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‘Statement of Kevin O’Reilly on?’ Daniel craned his neck upwards to look questioningly at his disheveled assistant who has for seem reason chose to ignore the very comfy chair and chose to sit at the edge of his desk. ‘On bugs’ Kevin said it as if he were just describing the weather. ‘Sorry?’ Daniel does wish Kevin would use his words on occasion but then again he is his main assistant because of his bluntness. ‘I would like to give my statement on bugs’ Well that doesn’t explain much. ‘Like as a concept?’ Daniel asks confused. ‘Sure if you want to put it like that.’ Right well that explains nothing. ‘Alright, statement of Kevin O’Reilly on bugs as a concept, statement given direct from subject on March 8th 2018. Audio recording by Daniel Condren the Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute Dublin. Statement begins’
‘Right, okay so let me start at the beginning I think, it’s the beginning anyways but who knows not you or I at the very least. Um right anyway I told you this story before I think but I’ll tell it again for your statement besides I didn’t give all the info to you then. Okay so I was 12 I think I must have been, so what this would have been in say 2005, me and a handful of other boys were playing at this abandoned house tucked a bit away from all the other houses that we all liked hanging out in. So we were all there and there was some of the guys older brothers there, but they weren’t hanging about with us they were at another end of the house smoking because they weren’t hanging about told to look out for us but didn’t actually want to mind a bunch of 12 year olds. Now Dan, I need you to understand this is not a big house when I say the other end of the house they were at the front of the house and we were at the back but in reality it was only like 50 seconds tops to get from where we were at the back to the boys at the front. So anyways we’re all playing like UNO or some shit and all of a sudden one boy whips one of his brothers lighters out of his pockets and says that his brother, I think his name might of been Aiden or Adam something like that anyways, he says he let his borrow it and we were all amazed by this. So naturally we all decided to pile the cards into the middle of the room and set it alight. Now Dan. We didn’t realise the house would go up in flames, we were later told it was because of how old the wood in the house was that it went up that quickly but I’m not sure how true that was true. So anyways this is where the story I told you and the what actually happen drift apart, so I told you that I was dragged out of the house by one of the boys older brothers but something happened in between then. So the place is going up in smoke and I’m stood there in a panic flames crawling up my arms when from the floor I hear the most beautiful song, it’s actually what inspired me to start trying music fun fact any way,I looked down and there were hundreds of wood lice that crawled up through the wood. They sang of safety, togetherness and acceptance they promised me that together we could be a happy family and they would keep me safe from the fire. Now I was a social child don’t get me wrong Dan but I wasn’t well liked I had odd interests and was just an overall off putting child like I know we joke now that people are more scared of me then they are the monsters they come here to give their statements about but kid me was genuinely one demonic drawing away from being a possessed kid in a horror movie. Either way the idea of having someone accept me for who I am as well as spend all day with me well it was a dream come true. I went to bend down to get them but I was dragged out by the boys panicked older brother before I could.’
‘So you may be thinking at this point what if it was the lack of oxygen getting to you Kevin and so did I but then they kept talking to me all through out my life now a days I have so many of them living in my home it’s a wonder a neighbour hasn’t called someone to complain about them. I haven’t let them in yet but I yearn for it the feeling of true togetherness I know people hate the idea of bugs crawling under there skin but god could I not think of a thing better but I won’t yet I want to live a bit more of my life solo first.’
‘Yeah so that’s why I never invite you over to my house and we always have to go to yours.’
‘Jesus Christ Kevin, uh statement ends.’