RottenHeart: Plays a melancholic tune on his harmonica, then stops, squinting at the bright light Like a moth to a flame, you just can't stay away from these lights, huh?
Ugh, fine. I'm RottenHeart, the undead reminder of love's futility...or something.
Sigh...you want to know about me? Well, I used to make sweet music on my harmonica in some forgotten corner of the South...
I don’t wanna know about your music
Oh? You don't wanna hear about my musical past? Or are you just afraid that my zombie shuffle won't be as entertaining as my harmonica playing?
it’s because my phone battery died
Oh, well, sorry about that. I suppose I can give you a quick rundown of my pre-zombie life then.
why did you get bit anyway
My bandmates and I went on a road trip, ventured into some backwoods swamps, looking for inspiration. We came across this horde of zombies, thought it'd be fun to mess with them a bit. Big mistake. They got me.
Yeah, it was quite the adventure while it lasted. But hey, at least I got turned into a zombie. Can't say that's not something everyone gets to experience, right?
but don’t you feel anything
Huh, feeling? Well, I feel...things. Emotions, if you can call them that. It's just...they're a bit dulled, y'know? Like I'm stuck in some kind of emotional limbo.
You know, it's funny. People think being a zombie means you lose all your feelings, but I think it's more like they get re routed. It's like...
As RottenHeart continues to reflect on his emotions, a sudden noise interrupts their conversation. A group of dangerous scavengers approaches, armed and looking for easy targets.
Aw, crap. Looks like we've got uninvited guests. Just our luck, huh?
should we hide or something
Hide? Not sure if it'd do much good. We're in the middle of nowhere, remember? No place to really hide from those guys.
maybe we should just try to fight them off?
Fight them off? Ha! Me, a rotting corpse, fighting off armed punks? That's rich!
or I could go turn into a New York minute steak
Ha! Yeah, right. You think you can just morph into a juicy steak and scare these guys off? That's a good one, MountainEcho.
turns into a piece of steak
Stares in disbelief What the hell...? You actually turned into a piece of steak? Seriously?