EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE VIRUS April 1, 2020 Me: Thanks for meeting with me. What should I call you?
made that chili one night. With the white beans. That was delicious.
COVID-19: I like CV.
Me: It's so easy. You just put all the ingredients in the slow cooker; I'll send you the recipe.
Me: Oh, me too. Okay, CV. Again, thank you. First, I have to ask, why did you want to meet with me? I'm not a scientist or a doctor. I'm not even a journalist.
CV: I'd like that. Thank you. You know, there is something else I remember about you. You weren't afraid of me. You weren't afraid you were going to die.
CV: I'm actually surprised you met with me. Didn't your parents teach you to not meet a virus on your own?
Me: I'm more of an optimist, CV. In fact, I'm grateful you came over then. You reminded me that I'm going to live.
Me: Oh, yeah, my parents both work in healthcare. We are very practical about viruses. I eat well, exercise, get lots of sleep, and I wash my hands a lot. Plus, I'm going to stay six feet away.
CV: Ah, you see. THAT's why I picked you to do this interview. This is going to be good.
CV: I can smell the soap from here. Me: Honeysuckle. It's nice, right? CV: If you like that sort of thing. Me: Anyway, I think we actually met before. You stayed at my house a couple weeks ago. I'm not entirely sure it was you, but I had this horrible headache for a week, and it felt like hot coals in my chest. CV: Oh, right. I was having a little déjà vu myself. It's like when you are used to seeing somebody at the gym but then you run into them in work clothes. Me: I dressed up for you today. No yoga pants. CV: You look very nice. I remember you
Laura Taylor White Exclusive Interview with the Virus Dialogue
Me: Right, we should get to that. The interview. But first, I'm having a little trouble seeing you. You don't look like your photograph—the spiky colorful ball I've seen all over the internet. It's making me a little dizzy to look at you. Would you be able to stop spinning? All I can see is static. CV: Oh, that was a stock photo. And it was of a cousin of mine, but he's always been more photogenic than I am so I let it slide. Me: I get it. People used to get my sister and me confused all the time. CV: Things have started to snowball, so-to-speak. Let me see if I can shut down some of the outer layers of my energy field. Me: That's better. You aren't spinning as fast.
CV: That top layer was mostly panic. It wasn't mine. It's not me at all. Again, I think that's why I wanted to talk with you. I want people to see the real me. Me: That is a word that has really come to be associated with you, CV. Panic. CV: Like I said, it's not me. But I can see how it would get confusing. We'll see if we can work through a couple more of these layers. I appreciate your patience. Me: I think you just dropped another one of your layers. You're slowing down even more. CV: That was the "YOU ARE GOING TO DIE" layer. It's super heavy carrying that around. Again, that got pinned on me. You see, before I even came to the planet's surface that was already here. Humans used to be obsessed with death. This planet literally shakes at the death vibration. Me: Yikes. That sounds dark. CV: It is. Actually, it became dark. Death isn't something to be afraid of. I guess that is something I've learned in my short time here. Why is everybody so afraid of dying? They worry about it even when they are vitally alive. Don't you people know what a gift it is to have that kind of life? Human life is so precious! Don't spend it thinking about death. Spend that life living! Me: Well, to be fair, you have been killing a lot of people. CV: Ouch. I mean, yeah, I get it, but ouch.
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