05th anomaly ; video ; open

[dinosize]

Have you ever wondered what comes next? Evolutionarily. After humans.

[ Stephen is in his own cabin, a light and airy space that doesn't really seem to suit him. The camera is propped up on the edge of a sink, where he's washing out blood and dirt from the clothes he wore while out in the port.

He's not really looking at the camera. ]

Do you think humans could ever be a food source for another animal?

Comments

cw; murder and cannibalism

[notsoneedy]

She turned into a monster.

[She's not exaggerating. You can tell by her voice.]

She killed people. Mostly boys. Ate them, so she could stay...whole. And pretty. The kind of demon she was, she needed to feed off human flesh.

Eventually I found out what she was. But by then, she'd already killed my boyfriend. I manned up and killed her, only nobody believed me. They thought I was making the whole thing up. Or crazy.

So they locked me away.

[dinosize]

God.

[ This being Stephen's way of saying wow, that is major fucked up, I'm sorry for your life. ]

And now you're locked here.

[notsoneedy]

Yeah, pretty much.

That's why when I first got here, it wasn't easy. Even still.

People say you're nuts about something that you know was real for so long, you basically end up with a real problem with authority.

[Putting it mildly.]

[dinosize]

And I can't imagine distant, unresponsive authority is any better.

[notsoneedy]

Nope.

But it's not really about the Admiral here, is it. I mean - he's a douche, and he puts us through a world of shit. But the wardens and the inmates are kind of all in it together.

[dinosize]

Yes, but some of us can go for a walk in the fake outdoors and some can't.

[notsoneedy]

Unless one of the first kind of people lets you in.

[She shrugs.]

I dunno. I guess I only let it piss me off on certain days, anymore.

[dinosize]

Only get angry on Thursdays. Wednesdays, maybe a bit irritated. Saturdays, obviously, just sullen.

[notsoneedy]

I really admire your commitment to the mood by just planning it all like that. Very proactive.

[dinosize]

Happy to make fun of you any time.

[notsoneedy]

It's what friends are for, right. [She ducks her head as she says it, gaze avoiding, but she's serious.]

[dinosize]

Yeah. It is.

[ Friends. He can deal with that. ]