Reality Check

This whole thing is dialogue and I hate writing dialogue and I really hope it makes sense to you, but if it doesn't make sense to you please rip this up as much as you can so I might be able to edit it into something that makes sense

and I changed the names to return the favour to you guys, and I can't read it seriously anymore because of the names.

I think mark had the right idea about coding it into rot13. I'm going to do that. I'm a bit annoyed because I already italicized the parts that needed to be italicized and I have to redo that now.


Actually I don't have to reitalicise it since you have to decode it but I'm going to anyway.

If you want to know what I mean by the dialogue, just look at it while it's been rot13'd. So many quotation marks.



“Url!” n qvfgnag ibvpr rpubrq.

“Url! Oeraqna!” N unaq qnatyrq va sebag bs zl rlrf. “Pna lbh rira urne zr? Uryybbb, nalbar ubzr?”

Gujng! Gur unaq fjnggrq zl snpr.

“Bj! Jung? Qhqr, jul qvq lbh uvg zr?” V fanccrq. Uneineq jnf ybbxvat qbja ng zr. Rira gubhtu ur unqa’g punatrq ng nyy qhevat gur lrnef V xarj uvz, ur jnfa’g jrnevat uvf hfhny oevtug rlrf naq purrel fzvyr. Vafgrnq ur sebjarq ng zr, qrfcrengryl gelvat gb rfgnoyvfu rlr pbagnpg.

“Lbh jrer qevsgvat bss ntnva.” Ur fnvq. “Lbh xabj, vg’f abg whfg zr. Rirelbar’f abgvprq lbh’ir orra npgvat jrveq yngryl-”

“Fbeel,” V zhggrerq, “V qvqa’g trg zhpu fyrrc.”

“-naq lbh xrrc ba fnlvat gung lbh’er svar ohg vg’f cerggl boivbhf lbh nera’g.”

“Npghnyyl V’z srryvat bxnl, whfg n yvggyr fyrrcl. Frevbhfyl.” V fnvq.

Uneineq jnf abg vzcerffrq.

“Lbh pna’g whfg tb nebhaq fvggvat arkg gb gerrf naq ybbxvat fnq sbe gur erfg bs lbhe yvsr. Lbh unir gb gnyx gb crbcyr.” Uneineq fnvq, fgnaqvat nfvqr naq cbvagvat. Ur jnf cbvagvat ng gur raqyrff fjnez bs fghqragf va gur cynltebhaq. Gurl qvqa’g fvg nybar yvxr zr. Gurl jrer va gurve bja yvggyr tebhcf.

“V qb gnyx gb crbcyr. V’z gnyxvat gb lbh...” V genvyrq bss. Fbzr fghqragf unq fgbccrq cynlvat naq jrer ybbxvat ng zr. Zl snpr urngrq hc. “Qnza vg, Uneineq, abj gurl’er ybbxvat guvf jnl.” V juvfcrerq. V fjhat nebhaq. Uneineq jnfa’g gurer.

“Qnza vg, Uneineq, abj gurl guvax V’z gnyxvat gb zlfrys!” V rkpynvzrq.

V tynaprq onpx. Gurl jrera’g ybbxvat nalzber.

“Pbzr ba, Oeraqna.” Uneineq unq snqrq onpx va ntnva. “Lbh jrer gnyxvat gb lbhefrys va gur svefg cynpr.”

V fvturq naq fyhzcrq ntnvafg gur gerr. Jr jrer fvyrag sbe n zvahgr. Vg jnf gur pbzcyrgr bccbfvgr bs gur qnlf jura jr jbhyq arire fgbc gnyxvat. V ernyyl zvff gubfr qnlf.

“Jul qb lbh jnag gb xabj jung’f jebat? Lbh nyernql xabj.”

“Ab, V qba’g.”

“Vg’f shaal.” V cnhfrq, jngpuvat uvf snzvyvne snpr, yvarq jvgu jbeel. “Vg’f yvxr lbh’er zber pbaprearq guna V nz.”

“Jryy znlor vs lbh whfg gbyq-“

V vagreehcgrq uvz. “Url yvfgra, V unir gb tb, hz... qb reenaqf. V’yy frr lbh yngre.”

