55 Elizabeth’s Break Cut Shor (1/2)
After setting up the TV, Elizabeth walked over to her bed and comfortably laid down while embracing her most treasured pillo… Demonic Beast Egg. In a move very unbecoming of what one would expect, instead of looking for a show to passively entertain herself, Elizabeth went straight to the nation-wide news channels.
To others, it might be strange how a gamer could find entertainment from watching the news, but when considering that Elizabeth entertained herself primarily through video games, it wasn't so much that the news was appreciated for entertainment, so much as it was a different kind of passive enjoyment she could experience.
Still… in the current day and age, the different news outlets had essentially turned into hyperbolic tribalistic groups that tried to shame sides instead of report straight up facts. To most, this would defeat the purpose of watching the news, but it was precisely because of this reason that Elizabeth loved to idle away her downtime on the various news channels; the neverending conflicted were what fueled most, if not all, the entertainment value TV had to offer her.
Elizabeth went on to channel 51, WOLF News, and the comedy began… For about half an hour straight, Elizabeth could be heard chuckling with the most joyful face she had shown since the transformation.
”...In other news, self-proclaimed liberal-marxist Zakrevsky Onufri Dmitrievich or ZOD as others call him, announces the magnum opus of his career thus far; the Pastures Revitalization Act. The former bouncer turned political juggernaut plans to campaign for the rather absurd and quite frankly impossible Act, which seeks to financially bankrupt both the government and the citizens of America. Honestly folks, the deal sounds very nice to the tune of most uneducated Americans, I mean who wouldn't want to see our great nation become the utopia ZOD campaigns for? It's just that, reality isn't without its hardships and the changes the Pastures Revitalization Act requires to progress on time are virtually impossible to achieve...”
Elizabeth was in tears as she was dying laughing as she listened through the contents of the Pastures Revitalization Act as depicted by WOLF News. That ZOD guy was quite the character, actually proposing to completely eliminate all carbon emissions in the country within the span of a single year…
Elizabeth quickly changed the channel lest she pee herself laughing at the merciless way those brutal hosts of WOLF News roasted the other party for actually supporting such a ludicrous deal. She changed the channel to CMNM the other mainstream to the United State's divided up political factions. Unfortunately, while there were several agendas that Elizabeth adopted from both CMNM's liberal standing and WOLF's opposite conservative stance, at the moment, CMNM were pushing just a bit too much bullshit for her to not continue laughing at their political party.
As Elizabeth continued to shake with schadenfreude whilst holding her egg, a knock from her door took her out of that magical place the news had put her in. She wiped the leftover tears still present in her eyes with a smile that seemed to visibly brighten up the room, before proceeding to walk over to answer the door.
After opening the door, Elizabeth found Atid, Jane, and Sun all staring back at her and while she managed to close her mouth to hide away her teeth. The smile with her lips sealed still drew a holistic arc on her face, nonetheless. Elizabeth coughed a half laugh and said, ”Please, come in...” It was totally obvious that she was in a good mood.
However, as she invited them in and her eyes landed on the magical items strewn about all around her room, that initially jubilant mood devolved into a series of internal and incoherent curses. This was the karma coming back to bit her in the ass, as she never really took time out to tidy up her living space.
Thankfully however, it seemed like no one really cared about the various ”highly unorthodox” items. At least, Jane and Sun didn't seem to bother about them… Atid however, had a certain glint of wonder cross his eyes. But before Elizabeth could notice, he hid away the questions the glint would have revealed.
While Sun still a bit timid from the previous encounter he had with Elizabeth in the bathhouse and Atid was caught in his thoughts about what exactly Elizabeth's deal was, Jane was the only one unfazed and thus the person who began talking as the group of four moved to sit by the table.
Jane said, ”So… you watch CMNM on your free time? Seems like the kind of action befitting an old man. I mean, you know there're plenty of better outlets on the internet right?” Jane spoke with came to her mind before thinking things through and as a result, she now thought her actions to be extremely careless and stupid. What would she do if Elizabeth turned out triggered?
Her worries were unfounded as Elizabeth didn't bat an eye to what most would consider a divisive question. Elizabeth said, ”Well, I don't have a computer with me, and even if I did, watching news live is much more entertaining than the polished and squeaky-clean videos published on the internet.”
'Entertaining?' Jane though, a bit unsettled to find her acquaintance taking an interest in watching the news out of entertainment rather than to be informed. But, considering the current climate, she would be lying if she didn't find what was considered to be newsworthy to be at times, ”entertaining.”