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There was a sort of flash and I was standing in front of a desk, more a podium to be honest. I looked around, it was all misty and blurry. Dad was beside me, and there was a man wearing a white dinner suit behind the podium. He ushered us forward.
"Mica and Mikhail," he said.
"Er yes, that's us," I said.
"Oh. I wasn't asking, I was addressing. I know who you are."
Well now. That is good for him. "Okay, and who are you, where are we, and why are we here?"
"Oh, that is easy. I work for Mr Morningstar, front of house so to speak. Here is the entrance to his establishment, Hell, and why, well, obviously you have ceased to be."
Oh. Well, that's a bummer.
"But I have never done anything wrong, why am I here, why is dad here?"
"Can you play a harp, can either of you?"
"Er no," I answered.
He shrugged, "well there you are then. Pretty much only harpists up there now with him. It must be sickly up there with bloody harp music twanging on all the time."
"What about all those devout monk types? They must be up there?"
"Oh no, we have a special room just for them. No one wants to mix with them, what could be worse?"
"So, how long will we be here, I mean what happens next?"
"You will be here for ever, obviously, which is until his narcissistic self declares that it is Decision Day."
"Decision Day, isn't called The Rapture or something?"
"Not here it isn't, it is Decision Day."
"What happens then?" I was getting curious. I was pretty sure that I should really have been upset that I was dead, and scared for the future, I mean, Hell, really?
"On Decision Day, He brings everybody together into one spot, and I do mean one singular spot, and then decides, repeat or end."
"Repeat or end? What does that mean?
"Well, so far it has always been repeat rather than end. End means exactly that, the end of everything. Repeat means we start over. Pompous self-important egotistical narcissistic bald man declares that there is light, there is a sort of bang, and off we go, new everything."
"You're not a fan of his then?"
"Oh? Whatever gave you that idea?"
"And when was the last time?"
"In your time line? Thirteen billion seven hundred million five hundred thousand two hundred and thirty three years ago tomorrow. Just after four fifteen in the afternoon if I recall correctly."
"And if he decides 'end'?"
"Well, obviously, nothing, oblivion, no life. But he won't do that, he needs things to worship him, he is a narcissist you know. Oh, and he likes harp music. Thinks it is the best thing mankind ever invented. So, no, there will never be 'The End'.
"How long has these been going on, how many bangs?"
"Oh, since he decided to invent matter to keep himself company. Forever basically, and how many times? Think of the biggest number you can, and it is more than double that."
"So what happens now, for us, I mean."
"Well shortly a door will turn up and you go through it and then that is it, that's your new place until the magical reboot by his wonderlessness up there."
"What do we do? What do we eat, how do we, you know, live?"
"Do? What ever you want. Eat? None of that up here. Can you imagine the sewage issues for every being that ever lived if they ate? Oh no. None of that eating and drinking nonsense. Live? You just be. Forever."
"Oh. Er, well, I suppose we can just make love and stuff I suppose."
"Make love? Oh you make me laugh. Look down at yourself."
For the first time I realised I was naked. I looked down, no nipples on my breasts and below that, nothing, not even a little crease at the top of my legs, I looked across as dad, he had no penis or testicles, just nothing.
"What? What the hell?"
"Exactly. No need for them to be there if you don't need them. No eating, so no defecating, no urinating, no need for sex organs if you aren't makin bacin."
"Oh my God."
"Well, no, actually he isn't, your God I mean, he is his own, not yours. Oh, you'll get the picture."
I was lost for words. I don't know what I expected but it sure wasn't this. I did know I expected to live a lot longer.
"How do we know what we can and can't do," dad asked, "what are the rules?"
"Oh there are no rules, you can do what you like."
"What about crime?"
"No rules, so no crime."
"So, anarchy rules?"
"You are not grasping the big picture. There are no rules."
"Murder?"
"How can you kill someone that is already dead?"
"Demons? Will they torture us? Is it burning hot?"
"Have you seen the cost of fuel? No, it is set at a nice twenty two degrees. The demons do their own thing, they won't be bothering you."
A door appeared to our right. It was white with eight panels and a black cast iron lever style handle.
"Okay, your time is up and now you must enter your future."
"And if we don't?"
He faded away and we were left alone. The clouds seemed to close in on us and we edged closer to the door.
"Oh sod it," dad said and opened the door. We walked through.
I woke up with a start. Wow. Was that a dream or what? I lay there trying to remember as much as I could, I mean it was so weird, white fluffy clouds, no sex, I mean, really, no sex? I was startled back to the present when dad came into my room.