entranceway | say it ain't so (video)

[ When Liv appears on the screen, she's in a nice off-white sweater with a hint of gold sparkle to it, full face of makeup and nervously smiling. She gives a wave, then lets out a breath she's been holding. ]

I have a confession. And some of you know. Some of you who know me don't know, and everyone else...

[ She pauses, looking down a little. Is this the right thing? Hell if she knows. It's not like she's in a place the size of Seattle. Maybe now's the time to just come clean. ]

The rest of you don't need to know but uh...at this point if someone found out by word of mouth I feel like it'd suck more, so.

My name is Liv. I've been living here since the summer. And...I'm a zombie.

[ She pauses for a beat. ]

Obviously from a different zombie world than the rest of you. I'll answer your questions now: Yes, I eat what you think I eat but the closet provides it for me. I only act like the maniac you'd expect when I'm hurt unexpectedly and then I'm super strong and just kind of...grunty. But I can help, I do help. I've saved people. I've died here. Yes, I'm technically dead right now, but I still look great?

I guess those are the hard-hitting questions. If you have any others I'll be here to answer them.

Please don't try to kill me. I'll just come back.

So I guess that's it. Now you all know, and I can breathe easier. Ish. Well, not breathe. Whatever, you know what I mean.

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My kind of zombie clearly isn't the kind Wonderland wants to bring here. But there are a ton of different worlds and realities. So, nice zombies can and do exist.

[ She's had to wrap her mind around Snow White being a real person and time travel being things people can do in some worlds, and places where skeletons talk. She gets it, but also like, they're in Wonderland where weird crap exists every day. ]

For what it's worth, I'm sorry you turned into one.

[Then why the hell haven't we gotten a Nice!Zomvie event once??? ALL THE ZOMBIE EVENTS WERE NOT NICE, WHYYYY. Struggling to keep all that screaming in her head.]

I, uh... Um. I-I'm sorry you turned into one too.

[ Maybe your day will come Mikan and the player will cease to be lazy when submissions open again!!! ]

Thank you for saying that. I know this isn't easy and can be scary to think about. But I've never hurt anyone and I never plan to, okay?

... It's really unfair. It's unfair of me to feel anything like fear. I've been more dangerous than a zombie during some events, when when my heart was beating. I'm being selfish.

[ Liv pauses for a second, looking at Mikan on the video. ]

It's okay to be afraid of things that are typically scary.

Typical is relative in Wonderland.

... I wish I could be of more help.

I don't think there's anything to help with. But thank you for calming down. I know you studied medicine. I did too, before I died. I wanted to be a cardiothoracic surgeon.

[ Liv's seen Mikan in the clinic when she goes to do some studying with Claire, so she puts two and two together. Maybe she can find some common ground with Mikan, here. ]

You... you could still be one, here. Sort of, I mean. There aren't that many patients, but... I never stop studying.

Can people even get sick here? Do people get colds or the flu?

[ She's never even thought about it before, but it seems like illness isn't high on the list of things that take people out around Wonderland. ]

I haven't seen anyone get that way, but... on occasion, when people get hurt, from events or fights, I try to take care of them.

That makes sense. More injuries than illness. I guess if time doesn't pass, there's no chance for viruses to really go around.

[ She guesses? No clue how time can heal wounds if it doesn't move but, you know? Whatever. ]

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