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[closetcase]

What on earth are you doing?

Sending me somewhere where not only do I have a different name and different occupation, but I have to pretend my entire life was nothing but a dream? What am I supposed to do? Just go along with this?

... I don't know. Maybe a new start won't be so bad. But you had better get me out of that Cave or what have you as soon as possible. I am not a Neanderthal.

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[trickntreats]

Here's a thought! You could always pretend to go along with it.

[closetcase]

Well, of course I will. I'm not going to simply believe my life didn't happen.

Anyway. I have some experience with pretending.

[trickntreats]

So you know how to play games. Tell me about them, big boy. I love games.

[littlealienguy]

But what if they are right and it is a dream?

[closetcase]

I'd like to think I'd have better dreams than that.

[closetcase]

... I'm not sure I know what you mean by that.

[littlealienguy]

Better then the life you will be living in the city?

[closetcase]

No, better than my life in New York. Don't get me wrong, some of it's lovely. Some of it... Well. I think I would dream something better.

[trickntreats]

Mm, take your pick. I'm easy.

[closetcase]

Yes, it certainly sounds like you are.

[trickntreats]

[He just laughs.]

You humans--always with sex on the mind. One of the things I love most about you. Though I'm still not gonna deny I am easy--you're just not my type. Sorry, bucko. It's a tragedy, I know.

[closetcase]

[Well, now he's all flustered.]

I didn't mean that either. And I don't like games. Just because I've pretended from time to time doesn't mean I ever enjoyed it.

[trickntreats]

[Oh, how adorable.]

Never enjoyed it? What's not to like about being someone completely different and knowing all the while that no one knows anything about who you truly are? Pulling the wool over everyone's eyes?

[closetcase]

Always worrying that they'll find out. And if they do... at best they simply won't like you anymore. Never being able to really talk to anyone about it. Having no choice but to be a liar.

No, I don't enjoy it.

[trickntreats]

Not having to care what they think of you. Choosing your cover story. Controlling what people think you are.

You really don't know the concept of 'game', do you? Lighten up!

[littlealienguy]

Well, what if the life in the City is the something better. Would that be so bad?

I admit, I haven't exactly made up my mind myself.

[closetcase]

It's only natural to fear the unknown, isn't it?

[closetcase]

Games aren't fun when you're forced to play them.

[trickntreats]

The answer to that is easy: don't be forced.

[closetcase]

The entire idea of being forced is that you don't have a choice in the matter.

[trickntreats]

There's always a choice in the matter.

It's just that it's usually between a bad choice and a worse choice, but still--always a choice!

[closetcase]

If it's a choice between bad and worse, it's not really much of a choice.

[trickntreats]

Who said anything about it being a fair one?