I remember

What.

I remember it all.

What, what do you remember?

Quit playing dumb Michael.

Hey, hey hey hey hey, what are you talking about?

It was then, on the day of the fiery winter.

The one 6 years ago?

The same.

I—you weren't supposed to know about that.

Well I do.

How?

I've always known, just been coming back to me after all this time.

It wasn't him was it?

Gary?

.....

I kept telling you he was real. What did you say? 'He doesn't exist'.

I told you that so you wouldn't remember. So you wouldn't try to remember.

Well, you didn't do that very well now did you? Look at me now, all happy and cheerful.

I'm sorry.

Sorry? Haha! What for?

....

Not admitting to it? Not admitting to what you did? Look into my eyes Michael.

They've always been the strangest of things, haven't they? You would had no idea that natural red eyes exist without meeting you.

They weren't always red.

Wait, they weren't?

Did he not tell you?

Gary? He told me nothing. He just told me what to do, that's it.

Really? You really enjoyed aiming that trigger at me, didn't you?

I-If I knew you were back I wouldn't have, I swear.

I resent you, Michael. It was your fault. All yours. Even if Gary told you what to do, you didn't hesitate in following him through with it to the very end.

I...

Michael, where's Gary now?

The apocalypse. Four days you say? He'll be there at the zoo.

If I wait till then it won't make a difference. Tell him I want to see him right now.

I can't.

Why?

I have no way to talk to him.

What do you mean?

He calls me whenever he wants something but he gets a new phone every time he makes a call.

He seems wealthy.

Probably thanks to you.

Doesn't make me very happy knowing he profited off of me.

Likewise. Don't tell him I said that though.

Won't do. At least we have one person we can mutually disagree with.

Don't forgive me for what I did, alright? I'd feel bad.

Like I will. Don't get your ego inflated, Michael.

I won't.

Your birthday's coming up some time soon, I'll get you a present.

Oh that's right, it's in three days.

I'll probably forget when it is. We'll see, I suppose.

You don't really need to get me anything. Not like I deserve it for all I've done.

Someone's birth is a day to remember. A day to celebrate. Every day can be thought of as something special if you want it to be. While I may forget when that day is, the fact that it's a day that exists means that it can be special.

Glory to the gods. May your devout believer be ever unwavering.

Amen.