Chapter 21
↓ Transcript(In the library at school, Emily with her laptop open, Dee sitting alongside her.) Emily: Hey, Dee? This might seem like a weird question, but… Do you remember a boy committing suicide yesterday? Locally? Dee: Uh… maybe? Was he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptEmily: Yeah, it’s when people are… I dunno, ‘inspired’ is probably the wrong word, but people get ideas from other suicides. I don’t really understand, but then I’m not suicidal. Or a sociologist. Dee: That’s so strange. Emily: So[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee: … Emily: Hey, what’s the best way to die? I suppose you’re the authority. Dee: The best? Oh, I’d have to think about that. Definitely some ways seem better than others… Hmm. Emily: Is drowning all that good?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee: Not always, not always. There’s just something about electrocution that really creeps me out. Emily: You can’t get electrocuted, can you? Dee: I don’t know. Vacuums don’t conduct electricity, but electrons can jump through them, with enough force.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptEmily: Oh. Dee: But I don’t like non-lethal ones, either. Emily: What about mozzie bite zappers? Dee: I don’t know what those are. Emily: They’re supposed to stop mosquito bites itching. You give the bite a little electric shock,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee: So fearlessness is just a sign of a closeted existence, you think? Emily: No, not quite, I just… Someone could be actually fearless, but it’s impossible to tell. Dee: Hm, I suppose… But what about – … (He[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee (standing, shocked, still reaching out to where the unknown person was a second ago): … Dee (clasping his hands around his head): aaaaaaah… Emily: Dee? What… what just happened there? Dee (collapsing into a crouching position still with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee: No. Emily: Are you sure? How do you know? Dee: I… don’t. But I’m sure. Emily: What? Why? Dee: It just doesn’t make sense! NONE of this makes ANY sense! I don’t know what to do… Emily: Just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptEmily: What!? Are you!? Why the hell wouldn’t you? Dee: Why would I? Emily: So that you- Dee: I can’t change it. Emily: Yeah I know but- Dee: Ignorance is freedom. There’s no such thing as possibility, really, only[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…