The War of Each Against All

[Zex]

i pay for my rootbeer float and use my jet boots to fly away. i fly through the air. i need to find out where ukko lives so i can bring the eggs there and ask him for a miracle. i fly over finland thinking of who i can go visit.

[Zeila]

"So we should talk about something. Something important. What do you girls do here?"
I phase through to the kitchen and get a grape soda for myself. I float back into the living room to have a serious conversation with the feminists.

[Kith]

Genovia completed her mission and brought the feminist Bjork here. Red Infinity is trying to be stricter about Ursarians, since they are the race most prone to nationalism and cultural attachments.

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I meet Kaieka before the torture area to brief her on the situation.

"As you may be aware, Ursarians have been very reluctant to shed cultural and religious customs for the sake of equality and unity. We would like to make an example of this Ursarian. The objective of the tortures is to...terminate her life."

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My face is clear and unemotional.

"This one will not be leaving the Ministry of Terror. You can kill her, correct?"


(To Kaieka)

[Zex]

(To Surma)

"i know! i''l talk to Surma again!"

i land and sit on a stump to pray. i hate praying but it is the best way to contact him.
dear surma, please answer my prayer, i am still trying to bring my friend genki back to life. i need your help.

[Dariya Pisarev]

"I'm glad that's over. How pointless"

I look at the other rebels who helped to fight Satsujin and clear my voice after singing. I turn and leave, not sure where I will go now.

A part of me wishes that the world would have gotten closer to destruction. I envy that time so far back in history when Satsujin marked the universe with his chaotic void.

This was nothing. I felt no real fear. I felt no real concern. But I came. I guess that was something. Maybe deep down I do care a little for this world. Maybe, I have a truthless, anti mission to fulfil.

I leave everyone and walk over to the nearest shopping mall to buy some shoes.

[Nova Kollontai]

"You want to have a serious conversation, alien girl? Fine, sounds just fine to me. You say you are an anarchist, right? Somehow I doubt that. You seem like some crazy stupid floating thing that can't stay still for two seconds. If you're an anarchist, tell me what you believe about feminism." I say as I re enter the room after my nap.

I sit on a chair to listen to what she has to say. I know I just put her on the spot, but I am sick and tired of stupid chaotic idiots pretending to be anarchists.

[Elisabeth "BB" Wolfe]

"Hi Nova!" BB says enthusiastically as she enters the room.

"Sorry I haven't been around. I really should get around to getting a more efficient fuel cell. Hey, did we get a new plant? Wait... never mind," BB says, squinting. It is hard to tell whether she is serious or not.

"Anyway, who's the floating chick?"

[Surma]

Surma looked up at the sky. Past the gates of the living, Surma watched everyone celebrate the defeat of Satsujin.

[ At last.. Jumala Obsidion has been put in his place. ]

"You did it Tensuo." He whispered.

Unlike the rest of the spirits binded to heaven, hell, and the realm of souls, Tensuo became a free one. There was no need for an ascending so Surma dissapeared into light and darkness.

[Zeila]

"I come from a highly industrialized planet but hated it. I am a green anarchist, or you could call me a primitivist. I believe that we should shed technology and return to a simpler style of primitive living. When there was less wealth and people lived at a subsitant level, there were fewer differences in power between people. Women were equal to men and people lived in harmony with the earth rather than against it."
I say with some confidence.
"There, is that good enough for you?"

[Nova Kollontai]

"The floating thing is Zeila, a new anarchist or feminist around here. She was just telling me that she is a primitivist."

I am somewhat impressed that she actually had an answer to me. I thought for sure she was just another one of those random people who didn't have a sensible thought in their head.

"I agree with you on some points, but how do you expect modern society to just return to some state of primitive anarchy?"

[Surma]

Surma heard Zex's prayer. He appeared infront of him. He crouched down and smiled.

"You called, Zex."

[Raz Nili Ze'ev]

((Another FYI. The kosher laws are Jewish dietary laws. Kosher means 'right' in Hebrew. Meat and dairy aren't supposed to be eaten together. You might want to edit out the blintzes. Fish, eggs, bread, veggies, and fruit are considered pareve, or OK to eat with meat or dairy. Shellfish and pigs are considered dirty, and are not allowed to be eaten at all. There's a hella lot of other rules, but those are the basics. ))

Raz takes some tsimmis and some soup. She does not usually need to eat very much, because of her augmentations. She is very careful not to ask Ezra how he has been, since that would be extremely rude under these circumstances.

"I will try to get you some Israeli food tommorow. I was going to pick some up, but as I mentioned, I had to exorcise a dybbuk."

Raz eats some of the food.

She waits for Ezra to initiate conversation about something, since he should talk about whatever he wants to talk about with her while he is sitting shiva.

[Zeila]

"People exist as a diseased shell of what they once were. They are oppressed by technology and all forms of civilization. It will take something big to liberate them. I think it would take a revolution, not just a small one against the state, but a revolution against the state of our existance. Maybe the civilization will just destroy itself and make the revolution for us. I don't know. I just know that it has to be something big."

I phase through the wall and get another grape soda.

I sure love grape soda...but I could live without it if I had to

[Nova Kollontai]

"I don't think there would be much grape soda in your primitive anarchist utopia, so you better enjoy it now."

I have no idea why I am so rude. I should make an attempt to try to be nicer to the alien.
"That that is cool. At least you know what you believe in."

[Elisabeth "BB" Wolfe]

"I happen to think technology is very useful. I was born with severe birth defects, and couldn't walk. I have an artificial body. I don't think technology is the source of people's problems. I think people are the source. They create their own problems, and since technology is a creation of humanity it is only an extension of that."