LIQUOR IN THE WRONG

illustrated in four parts

starring: JEVEE DU'VAAL

and MAXIMILIEN

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03:59:39.00

Hey.

Get up.

We don't have all day.

Please assist me.

You're fine.

The name is Maximilien.

My distinction is Jevee.

Where am I? Why am I here?

Let's cut the small talk. You died.

Everything good comes to an end eventually. This is your purgatory, basically. Cherish your final moments.

You have four more hours until you fry up.

I want to speak to you before you pass once more.

Why?

Think of it as,

exit music.

Follow me.

A STRANDED SINGSONG

HOUR IV-III

starring: JEVEE DU'VAAL as the EXPIRED MACHINE

and MAXIMILIEN as the PURGATORY KNIGHT

-I would come here for a relaxing drink, a break from reality.

I do not understand why an omnic like you, would take pleasure in 'relaxing.'

Is it nice?

I'm much as an omnic as you are, Jevee.

I am just but a mere concept in the mind, but complex in nature.

Humor me this.

Do you know what this is?

Tequila.

Hm. "Don Julio." One of my favorite drinks to consume.

It would be a shame to drink such a beautifully crafted liquor as it's in this state.

Merely aged, it is not fresh anymore.

Jevee,

would you like to go someplace else?

Please lead the way.

May I ask you a question?

Go ahead.

How was it like in Nepal?

It-

How did it look?

Ah,

A serene facade of beauty composed of monks in the Shambali Monastery, and imported goods.

What about you?

I ran from the Shambali. It wasn't a pleasent experience, being ordered around by your own kind.

I was only ever acknoledged by Tekartha Zenyatta, really.

I feel sour about him.

Your only purpose was to be an assistant?

A shame.

I shall go next.

Where were you manufactured?

You don't look like the regular omnic.

I was never truly manufactured. I just exist.

My goal was to discover the ecstasy of life itself, letting loose and feeling the moment.

I achieved that.

Your purpose was to die.

I was never meant to perish, I had an unfortunate death, no?

I thought there would be more.

I did too.

What punishment this is.

Well, you'll die, yes. But you could reflect, think about the things you've done in the real world.

And you'll have a handsome man by your side.

..Where? I only see you.

Harsh.

Haha, I jest.

..But I do appreciate your company.

..And I, yours.

A WAVERING RING

HOUR II

starring: JEVEE DU'VAAL as the HEARSOME

and MAXIMILIEN as the BIBLIOPHILE

You said you enjoyed music.

Yes?

Please sing me a song.

Let me think.

Ahem.

I glow pink in the night in my room

I've been blossoming alone over you

And I hear my heart breaking tonight

I hear my heart breaking tonight

Do you hear it too?

It's like a summer shower

With every drop of rain singing

"I love you, I love you, I love you

I love you, I love you, I love you

I love you, I love you, I love you"

I could stare at your back all day

I could stare at your back all day

And I know I've kissed you before, but

I didn't do it right

Can I try again, try again, try again

Try again, and again, and again

And again, and again, and again

It's called "Pink in the Night."

Do you listen to music, Jevee?

No. I had no reason to. I wish I could have, now.

Jevee, if Zenyatta dies-

If?

I don't know, to be honest. Something about the Iris.

All that I am saying is that, if Zenyatta dies, he would end up here.

Would you be here to greet him?

I don't know how long I will be here.

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Is there anything else you would like to do?

I have never seen the ocean.

TOMORROW NIGHT

HOUR I

starring: JEVEE DU'VAAL as the FLEEING

and MAXIMILIEN as the ISOLATED MOURNER

Look.

I enjoy the ambience.

My stay at the Shambali has never allowed me to explore.

My machinery has been long corrupt ever since I have fallen.

My apologies.

It's alright.

Are you okay?

All energy has been expended.

Vision and movement are about

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Oh, hang on. I got you.

to go offline.

Fuck, I didn't know this would happen so soon.

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00:09:39.00

Backup power will run for ten minutes.

I'm sorry, I thought there would be more time.

I've never had to say goodbye to somebody.

I'm not sure what to do.

Jevee, can you speak?

Yes. It's becoming harder to think, and to speak. I'm sorry.

I-It's okay.

You are shaking.

I am not.

It's okay to be nervous.

I know, but, I hate to be watching you,

I hate being useless like this.

Just stay with me.

Please.

I can do that.

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Are you afraid?

I feel very little at the moment.

It's becoming difficult to sit up.

You don't need to talk, it's okay.

Before my audio processors run dry,

Thank you, Maximilien.

Thank you, Jevee.

I love you.

"You don't need other people to drive away your loneliness,

You just needed to find a way to talk to it"