Rehabilitation Officer?

by thebetweenspace

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“Rehabilitation officer? What’s rehabilitation?”

“Rehabilitation is the process of disengaging you with everything,” Goethe explained. “Your will. Your survival instinct – you have a real head start there. Thoughts. Identity. Guilt. Fear. You see, only the most enlightened attempt suicide. It’s the only way to escape reincarnation.”

“Slow down! I’m a Christian. I don’t believe any of this.”

“Oh, I see. Christians are always the toughest to convince. Surprisingly, we get plenty of ‘em here in Purgatory.”

“The Catholics were right?”

“Spoken like a true Protestant, but there’s no point in explaining that Catholics are Christians because none of it matters. That’s what you need to understand. It’s not a matter of being right or wrong. It’s a matter of letting go and embracing reality.”

“What’s reality?”

“I’m glad you asked that. Let’s see. Where do I begin?” A copy of Reality for Dummies popped out of thin air. “Let’s see, the fundamental law of the universe is disestablishment: you simply must let go.”

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  1. Rehabilitation Officer?

    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 4 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I only wrote this sequel because both comments to the prior ficlet in the series included, in one form or another, the question (or perhaps observation?): “Rehabilitation Officer?”

    It seemed to be a weird concept, so naturally, I had to expound upon it.

  2. Rehabilitation Officer?

    Valley Fey/Pinprick's Buddy Icon Valley Fey/Pinprick

    Posted 4 months ago

    This is amazing. I love the idea.

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