Box/Quotes

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Well... Yeah. When you stay dead.

I'd be surprised if you did. I've been like... forever.

Do we... know each other?

Well. Good to meet you then, uhh...

Guess I could've guessed that too.

You need the Epicenter. Follow me!

Welcome to the "Wall of Them All". They didn't always have in the afterlife y'know? It's a more recent edition, or well within the last several years it's... it's so hard to keep track of time.

Yep. And it looks like everyone's dead. Yikers. So, how'd you die? Bridge collapse?

Ok, noble. I see you!

A little early to be asking personal questions isn't it?

Sorry, sorry, no. I- my sense of humor, it's just a little bit- 'not everyone gets it'. Anyway, so I'm assuming you've heard of the show: Inanimate Insanity.

I was close to getting on that show. [...] I even got an interview from MePhone. It seemed like it went pretty well.

Well, I'm too shy to argue with you!

But that means I always know where everything is. Start taking out stuff and it could get messy you know what I mean?

I wish that's all that happened. It had been a month and I hadn't heard anything. I thought about walking away, but then I said "No. This is MY spot, and no one's taking it away from me."

Right? It feels great in the moment, so I thought I'd drop by to follow up , see where I stood, and uh... I definitely saw I had no idea just how competitive it would be. I realized I didn't even know why I wanted to be part of the show in the first place. I guess it was-

Yeah. But then I saw all of them, and they saw me. And I could tell they were sizing me up. It was like the game already started, right then and there. And that's when I knew, I didn't want to play. I got out of there as fast as I could, but... I never learned how to swim. One less to compete with I guess. It's like to them there was nothing more important than the idea of getting ahead in that competition.

Box: ...As a corpse?
Suitcase: N-Not a corpse,
Box: That sounds like my corpse.

So you all were just... doing this as a bit?!

I feel so included. Thank you.

Wow, it's been a while since I've seen one of these.

Never seen anyone come back from that.

Trust me, I'd never. But it seems like the one way out of here. An impossible race, a final joke from our divine comedian, a temptation much like the show itself. The game in miniature laid bare for the empty promise that is. Or, y' know. Something... like that.

Yes. The tales I could tell you how they disintegrated before my eyes, and forever ceased to be-.

They did? I saw the line hit them. Finish them.

Even if you leave fully intact, you live a life by his rules! In his... world! A world run by a... cruel, uncaring child!

And from the sound of things, that's your comfort zone.

Every once in a while, you have a moment of, glorious boldness! You just stood up for what you believed in and saved a whole species! The rush you must've felt! And now, you're dead. Look. Maybe it was worth it, but you paid a price.

I-I want to say you've earned mine but-

I'm Box.

It was a group effort.

Uh... we don't each other, but... okay.

I am ready if you are.