[action/text] the dead welcome him with open arms

[builditstrong]

[He's in the orchard when his Shadow appears. He tried to fight it at first and almost broke his own jaw when his hammer bounced off the Shadow's head. After a few more tries and some of the Shadow's yammering, he figured out what was going on. And tried to endure it while he gathered apples.]

Y'know you've thought 'bout it over an' over. "Why're you alive?" What makes you so damn special?

Shuddup.

All 'f 'em died 'cept you. They's nothin' special 'bout ya. Ya were lucky. Ya feel lucky, Kid?

I ain't listenin' t'this.

Why'd ya survive, Kid? Ya didn't deserve it. Ain't fair, 's it? They all died, an' a useless piece o' nothin' like you survived. Ya shoulda died with th' rest 'f 'em.

I ain't listenin'.

[Eventually he gets fed up and sends a text.]

TEXT

ther must be a way to shut em up

Comments

( video )

[builditstrong]

How did ya... [Oh HELL no he left video on. His Shadow looms up behind him as Kid struggles to switch to text.]

Oh, that sorta thing won't work on 'im. See--

[CLICK. TAKE THAT SHADOW.]

[Kid tries to be polite though so a few seconds later he replies with a text.]

you spyin on me fella

( video )

[ahousedivided]

[ America sticks with video since he literally knows nothing else. Too bad too; text would be a great way to avoid his Shadows.

...Or not. They'd probably steal the communicator at first chance. ]

What? No!

Not this time anyway.

Why'd we wanna spy on you? We ain't that invested in ya.

You just... the video was on, saw it, thought I'd say something.

Because when we're making people feel better, it's easier to play pretend and call ourselves a hero!

TEXT 5EVER

[builditstrong]

wasnt suposd to be videeo thank you for the consern but im fine

VIDEO ALWAYS

[ahousedivided]

Ya sure don't sound fine.

HOW DARE YOU

[builditstrong]

well i am

TRY AND STOP ME

[ahousedivided]

That's a lie and we know it!

Not talking about it don't mean it didn't happen.

Doesn't mean that we don't know otherwise.

[ America, wisely, keeps his trap shut. He makes a half hearted attempt to take the communicator away from the Shadows, but they have an eager hold on it. The real America can only shrug apologetically and do his best to let it lie. ]

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[builditstrong]

[IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE STAY POLITE.] if you swich to text they cant mess the devise you kno

[ahousedivided]

I don't know how to do that...

[ Oh no his incompetence is showing. ]

[builditstrong]

sorry ain't got the time to teatch you

[ahousedivided]

Wow.

Rude.

[builditstrong]

tough