#6: Minty fresh!

[horrible_phd]

It looks like everyone's okay, even those who were dead.  Does anything that happens in this city have actual consequences?

Anyways, I'm looking forward to getting back to my lab--working from home isn't really an option.  And I guess I should pick up some new toothpaste while I'm out.  All I can taste is peppermint.

[[ooc: I'll be slow to respond,

Comments

[king_coffee]

The only consequence seems to be when a deal is struck with the deities.

[horrible_phd]

You can do that? What do people actually get out of it?

[king_coffee]

You can. Two friends of mine bargained to get their lives back. I don't know what they traded for it, though.

[horrible_phd]

When you say, "get their lives back," do I want to know how literal you're being?

[fearmemore]

Maybe we have to learn to make our own consequences.

[horrible_phd]

Maybe. But the point is, the deities have all the power here, were just the pawns. And it's not much fun being part of the game if you're a pawn. Or even a king or I guess I should have said queen since that's the piece with all the good moves. Anyway, right now, I feel like they're the only real players.

[fearmemore]

...the piece with all the good moves?

Well, a queen is what I'll be, so I suppose you're right about that.

And I don't intend to let the deities take my 'good moves.'

[horrible_phd]

A queen, huh? Well, there are a lot of people here with 'good moves.' Good luck, I guess.

[mis_match]

Are not the fear and pain of the past few days consequences enough? Truly I am glad that all is well.

[horrible_phd]

I'm not saying I wish the damage from the injection had stayed around, because of course I don't. But it's just...some people tried to save others, and some people tried to hide, and some went on a spree killing zombies (who used to be their neighbors, it was easy to forget that during the past few days.) And now today--it doesn't really matter what anyone did or how much they lost or how scared they felt. We're all back where we started, just...mintier, in some cases.

[mis_match]

Quite the contrary. I believe we have all come away from this experience with a deeper knowledge of ourselves and those around us. We may be back where we started physically, but the hearts of many have been changed.

[horrible_phd]

For the better?

I don't really think so.