Rabbid Guy

Brand New Person

While they walked the sun went down over the neighborhood.

For most people, it was time to settle down, but for Guy it was all coming back, only beginning. Yesterday when he curled up on the beach to sleep into morning, he had accepted this as who he was forever. Now partially undone, he felt cheated. He said forever because he assumed he'd left everything behind. With him shifting back and forth, he could have it all, but for what? Last night he'd said goodbye to everything he used to value. He didn't need it, especially as a rabbid. Yet it was only a matter of time before he'd think he did. He'd go back to work, show up at family gatherings, take care of his house and watch his tv shows, as a more paranoid version of himself.

Remembering today felt oddly third person. If he had remembered last night while he was human he would've acted far differently throughout. Instead he was stuck reliving it like a speechless shadow, embarrassed he didn't know better, but unable to affect the past.

He looked to see Stickers and Tie leading him now. Guy had been such a nuisance, yet they were still excited to see him. It was Tie for the most part, but Guy was hoping he was reading Stickers as more skeptical than offended.

After the rabbid had threatened him, they had gone back to talking with him like normal, although Tie took the lead asking questions. Stickers would prod Guy whenever they felt especially curious, although were still from an anti-human point of view. It was obvious both rabbids were possessed by questions, even if he could tell some things they held back. He couldn't blame them. It was all so fantastical. The size of buildings, understanding their voices. A moment hadn't ever gone by when Guy thought about how he would describe this to a human, but he'd never questioned what rabbids would think. At least it meant Stickers might've been somewhat fascinated too, even if it was a fascination out of fear.

The rabbids were taking a route through upper middle class suburbia. Large backyards wet from evening sprinklers settled down. Inground pools and dad constructed playgrounds occasionally had a few rabbids already playing on them. Tie and Stickers waved to them as they talked. Guy did the same.

"Hey Guy, did you ever go to high school?" Tie asked.

"Yeah, but that was years ago. I more recently graduated from college. I majored in finance and had a minor in engineering. Why do you ask?"
"Oh you know, prying at other things to be jealous of.. What I'd give to go to college and prove myself an adult one day. You know, I would have graduated high school this year," Tie sighed.
"Really..?" Guy asked.
"Uh huh! I'm..." Tie thought for a moment, "I'm nineteen years old," He pointed to himself with one hand while making an 'OK' with the other, pivoting on his wrist like a blinking light, "Which makes me a senior. How old are you?" Tie asked.
"Twenty eight," Guy said.
"Wow!"
"What?"
"I don't know! That's just really cool!" Tie said. He put his thumb to his chest and wiggled what would've been his fingers.

"I'm still the eldest," Stickers bragged, "Practically forty two now."
"Forty two??" Guy gasped.
"Probably," Stickers shrugged.
"You don't know?" Guy asked. He stopped to look for cars before crossing a street, but his companions were already going ahead without looking.

"Eh. I could be off by ten years or so. How do you know you're twenty eight?" Stickers asked.
"My parents recorded the date of my birth? Didn't yours?" Guy said.
"I don't have or need any parents," Stickers said.
"Oh.. I'm sorry.." Guy said.
"About what?" Stickers was confused.

"Rabbids don't have parents, Guy! You may be the first rabbid to have ever been born! Isn't that amazing?!" Tie said.
"Starting to assume you guys weren't?" Guy asked, not sure what was so exciting, or what he was expecting.

"I wasn't! I'm a clone. Most rabbids are too. Actually, I don't know if any rabbid has ever had parents besides you.. Unless they're adopted by someone," Tie shrugged. He put his palms out facing the ground and pretended to pick something up, "It must feel good to know your parents will always be your parents. You know, since you were born to them. Nothing could take that away."