text.

[jokesonthem]

[So, there was that horror movie marathon the other night? And Reim was tricked into attending. He had never seen a horror movie before this incident, and he never wants to see one again.]

Are these "horror films" really supposed to be entertaining? They're so [.....] troubling. What a strange custom...

[Inside he is weeping.]

How would one go about forgetting ever seeing any?

[That's exactly what he means, but it sounds so lame ugh!! So:]

That is to say, perhaps there are less disturbing customs with which to occupy one's time...?

Comments

text;

[littlepinksuitcase]

I have to admit that they are much more impressive than the pictures where I'm from. But I don't understand why anyone would take such amazing capabilities and film something so disgusting.

text;

[jokesonthem]

The concept of moving pictures is rather new to me; it makes them especially discomfiting...

I suppose everyday horrors aren't enough.

text;

[littlepinksuitcase]

Nightly horrors, if the news stories are true.

Some of the largest cities had films in my world, but only the really rich ones. People were working too hard to survive anywhere else.

text;

[jokesonthem]

No great incentive to find out firsthand.

[Although he's got a friend who just got attacked by the latest Big Monster Threat, but polite conversation is no place for that.]

Interesting prioritizing choice. The pictures. My world hasn't seen fit to waste time on something like that, yet.

text;

[littlepinksuitcase]

For some people, it helps to have something nice to look forward to, I suppose.

What is it like in your world?

text;

[jokesonthem]

Perhaps if they were more cheerful pictures.

It's not like this one at all. I've ascertained that I'm "old-fashioned" by this world's standards, which is of little benefit to anybody.

[Where does one even start...!!] If you happened to have a specific interest...

text;

[littlepinksuitcase]

There's nothing wrong with that if you're true to yourself.

[Hmm...] Well...it sounds strange to ask, but what was the weather like? Where I'm from, it never rains like it does here.

text;

[jokesonthem]

The weather?

Mild, I would say... It does rain, and snow in the winter. The temperature ranges from reasonably cold to reasonably hot. Not many areas I'm familiar with have extreme weather conditions.

[... well, he has no future as a meteorologist...]

I hope that was informative. I'm afraid my first instinct is to say "normal," but that isn't much help.

text;

[littlepinksuitcase]

That's probably true for all of us. When I first arrived here, everything seemed...well, abnormal. But I've gotten a little used to it. At least there are no sandworms here.

text;

[jokesonthem]

[He sympathizes, certainly, but after all those movies he mentally translates "sandworm" into "terrifying deathsnake" so:]

Sandworms????

text;

[littlepinksuitcase]

You know...sandworms? Giant creatures that tunnel into the ground? You didn't have those?

text;

[jokesonthem]

No...

These things are ordinary? That must be awful.

text;

[littlepinksuitcase]

Not really. They usually stick to the dunes outside of cities.