“Ooo, heartburn.” Rabbit 01 pauses for a small burp. “It’s always waiting, for us. Past and future and waiting.”
“And not waiting,” adds Rabbit 02. “Like something’s already happened that we — or one of us — has forgotten already happened.”
“Mainly *you*”
Rabbit 02 stews underneath his rabbit suit. “I’m not a good bunny. I play too much golf. I pull too many flag pins for holes in one.”
“You made that airplane engine not fall and then fall again. That was pretty good.”
“Just in that one movie. Just with that one dude. A bridge opens, a bridge closes. Coming and going.”
Rabbit 01 taps her fingers against her other hand. “Why are we here? Do you remember *this*?”
“Start of a new religion,” states Rabbit 02. “Blending of sacred and sacrificial. Should be fun.”
“Clown to be sacrificed how many times a month?”
“Four,” Rabbit 02 guesses. “Five, maybe. I suppose it depends on the moon.”
“Which you know all about.” Rabbit 01 peers around at the congregation, sees their disinterested looks.”I don’t think it’s going to happen today.”
“It’s happened 3 times already. 3 which is 1. ‘Nother one. Be patient. Have fun and be patient.”
“Hiberian-hispanic clowns. Mind you he *deserves* to die over and over…”
“He does,” quickly agrees Rabbit 02 with Rabbit 01. He removes a dead fly from his arm fur. “It’s a way for this place to remain clean and pure. 6 pieces and the truth.”
“You talking about Heterocera? Or just Collagesity?”
“That will be up to the queen.”
A jump happened.
“Oh. There she is. It’s me!”
“No it’s not,” Rabbit 02 hastily modifies. “It’s her. The queen.”
“And the sacrificee. Me as well!”
“Pipe down,” orders Rabbit 02. “People may actually hear us if we yell loud enough.”
“Happened that one time, yes. Olde Lapara Towne. They heard us from the future. It was in front of the Razielian synagogue.”
“I *know* where it happened. I was inside. Performing the sacrifice. Knife slip. Wasn’t pretty.”
“And here we are again.”
“Blink your eyes,” commands Rabbit 02, who was somewhat the older and wiser of the two. “Things should come into focus. I see the true queen. And the true sacrifice. It’s her all right. The Bill is back in town.”
“Oh yeah. I see now.” Rabbit 01 looks down. “And look what appeared in my lap.”
“Don’t do that.”
Sunklands 