okay, thanks to crushingonsawyer for this random word which I used to create this fic! Here it is!
Quietly Claire kneeled down, to
eye level of her son Matthew. She knew this day would one day come,
but even so she wasn't prepared for it. The youngster had overheard
some conversations earlier that day while at the caves. Now he was
badgering her, asking questions about things she didn't know how to
answer.
"Well ma?" He asked his large blue eyes looking up at
her expectantly. "What is it? What were Ms. Shannon and Mr. Sayid
talking about earlier?" Sighing Claire rested a hand on Matthews
knee.
"Well, you see honey. Back with everyone else, off the
island, a lot of things are different. People do different things for
fun. They don't want to go outside and run around like we do here.
Most people don't hunt for their own food. They move around in
cars, like the one Walt gave you for your birthday, except they are a
lot bigger…"
"What's that have to do with what they were
talking about?" He interrupted, and stretched his legs out in front
of him.
"Right, sorry honey, mommy got distracted. Like I said,
people don't want to go outside and run around. They would rather
stay at home with their family, or other people."
"Okay, so
why do they do that?"
"They stay home because they have other
things to do, that's was Ms. Shannon and Mr. Sayid were talking
about earlier."
"Okay, so what is it? Huh mom?"
"Well,
its like a big black box, and the front of it is made of glass, like
Mr. Sawyers glasses. When you turn it on, it shows images of people,
and its like a play being preformed but the people aren't really
there. Get it?" The 5-year-old boy opened his mouth and rose his
eyebrows in confusion.
"No." He shook his head. Claire sighed,
this was harder then she had expected.
"Hey, Walt! Charlie!"
She called.
"Yeah?" Charlie asked.
"Can you guys help me?
I'm trying to explain television to Matthew."
"What you want
us to do?" Walt asked.
Matthew laughed hysterically, as
Charlie and Walt preformed behind the box.
"Well hello Mr.
Bilbo." Walt said in a low voice.
"Yo…wuuuz up!" Charlie
replied.
"This is not acceptable."
"This is not
acceptable." Charlie mimicked. The show went on, and on, and on,
and on.
"So the people aren't really there?" He
asked.
"Exactly!" Charlie said happily.
"So why do they
show up?"
"Well uh…there are these pictures in this studio,
with camera's, and rich people, and they film it, and then it goes
over our heads in a million pieces." Charlie tried to
explain.
"What?" Matthew asked. "If a picture went over our
heads in a million pieces, wouldn't it drop on their heads?"
"No,
they're in waves."
"They come through the ocean…but you
just said…."
"No…they aren't in the ocean…they move
like waves…through the air. They are like air…you can't see
them or feel them."
"But if you can't see them, then how are
they pictures?"
"It's complicated sweetie," Claire pitched
in. Matthew just looked confused.
"I don't get it…how can
waves not be in water…and how can pictures be see through, and
float but not fall on our heads!" He spat out frustrated with
himself. Claire and Charlie looked at each other, unsure of what to
say next.
"So why isn't the glass see-through when you turn it
off?" he asked. Charlie frowned.
"Well…I don't know…"
He said, he had never thought of that. Now he was just as confused as
the little guy.
"This is ridiculous. You guys must be making
this up!" Matthew stood up. "I'm going to go play. This doesn't
make any sense." With that the little boy walked away, picking up a
ball on his way. Claire and Charlie glanced at each other.
"It's
probably better that he doesn't get it, because then, you know if
he did then he'd want to watch…and well that could be a problem."
Charlie nodded, putting an arm around her.
"Who knew television
was so complicated."
lol tell me what you think! oh and the word was TV lol
