EVENTUALLY HEADING TO ABAXCITY

[inanimates]

I really don't see why I have to be dead for you to play me somewhere. I mean, it's not like it's a fun experience. It's actually fairly unple–

Well, no. I've never actually been dead but... Look. That is–That's not the point! The point is that I shouldn't have to die for you to bring me somewhere! I should... I should be able to... live happily or–or something like that! I should be able to live happily and stay where I am in a completely. Normal. Setting.

How about one of those, uh, "depowering" games. Those sound nice.

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[inanimates]

Still dead.

[gleans]

Temporarily. Sounds more like taking a serious power snooze to me.

[inanimates]

[CUE INTRIGUED PAUSE.]

"Power snooze"?

[gleans]

Yeah. Like a deep crash. So deep you're... dead. Briefly. And then you wake up in a city where the sun never shines and there are space crickets everywhere, and everything's fine.

[inanimates]

Yes–but what about powers? Do they go away?

[gleans]

Uh... I don't think so. I'm not the guy to ask. I think I remember Kaycee doing her thing with rocks once, though.

[inanimates]

Oh.

[WAY TO LET HIM DOWN, GALEN GOSH]

[gleans]

[DID YOU WANT HIM TO LIE MARTY]

Sorry, dude. There are people who might be able to like... help with that kinda thing, though.

[inanimates]

[Dryly:] Like a support group?