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Oh, the fog.
Aaahh! The fog!
How are you doing?
Silence
I'm glad to hear that.
What?
Silence
I'm doing fine, thank you.
I have friends, money, my amazing digital world.
Silence
No. That can't be right.
Fog, you're wrong.
I just don't understand.
Why are you saying this?
Silence.
Why am I feeling like this?
It's wrong. Wrong!
It's not left or right.
Silence
You just don't understand. You're wrong.
Now get out of here, scram!
Ow!
Ouch!
Why do you hurt?
Why do you hurt me?
I'm hurt, and it's because of you.
Will this ever measure up?
Why do I keep doing this?
I'm hurt, and it's because of you.
Ow!
Ouch!
Why do I keep getting hurt?
Silence
Why do you hurt?
Silence
Is it... because of me?
Silence
Ow.
Ouch.
These glasses are too tight.
So tight I can't see. But I wanna see.
Too tight. You're too tight.
I can see so much, yet so little.
This is what I look like with these glasses on.
What do I do?
I gotta get rid of these glasses like you!
You got rid of yours, so why can't I? Right?
Struggle
Struggle
I've come so close yet so far.
Struggle. There's another pair of glasses beneath.
I can see! Finally!
...Wait.
Silence
When will I be able to see?
Is this all there is to see?
Am I blind?
Hi, I'm Poppy.
I love making music.
Music makes me happy.
I always think of making music. I get happy when I think of making music.
I'm a serious musician.
Do you get as excited as me about making music?
I'm so happy. Everything is going well.
Why wouldn't it? I'm making music.
At times I get a bit tired, but that's OK. Everyone gets tired.
I bounce back. I always do. I'm not afraid that one day I won't.
It's always been like this.
It does get tough sometimes. Music doesn't make me happy, then. It doesn't flow naturally.
I don't like to force it. That's not fun.
I look at other people and their music. It sounds better than mine.
So many things to do.
Am I putting enough of myself in there?
Maybe today isn't a good day. There's always tomorrow.
I don't like making music. It doesn't feel like me.
It needs more "whimsy". Wait, it also needs a bit of grime.
I expected you to sound better. Am I doing this again? No, not again.
We were past this, weren't we?
I'm staying true to myself, right?
I swore I'd never do this again.
Why do you have to be like this, music?
You free and bind me. I'm not like that anymore.
I'm doing well now.
Right?
I do music.
What if I stopped doing music?
Silence
Silence
Picks up CD
...I almost forgot this is the whole point.
Cheese sauce.
Cheesy.
Oh, so cheezy.
Cheezy sauce.
Drippy. Sweet. Sour.
Mmm!
Cheese sauce.
Why not?
Cheezy sauce...
Mmm!
Oh, so tasty and dull.
Drippy. Sweet. Sour.
Cheezy sauce.
Why not?
Cheezy sauce.
It's me, Poppy!
I saw something strange.
Here, see for yourself.
See?
It looks strange.
Almost looks like me.
Strange, isn't it?
Another Poppy appears out of air next to the original one
Strange, isn't it?
The Internet is a fun place.
You can meet all kinds of people!
You can see anything!
You can DO anything!
I've met all kinds of people.
Kind people.
Evil people.
Deceitful people.
Talented people.
Stupid people.
Some care a lot. About themselves, their looks.
Punches a screen
They're stupid.
Some care a lot about how other people look.
Others care about how people look in the flesh.
And without it.
Punches a steak
I don't. Why do they care?
I don't care.
They are watching you.
They are watching you.
They are watching me.
They are watching us.
They don't care.
They don't care.
They'd let you rot.
They don't care.
Do they care? They don't.
But they're watching you. They're everywhere.
They are watching you.
They are watching us.
It all seems pointless, doesn't it?
This is worthless.
This too, is worthless.
It has as much worth as a speck of dust.
It's not enough. When will it be enough?
It all started when I saw somebody with something I don't own.
Everything here is worthless.
Maybe with that... I'll be whole. It'd have a point.
Wouldn't it?
It's so pointless at the moment.
But with that, it'll all be worth it.
And after that, everything will be revealed.
Right?
I just have to buy more; you must too.
It all just seems so pointless without it.
So worthless.
Hi, I'm Poppy.
I feel so tired.
Coughs
Poppy's arm falls to the ground
Oh no!
What is happening?
I already took care of you yesterday.
Why are you acting like this again?
Blood drips out of Poppy's mouth
Not again.
I just had it get cleaned up!
Why are you doing this?
Silence
I should've checked more on myself.
I feel so tired, but I must keep going.
Why did this happen?
Why?
Ooh. Pretty.
I like you. You're my favorite in the entire world.
You remind me of humanity.
Electric zap
Gasp
You disgust me. You're the worst in the entire world!
I'll go get something truly good.
Like this.
It's a computer screen. I like the Internet.
Electric zap
But dirt and grime are better than technology.
I like their smell.
Electric zap
But wires and screens are so much cooler than these.
I like them better.
Ooh, pretty.
Why bother?
Pig rider! Stone and iron!
Lava tub, go! Ooze sphere!
Theire angle to much. Theire angle to much!
Enemy outside you, he he he he he!
Haha!
Yo gurt, icl es-dee-why-ai-bee-tee pi-em-ou ti-es 67
trololero trololol pagliaccio bombardino!
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Having fun yet?