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[acaseofyou]

they say that death is a tragedy it comes once, and it's over

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[noreasonneeded]

I'm ashamed to say it's something they're proud of doing.

I'm sure it being instantaneous would be ideal, if not a reality. Still, I'd take any acceleration over none.

[acaseofyou]

Don't be ashamed! You're already a theater star, just on a small stage. Or probably in a small booth, knowing them.

Personally I just wanna make sure I'm not landing somewhere at high noon.

[noreasonneeded]

I don't think their impersonations scream 'star.'

I'd rather not land anywhere at any time. Falling is never fun, even if one can avoid the turning crispy part of it.

[acaseofyou]

Oh now I HAVE to see this!

Landing can be gentle! Planes land all the time with wheels and stuff and don't crash or anything.

[noreasonneeded]

Don't come to me when your life feels lesser for having witnessed it.

If my body is doing the landing, better? Usually when I'm falling I'm not in a plane or parachute.

[acaseofyou]

Impossible. It will feel more full, it'll be a revelation of art.

True.

[ She actually pauses to think about it a minute. ]

Maybe they'll get pillows.

[noreasonneeded]

What is the anti-art? It might be that instead.

Depending on how one falls, a pillow to sit on afterwards wouldn't hurt.

[acaseofyou]

From what I've heard from artist friends, anti-art is still art. They gave reasons about like, the lens of irony? Or something? It was really involved.

Pillows at any time are an improvement to all arrangements. More pillows.

[noreasonneeded]

I'm glad it was you and not me who had to listen.

I've had the same single pillow for twelve or thirteen years now. I don't think I'm your target audience for this.

[acaseofyou]

What, you aren't interested in listening to someone elaborate on why you don't understand art and how anything that's against art is still art for whatever reasons? Made good noise to fall asleep to, if I'm honest.

Kaz. Would you like some of mine? Because that makes me very sad.

[noreasonneeded]

That might be the only time I would have wanted to fall asleep. Or knock them out.

I don't need another, I can just fold it when it feels flat.

[acaseofyou]

Better to fall asleep. Knock them out and they'll have a whole gallery put together about the incident.

That's criminal pillow negligence.

[noreasonneeded]

I have ways of getting places shut down, I could add a gallery to my list. Though you're right, that might be more effort than is worth the while.

Well, I am a criminal. I'd just rather spend my money on other things than a pillow when one still works well enough.

[acaseofyou]

Plus you could have a nap they'd never notice you taking.

What if you didn't have to spend money on it at all?

[noreasonneeded]

That would be the best way to take a nap. I've slept in front of people plenty of times in the past, but it would be nice to have the assurance they didn't even notice.

You don't have to get me anything, Birdie. It sounds like you'd enjoy the pillows more than I would. I really am fine. I hardly even use my bed, anyway.

[acaseofyou]

Don't worry. If I'm around when it happens I'll help distract them. Won't even put a blanket on you or anything.

Your attempts to reassure me are doing the opposite, for the record. I know you sleep at your desk, but sometimes you gotta have a good lie down with actual comfort in between all your planning and mayhem.

[noreasonneeded]

Appreciated. Who wants people to notice them when they’re sleeping, after all.

I spent years living on the streets, just being indoors is a comfort to me. Which I assume is also not comforting, so I’ll ask instead, what do you even do with a preponderance of pillows? Some sofas look like there’s not even enough room to sit because of them.

[acaseofyou]

From what I've read, only half-dead princesses with really unfortunate curses.

Not very comforting, but I've slept in corn holes so I'm at least familiar with the differences between the least and just enough. And I lay on them, Kaz. Some I'll put on the floor so I can sit. Some I'll hold onto while I'm laying. Depends on the pillow. There's a myriad of uses for them.

[noreasonneeded]

I'm not even sure they all really got a say in it.

I half-expected you to say you built forts with them.

[acaseofyou]

No, I don't think they did.

I mean, I could. Don't know that the kinds of pillows I have are good fort making pillows, though.

[noreasonneeded]

It just sounded irreverent enough to be possible for you.

[acaseofyou]

And whimsical? To tell the truth, having a pillow fort for one sounds lonely. I'd rather have a good pile to lay on instead.

[noreasonneeded]

Funny, an isolated space just sounds relaxing to me. Not that I want a pillow fort, just that the being by oneself aspect never entered my mind as a deterrent.

You could dress up as a pillow for Halloween and just lie anywhere you want.

[acaseofyou]

I like how you subtly got "not that I want a pillow fort" in there to keep me from making one in your room while you're out.

Oh that is a good idea. You think I should have tassels, then? Or just plain as bedsheets?

[noreasonneeded]

I know you too well to let that possibility linger, Birdie.

I think you'd greatly amuse yourself and most of those around you if you wore tassels. It depends on whether you want to risk distracting yourself playing with them. My mind went to the risk of someone grabbing them, but that's me.