Porter Matthews

The name's Porter, I'm 18 and a student and a writer.

[goode-ghost]

I’m okay *stares at his hand for a moment, moving to take it, but pulling his hand away almost as soon as it touches* Sorry *pushes himself up to stand*

[porter-matthews]

*holds up his hands* Hey, it's ok. Are you sure you're alright?

[itselliebrooks]

It’s quite alright, it’s normal for people to ask about something like this. 

[porter-matthews]

I figured, but being asked the same questions over and over again must really get on your nerves. 

[goode-ghost]

*walking and not paying attention, accidentally bumps into the person in front of him, sending him onto his behind*

Oh, I’m sorr-sorry. I didn’t - I wasn’t paying attention

[porter-matthews]

*stumbles back and regains his balance* Shit, I'm sorry, are you alright? Here *holds out his hand to help him up*

[saragracehammond]

Don’t you think that’d be dangerous though? Asking questions, I mean.

[porter-matthews]

Yeah, but I guess it's better than being the dark.

[porter-matthews]

Maybe if enough people fought them on it, but it would cause an uproar that no one wants.

[saragracehammond]

I just really hate being in the dark. Not knowing what the future holds.

[porter-matthews]

Me too. I think a lot of us are an maybe it's time we start asking questions.

[porter-matthews]

You’re not a basket case. You’ve just got your worries about this place, and rightly so, we don’t get told anything around here.

[saragracehammond]

Do you think they ever will? Tell us, I mean.

[porter-matthews]

Maybe if enough people fought them on it, but it would cause an uproar that no one wants.

[porter-matthews]

Hey, hey *steps forwards and give her a hug* It’s ok, you don’t have to apologise.

[saragracehammond]

[hesitates before hugging him back] I don’t mean to be such a basketcase. I’m sorry. It’s just one of those thing that scare me about this place. I just … wish I knew more about what was going on.

[porter-matthews]

You're not a basket case. You've just got your worries about this place, and rightly so, we don't get told anything around here.

[porter-matthews]

If we weren’t real, the people that are alive wouldn’t be able to talk with us.

[saragracehammond]

But maybe they’re just creations too. And maybe none of this is real at all. And-and … I’m sorry. [turns away, trying to get a hold of herself before she has a full-blown panic attack]

[porter-matthews]

Hey, hey *steps forwards and give her a hug* It's ok, you don't have to apologise.

[porter-matthews]

Don’t you think this is real?

[saragracehammond]

I’m honestly not sure. I mean, some days I wake up and I’m insubstantial and I can’t help but wonder.

[porter-matthews]

If we weren't real, the people that are alive wouldn't be able to talk with us.

[saragracehammond]

I’m going to try to believe you then.

[porter-matthews]

Don't you think this is real?

[saragracehammond]

How can you be so sure?

[porter-matthews]

Because I don't want to believe that this isn't.

[saragracehammond]

Sometimes I-I wonder if we’re even real. If we’re even really here or are we just something the Higher Authority created …

[porter-matthews]

We're real Sara, we're real...We just don't have the ending we thought we'd have. 

[saragracehammond]

Do you really believe that though?

[porter-matthews]

I don't know what to believe around here, Sara.

[saragracehammond]

But he was living. He didn’t have to be stuck here. If they’d do all this to living people, what are they going to do to us?

[porter-matthews]

I have no idea...Hopefully nothing, and we get to live out our afterlife here.

[saragracehammond]

Do you really think they killed that poor visitor?

[porter-matthews]

I wouldn't put it past them. They're pretty hellbent on the rules around here. 

[saragracehammond]

The Higher Authority is starting to scare me. They’ve never been this menacing before.

[porter-matthews]

It's getting pretty out of hand now. 

[itselliebrooks]

Not since I last posted an update for everyone. Higher Authority are working away to the best of their ability and will have everything back to normal as soon as possible. 

[porter-matthews]

Ok, thanks Sam. I know you probably getting asked about it a hundred times a day about it, so sorry you bother you about it.