A voice boomed out over a shapeless void.

'what? wait, why can't i talk?'

The voice replies to my unspoken questions.

'...'

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Darkness, warmth, pressure, then light, and... 'are those teeth?'

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Darkness, warmth...

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'...'

The voice trailed off.

'...'

The formless void shifts and shapes into...

'is this...'

'...okay, anything beats dying over and over again. and, i wasn't just getting into shape because of keira either.' I add, even though I know it's not entirely true.

Voice guy doesn't respond, so I just get down to it. And by that, I mean reading everything about everything. How else am I going to min-max the shit outta this? Don't get me wrong, I'm no munchkin. But, I'd be an idiot not to take advantage of this opportunity.

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'i think this works.' I mutter to myself after who knows how long.

'...'

'...no comment.'

He spends a few minutes checking everything over, but soon I get the impression that he nods in satisfaction.

'thanks... i think. so, what kind of perk are we talking about?'

'i totally want to ask for an internet connection, but i don't think that'll fly. so, hmm? how about my media collection?'

'cool, thanks.'

The void returns, now with a sense of motion to it. A speck of green in the distance rapidly swells until...

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