmepleasecontinue]

They told you you're not real? Hmm, that's odd.

Then again, I have no idea who I am either.

[weirdkid]

Yes, I woke up in a hospital, and the doctors said that all of the "fictional people" here are supposed to be learning how to be real.

I'm Barry, I think. Someone told me that's my name, but he doesn't seem very trustworthy.

[dontmindmepleasecontinue]

That is indeed quite suspicious. I might think that it was a cover story for kidnapping and then brainwashing us. Though then one might ask why you were told this story and not the rest of us. Or why you woke up at the hospital.

I feel like normally I would introduce myself at this juncture. I suppose you'll have to forgive my rudeness.