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[khaji_da]

[The video feed switches on and shows Jaime. He’s still taking in all that he’s been told, but he’s handling it fairly well.]

And I thought when I woke up this more I was going to have a normalish day. Figured I’d wake up, play some video games, maybe put some homework off until the last minute. Guess I might have been hoping for a little too much there.

[His Mom was going to kill him when he finally gets home. He just knows it.] Well it’s probably obvious that I’m a new arrival and since complaining won’t help anything, I should probably try to get acquainted with you all. I’ll start by introducing myself. I’m Jaime. Jaime Reyes.

[He’s about finished when something else pops into his mind.] Oh. And..uh. If there is anything important that I should know that was left out of that little orientation, feel free to fill me in on it.

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[strangle]

shit you didn't bring any video games with you did you

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[khaji_da]

I wish. If I knew I was going to get dragged off to this place, I would have packed a bag with some.

[strangle]

shit

what else is there even to do here

[khaji_da]

I haven't been here long enough to give you a positive answer on that. There has to be something, though. Otherwise people might be going insane from boredom.

[strangle]

I'M going insane from boredom FUCK

[ PAUSE. stare suspiciously at screen. rewind bits of conversation through his head. ]

wait how old are you

[khaji_da]

Me? I'm sixteen. Why..? Do I not look like I'm that age?

[strangle]

hey look between age 13 and 18 you all look the goddamn same to me

try growing up

[khaji_da]

How old are you?

[1/2]

[strangle]

oh i uh lost count

like 50

[2/2]

[strangle]

0

shit lost an extra 0 there

[khaji_da]

500?!

[strangle]

yeah but i lost count

fuck maybe it was 6 or 7? ehhhhhhh

[khaji_da]

So basically you are some super super old dude? I'm guessing you are immortal or something?

[strangle]

yeah immortal

but i don't feel that old

really did lose count somewhere

[khaji_da]

Well I probably would too if I lived for over a two hundred years.

[strangle]

better hope you don't, kid

immortality is shitty