[8] - Post-Port (Video)

[doctor_j_crane]

[It's pretty clear by the large amount of people in the background that Crane's currently sitting in the infirmary.]

Apparently, zombies exist and are fairly hungry. [Crane sounds absolutely terrible. As in worst sore throat ever. Important things got eaten by the zombies, bb.] Also, we seem to actually be on a magical barge.

[Pause]

Cue the candid camera moment. Your experiment is successful. I actually have gone so far over the other edge of things that I think this place might actually exist.

[Five seconds of slow clapping. Clap, clap, clap.]

My main question is why would the Admiral do this to us? What does he gain? Why is this happening? Why are we here? What are you wardens getting from this? Why not just leave us to rot after being dead?

[After putting that large amount of effort into that little rant, Crane bursts into a fit of some pretty serious coughing. After he finishes, he turns back to the camera, even raspier then before.]

Why do all of you people put up with this?


[Private - Max]

Thanks. For keeping me company in the infirmary. [Not sarcastic, genuine.]

Comments

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You'll excuse me if I think that getting my insides eaten by a zombie seems to be a bit of an excessive cost.

[peektuttut]

At least it doesn't happen all the time.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You say that, but it seems like every week something terrible happens here. If the Admiral isn't throwing us into something bizarre, the other members of the barge are happy to make up the slack.

[peektuttut]

So what, you'd rather just give up and be dead? Most people would take their second shot.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Well, if faced with a variety of cosmic horrors, from zombies to small children, wouldn't you be looking seriously at the alternative?

[peektuttut]

Not when the alternative's nothing.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You're probably right. Even so, it doesn't make this place more pleasent.

[peektuttut]

Makes it worthwhile, though.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Just because it's marginally better then the other option doesn't make it worthwhile.

[peektuttut]

It's this or death. We just agreed this is better. So it's worthwhile, considering the alternative.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I don't know if being worthwhile is qualified by being the lesser of two evils.

[peektuttut]

Semantics.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

You make that sound like a bad thing.

[peektuttut]

I meant it to sound like semantics.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

Very funny.

[peektuttut]

It happens, now and then.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it's via statistical chance, rather then any effort on your part.

[peektuttut]

Pure probability.

[doctor-j-crane.livejournal.com]

As I suspected.

[peektuttut]

Good guess.