Meet Chester

September 30, 2023

Datr - [Begin Frequency]

Datr - [On walking into the room he tosses his keys haphazardly into a glass bowl by the door. He shuts and locks the door behind him before going to flop down onto the sofa with a heavy sigh.]

Elar - Huh. It's happening again.

Datr - [ His eyes widen some before glancing at his living room around him. No one else seems to be there. No one is sitting in the recliner either. He hesitantly speaks and sounds a lot more clear than he did the other night, "Hello? Is someone there?" ]

Elar - Yeah, it's me Elara from last night. We were talking about pineapple on pizza and stuff?

Datr - [ He sits up slightly, his ears turn while trying to find the location of the voice, "Elara?... That wasn't just a hallucination? Where are you?" ]

Elar - I'm sitting at my desk chatting in a chatroom on the internet? also your ears turn???

Datr - [ "Yours don't?... and what do you mean at your desk? I don't have a desk in here." ]

Elar - Like I said yesterday, I'm reading what you say and your... actions on this chatroom I joined randomly like a month ago. I don't exactly get it. I'm not in the same room as you. Apparently you just hear my voice.

Datr - [ "Yeah... it's like I'm hearing you in my head... am I finally losing it?..." ]

Elar - I dunno who you even are dude, but probably not? If you're losing it, then I'm losing it too.

Datr - [ "Weird so uh... hi I'm Chester?" He tilts his head some while thinking. ]

Elar - Chester eh? Cool name. It's like the cheetah.

Datr - [ Chester rolls his eyes, "Yeah. A Cheetah- I fucking wish babe." ]

Elar - Yeah, I feel that Chester, being a human is kinda lame at points.

Datr - [ "...?" Chester shakes his head some, "Anyways- why am I the one of all people you decide to talk to?... this isn't about that resume is it???" Chesters eyes widen slightly. ]

Elar - I have no idea honestly. This is new to me too.

Datr - [ "So you didn't pick to speak to me? It just happened?" ]

Elar - basically yeah

Datr - [ "Is there any way to prevent it from doing so if I'm busy? I don't want to be interrupted... while at work." ]

Elar - Uh.. I have no idea. There's probably some way, maybe some kind of do not disturb function, but uh. I don't see anything.

Datr - [ "Right. Well if you hear me ask you to leave me alone then please refrain from talking to me let alone listening in. I don't want to be disturbed." Chester's hand fidgets with the lanyard he wears around his neck. ]

Elar - Uh.. sure?

Datr - [ "Good. Now I would ask that anything I may have said yesterday be forgotten. I was not aware you were real at the time..." ]

Elar - Uh. Sure.

Datr - [ "I was uhm... drunk. Though don't go sharing that around hun. I'd rather it stay a private matter." ]

Elar - That's fine Chester, I won't share.

Datr - [ "And don't go asking questions either- I'm not usually drunk so don't think that's my usual either!" ]

Datr - [End Frequency]