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[feathery]

Who: A bird and you
Broadcast: Y
Action: Wonderduck, if you wanna
When: At ass o'clock in the AM

guess im just wondering
because its kind of hard to tell between abrupt disappearances and people lapsing into comas for days
or sometimes weeks
but how long has it been since you went back where you came from
or remembered something that you didnt before
and how long would it take before you get the feeling youre not gonna go back again

[Naval gazing at three in the morning in the Wonderduck kitchen is a go.]

Comments

[ladybro]

Dead back home?

[ so much for 'manageable conversation levels'. ]

[feathery]

nah
see what i mean by dramatic?
its just overcomplicated bullshit you dont want me to get into trust me

[ladybro]

Hey. I'm breezy. Sounds more like you're the one who doesn't wanna get into it -- which I respect.

[feathery]

hahaha no i mean
for real it doesnt even make sense to most of us who lived through it
i wouldnt even know where to fucking start trying to explain the shithole that spawned me and my friends through idiotic video game shenanigans

[ladybro]

Fair enough.

[feathery]

so how long has it been for you

[ladybro]

Since February. I've been here the whole time -- no memory dumps. Or whatever.

[feathery]

thats a pretty long time
its been over two and a half years for me
something like that

[ladybro]

...You've definitely got me beat. Have you been remembering things?

[feathery]

no
like thats kind of the weird thing
everyone else i know from our personal pocket universe got memories or went back or SOMETHING
even if it was for only a couple seconds
but all ive ever gotten is hearsay

[ladybro]

Feeling left out?

[feathery]

hella left out
im feeling more left out than trash for monday pickup
only theres no pickup cause its a holiday
so im just languishing until the garbage truck finally trundles by

[ladybro]

Such evocative imagery.

But I'm not really convinced this is a pick-up a person should want. Those memory-dumps never seem to bring anyone any joy.

[feathery]

yeah
i know
but whatever bullshit goes down in the future
or went down i guess
if its got to happen i just want it over with

[ladybro]

Rip off the bandaid.

[feathery]

pretty much
but on the other hand if i end up not going back by virtue of bizarre as fuck alt universe shenanigans
i dunno
its weird to think about

[ladybro]

Now THAT I kinda understand. This place is chalk full of alterna-versions of people I know from home, but who have no idea who I am.

[feathery]

man thats gotta suck
im from an alt timeline from everyone else but at least my friends remember some iteration of me
which is a whole other bag of overcomplicated cats but i figure its not as shitty as that

[ladybro]

I'm still trying to see the silver lining. At least they don't have expectations.

[feathery]

yeah the expectations thing
that can fuck you up some
but how awkward has it made reintroductions

[ladybro]

Depends on the person. Some roll real well with it -- others don't. I guess it's my expectations that are left unmet most of the time.

[ and because she's shameless. ] Some of these versions are improvements on the people I know from back home, though.