"... Hey Microcomputer, do you know where that smell’s coming from?"
"YOU DID WHAT."
"Hey there little guy, what’s your name?"
"All of my friends call me VCR!"
"And how do you know my dad's name?"
"Um."
"I’m really sorry, he died. But it’s okay!! He’s not gone, his parts are just in me now. Sometimes I can remember things from him."
"... So you’re my dad?"
"Please don’t call me that. I don’t think I like that name."
"I’m real sorry about your dad. I know he’s me, but I’m not him. Is that okay?"
"It’s.. fine. I mean, it’s a lot to take in, but it’s fine"
"Gee, I’m real sorry for grabbing you like that all of a sudden. Where do you live?"
"My best friend Task Manager lets me live with them & all of my friends! You should meet her, she’s really nice."
"... That's not in the mall, is it?"
"What's wrong with that?"
"Haven't you been reading the news? What about the FREAKS? The MONSTERS?"
"Canner, for the love of god-"
"What-! What if they try assassinating the president?"
"We don't even have a president."
"IT COULD ALWAYS HAPPEN."
"Um. My best friend Task Manager lives in the mall. He likes giving me hugs."
"You poor thing. Don't they HURT you there?"
"Oh! We're all in a big competition, and we have to die if we don’t do the challenge right. Task Manager promised me he’d do it himself. But it’s okay!! They’ll come back and fix me once they start to miss me too much."
"...VCR, do you know what death is?"
"It’s when you don’t wake up until someone fixes you, right? I’m really good at death!! I’ve died a bunch of times."
"Oh gosh, I-"
"Okay. My dad died, right? He’s dead. And he’s now you, right?"
"But you said you’re not him. Wouldn’t that mean that he never came back from the dead?"
"Yeah, but-"
"Wouldn’t that mean you can’t come back from the dead either?"
"Nonono, you’re wrong. You have to be wrong. Because that means..."
"I’m sorry, VCR. There’s some things you can’t fix."
"Are you sure this competition is a good thing?"
"It has to be. Task Manager’s my best friend. She wouldn’t-"
"You said they’re going to kill you, right? That doesn’t sound healthy. None of this sounds healthy."
"I-"
"I’m sorry VCR. I’m so, so sorry.
