It occurred to me that walking around in public and talking to Old Toshio would make me look like a schizophrenic, so I ducked into an alleyway. At least here for now I felt like I could speak with her privately. Although it should’ve occurred to you that I could read your mind, right? You won’t look like a schizo if you keep it all in your head.
“I know,” I sighed, “It’s just that I do my best thinking out loud. By the way, if I’m gonna be using your name for a while, would you like to know my old one? Who am I kidding, you probably know what it is already. Well… if anyone here’s a mind reader, could you tell them that the extra brain’s name is Trevor?”
“Dude, relax,” I assured you, “It’s gonna be okay, okay? You don’t need to tell a psychic what your name is, Trevor… Yeah, no, I’m gonna keep calling you Toshio. You are me, and not some stranger possessing me, after all.”
“If you say so,” I sighed defeatedly. The egg in my womb wiggled a little bit. It felt cozy. “Umm… any idea how I ended up stowing away in your brain?”
“Pfft! As if!” I shrugged, “We’ll have to talk to Paraphore-Kame for that kind of information… and it’s busy most of the time with projecting its will or whatever. I don’t concern myself with trying to understand how Kame operate.”
“What do you mean… Paraphore-Kame? What’s a Kame?”
“It’s a god, basically. Paraphore-Kame landed on the mountain a few thousand years ago and pretty much… took over? I think it makes the planet itself horny and fertile, like a giant amygdala.”
“So… the purple space rock… is the reason public sex is okay here?”
“Yup! Been that way for millennia! About five millennia, actually. Hey Newbie Toshio, what year was it in your old world?”
“2021. How… You said this god meteor landed here five thousand years ago?”
“Yup! In this world, the year is 5077. 5077 years since Paraphore-Kame landed here. Ain’t that just wild?”
“I… I guess so. Umm… Toshio? If it’s alright with you, could I ask you more questions about this city?”
“If you mean stuff the Public Info Broadcasts doesn’t already spew 24/7, then go ahead! Ask me anything you want!”