[video] un: post-modern

[depressiveoptimist]

[Kieren turns on his phone, revealing his face. Of course, he's not wearing his makeup, because even if he isn't 'alive' anymore, he isn't going to hide himself. It will--he'll go back to the way he was in Eudio, eventually. Hopefully. Still, others will see a pale face, milky white eyes. Basically, the face of a doe-eyed dead boy.

He smiles a little, doing his best to not be nervous, or awkward. He succeeds on the first, probably not as well on the second. He speaks, his accent something from northern England]

So hi, I'm sure some of you have seen me about, but I'm Kieren Walker? Your resident PDS sufferer. [Might as well be upfront.]

So, I just snagged a job at the Cadelle Museum of Art, and I know that I've already talked to a few of you about you're uh--lack of art knowledge? [He rubs the back of of his neck, laughing lightly.]

I just thought, if anyone was interested, I wouldn't mind maybe giving some tours, or at least teaching a bit of art? I don't have any real formal training--but I've taught myself a lot on my own. [And was good enough to get accepted/scholarships to universities, twice--but he still doubts his own art, sometimes, so he doesn't mention that.]

I'm also always looking for people to paint? Just--just portraits.

Let me know if you're interested.

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[depressiveoptimist]

Partially Deceased Syndrome.

It means I'm basically a zombie, if you are familiar with the term--we just don't like that.

[angelpants]

Uh yeah, I wouldn't want to be called that either.

I'm Waverly, by the way.

[depressiveoptimist]

Nice to meet you.

[He's glad she understands--or at least respects his choice of terms.]

Have you been here long?

[angelpants]

Not really that long, no. How about you?

[depressiveoptimist]

Just arrived in the past month, but I was in a city similar to this for a while. So at least I'm used to the concept. There are a few of us from that place, actually.

[angelpants]

I've heard of it before from others here, but this city is my first time with something like this.

[depressiveoptimist]

It's an amazing opportunity, isn't it? To even get a chance like this...doesn't always seem real.

[And he got a second one.]

[angelpants]

It's incredible and so exciting to be part of something like this.

[depressiveoptimist]

It's a wonder more people aren't here; I would think everyone has one thing in their life, at least, that they regret, and would like to change.

[angelpants]

Maybe they're just scared to try.

[Change can be a scary thing for people, even if it has a positive outcome.]

[depressiveoptimist]

I used to be scared of a lot of things.

Funny how dying solves that problem.

Though...I'm still scared of losing people. Which is why I'm here.

[angelpants]

So am I.

[depressiveoptimist]

I think that's the reason a lot of people are here. It...it makes sense, I guess. Sometimes you might not take the chance for yourself, but you would for someone else.

[angelpants]

Yeah, that does make sense. And that's important too.

[depressiveoptimist]

Can I--can I ask what you're here for?

You don't have to answer.

[angelpants]

Mainly to help my sister.

[depressiveoptimist]

I'm here to help my best friend. I would ask to help my sister but...she seems to be really happy, now. I don't know what else I could do for her.

[angelpants]

It's good that she's happy, though.

[depressiveoptimist]

It really is. She'd been sad for a long time, too.

[angelpants]

Why was she sad?

[depressiveoptimist]

Well me dying messed things up, for one. Well dying, and coming back.

She also had to deal with a lot, for a long time.

[angelpants]

That makes sense. I'm sorry.

[depressiveoptimist]

Not your fault. It's also a bit weird cause I've sort of stopped aging which means that I used to be the oldest, but now she's the oldest. Sort of.