V ornzrq nf V cnffrq Uneineq naq jnyxrq njnl. V pbhyq srry uvf rlrf jngpuvat gur onpx bs zl urnq nf zl fzvyr snqrq.


N oybbqpheqyvat tebjy fbhaqrq oruvaq zr. V urneq cnagvat naq n fvavfgre wvatyvat bs oryyf trggvat ybhqre ol gur frpbaq, naq V fzryyrq srne. Zl bja srne. V ghearq naq sebmr nf V fnj gur qbt fcevagvat gbjneqf zr guebhtu gur avtug, n gjvfgrq pbyyne bs oryyf nebhaq vgf arpx, jvgu n yrnfu genvyvat oruvaq vg yvxr n ybat oynpx juvc. Greebe tevccrq zr. V unq nyernql unq onq rkcrevraprf vaibyivat qbtf.

“Ab...” V zbnarq. “Lbh nera’g erny...”

Ohg gur qbt qvqa’g qvfnccrne. Vg ena pybfre, faneyvat.

“Lbh nera’g erny!” V pevrq. “Lbh pna’g uheg zr, lbh nera’g erny!”

Gur qbt cbhaprq. V pybfrq zl rlrf naq synvyrq jvyqyl, naq ol fbzr zvenpyr, fgehpx gur qbt.

“LBH NERA’G ERNY!”

Gur qbt lrycrq naq fpnzcrerq njnl, gur wvatyvat bs oryyf sbyybjvat vg njnl. V fgnerq ng gur sbbgcngu, rkunyvat fybjyl. Zl urneg jnf fgvyy enpvat. “V unir gb fgbc jnyxvat ng avtug.” V gubhtug. “Zl zvaq xrrcf cynlvat gevpxf ba zr. V pna’g-”

N qrnsravat oynfg sebz n pne’f ubea jnf nppbzcnavrq ol gur fuevyy fperrpuvat bs vgf oenxrf. Gur wvatyvat fgbccrq. N jbzna fpernzrq, ehaavat hc gur sbbgcngu.

“Jung qvq lbh qb!?” Fur qvqa’g jnvg gb urne jung V jbhyq fnl. Fur ena bagb gur ebnq, ohg vg jnf gbb yngr. Gurer jnf ab jnl gur qbt pbhyq unir fheivirq gur uvg.

“V- V qba’g xabj,” V fgnzzrerq gb zlfrys, “V... qvqa’g xabj vg jnf erny.”



“Url!” N qvfgnag ibvpr rpubrq.

“Oeraqna! Pbzr ba, fanc bhg bs vg!” Uneineq fnvq, fanccvat uvf svatref va sebag bs zl snpr.

“Uhu, jung?” V zhggrerq. V jnf va gur arneol cnex, uhapurq ntnvafg n ybar gerr. Vgf gehax jnf pbby naq fzbbgu gb gur gbhpu bs zl fjrngl cnyzf, naq vgf pevfc, pevzfba yrnirf jrer fpnggrerq bire gur cevpxyl tenff. Uneineq fng bccbfvgr, jngpuvat zr.

“Jung nz V qbvat urer?”

“Jryy, gur grnpuref pnyy vg “gehnagvat” V guvax.”

V tebnarq. “Vg unccrarq ntnva, Uneineq. V gubhtug gung fbzrguvat erny jnf snxr... guvf gvzr n qbt qvrq orpnhfr bs zr. V pna’g yvir yvxr guvf.”

“Ab.” Ur fnvq fbyrzayl. “Vg jnfa’g lbhe snhyg. Gur qbt ena serr sebz vgf bjare, naq gur pne xvyyrq vg. Abg lbh.”

“V xabj.” V fvturq. “Lbh’er evtug. Gunaxf... ohg V fgvyy srry onq nobhg vg.”

“V’z bayl gryyvat lbh jung lbh nyernql xabj, Oeraqna.” Ur fnvq, chyyvat zr hc. “Tb onpx gb fpubby.”

V abqqrq nf V jnyxrq frrzvatyl nybar guebhtu gur tenff. “Vg’f shaal.” V fnvq. “Gur vzntvanel vf fb zhpu avpre guna ernyvgl.”