It's pretty simple to run away from, home, but to make a living after you do, now that is another story, most people expect runaways to turn to a life of crime once they are on the streets, most do, but some prosper someway somehow, and become well known, or to go on living simple lives, I however, was not one of these few, I was one of those that did go into a life of crime as I ran for it, but I did prosper, mainly thanks to some help from a fellow runaway, together, we became bandits, from simple sneak-in jobs into houses and convenient stores, to taking on jewelry stores and...well, we still sneak-into houses, but go more for at least middle class'ed houses. To say the least, we have a decent life, robbing is second-nature to us, and we can get a good payout each night. But one day, we hope to go bigger. a lot, bigger...
Geoff and Naomi are dead, and they're depressed, but when Geoff's cat Bernie dies as well, they embark on a wild journey to find it in the underworld.
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When Geoff dies, alongside his girlfriend Naomi, they end up sharing an apartment in the Underworld as skeletons. But after a few years, Geoff starts suffering a mid-death crisis. What's the purpose of going through the motions as a skeleton if you can't really live? Then he gets word that his cat, Bernie, just died and he can collect him and bring him home! Geoff and Naomi hurry to get Bernie only to discover that, due to a clerical error, their cat has been lost. With the hunt for Bernie giving new purpose to Geoff's un-life, he and Naomi begin a quest to get back their cat. Battling skeleton pirates, climbing the sky ladder and facing off against the villain who took Bernie, Geoff is determined to find his purpose - or die a second time trying!
[[2018 Wattys Winner - The Originals]]
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