"Will you ever tell them?"
"How could I? Better to let them live in blissful ignorance, than to change how they perceive things forever."
"It would be rather traumatic to be told that the world around them was fake. A clever little digital world they were plugged into because they were born trapped in their heads."
"Exactly. I know you get tired of keeping up your character, but just think of how much a better a life they have being able to LIVE, even if the world they perceive isn't real."
"Plus the pay is awesome."
"That too."
The two settled into a calm silence as they watched the referred-to others go about trying to find them. Soon enough they'll have to get back to playing their parts. The taller of the two turned to look at his companion.
"Hey, have you heard about that guy who quit?"
"Yeah, I heard they were going to kill off one of the characters so that the actor that had played them would play that guy's character."
"It's true. I know because I'm the one who's going to be playing him. I'm getting a pay-raise too because of the switch. Their reasoning was that because I was being switched to a character that was different than what I signed up for, I'd get a boost in pay to make me happy."
"That's awesome! So what are you going to do with the pay raise?"
"I think I'll buy my daughter that doll she's been eyeing. Kinda ironic though. She wants a doll that's based off of this digital world."
"What character?"
"The one I'm going to play. Fun, huh?"
"Yep."
"Well, looks like it's time to get back to work. Ready to fight, 'Ezra'?"
"Yeah, whatever, 'Inquisitor'."
"Soon to be 'Darth Vader'!"
"Shut up."