The World Overflow

[justonezero]

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[justonezero]

[His own voice goes quiet, huddling a little closer, faces lit up only by the soft glow here and there in the otherwise darker portion of the aquarium.]

...I can see what you mean. It's just... soft. Relaxed.

...But, it's still a little different. Because when I wake up next to you, it's much, much warmer.

[Not that the aquarium is particularly cold - but the blue surrounding them gives off a cool atmosphere.]

[deto]

[ in lieu of kissing him to warm them both up right this minute, deto squeezes his hand gently ]

Well, that’s true. With you, it’s always a warm morning - or afternoon, makes me look forward to the rest of the day with you. But these guys feel kinda timeless, don’t they? Like they’re waiting for something.

[justonezero]

Kind of does... Like they're floating, lost in an eternal void.

...I guess that's what's the most comfortable for them, though.

[deto]

Lost with this many? Is that the loneliest feeling in the world? Though I guess this sign says most jellyfish are lone drifters.

[justonezero]

They also don't have brains.

[Also peering at the sign.]

[deto]

… Eh?!

[ suddenly this is creepy ]

[justonezero]

See? It looks like they have a nervous system, but no centralized brain.

[Pointing at the info sign.]

[deto]

… Doesn’t… doesn’t that mean they’re zombies???

[justonezero]

-? What? They're still alive, you know.

[deto]

Zombies aren’t dead?

[justonezero]

They're undead??

[deto]

Yeah???

[justonezero]

Zombies are undead. Jellyfish aren't.

[deto]

I’m not convinced. I thought they were head empty, chill guys, but I didn’t expect - you know, nothing up there at all.

[ he simply cannot compute living creatures without functional brains ]

[justonezero]

Would it be easier to think of them as something like plants?

[deto]

Eh - that’s right, I guess… plants don’t have brains either…?

[ but he sounds uncertain ]

But a venus fly trap is pretty zombie-like.

[ deto ]

[justonezero]

How???

[deto]

Isn’t that the one that eats human flesh?

[justonezero]

No? It eats flies and bugs. It's not big enough to eat people!

Plus, it's just reacting to things that touch its center!

[deto]

[ he looks confused. he’s sure there’s a flesh eating plant out there, somewhere. he’s sure!! ]

… Next time let’s go to the botanical gardens and doublecheck.