gagarin

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silence mostly filled the room, except for the one second interval ticking of the clock. gagarin was unable to fathom that his close friend had been killed because of.. yeah, twerking, and he would never be able to see, touch or speak to him ever again. he sat for hours just thinking to himself, "why did this have to happen? over TWERKING?"

then, the phone begins to ring

yuri gagarin: hmmm 

he picks it up

yuri gagarin: hi?

nothing from the other end, other than static

yuri gagarin: anyone?
a voice from the phone: DUDE I A-

the line disconnects

yuri gagarin: what? hello? huh

the phone rings again

yuri gagarin: hello?
gherman titov: holy shit, i am so sorry i ever doubted you
yuri gagarin: titov! it's okay, i understand why you would doubt me
gherman titov: i think i'm going crazier than i thought you were when you spoke about all that. but it seems plausible, hear me out
yuri gagarin: what are you talking about?
gherman titov: ever since you told us about the twerk, komarov believed you, and now he's dead
yuri gagarin: please, titov, i-
gherman titov: i know you really don't want to hear any of this, but do you remember how he said "the government must know about this "twerk" "?  something along the lines
yuri gagarin: how do you remember this shit
gherman titov: doesn't matter. what i'm saying is that i think you're being watched
yuri gagarin: i mean, it explains the feeling..
gherman titov: you feel like you're being watched? 
yuri gagarin: yeah, actually
gherman titov: well i wouldn't doubt it, like, at all
yuri gagarin: now that you say it, neither would i
gherman titov: i think they're going to try to kill you too, gagarin
yuri gagarin: that was my concern, but i feel like that's not so bad
gherman titov: what? 
yuri gagarin: i mean, i caused the twer-
gherman titov: god, come on, stop feeling sorry for yourself, gagarin! how many times has komarov had to tell you it's not your fault, huh? there's nothing even inherently wrong with this twerk anyway. this is so stupid
yuri gagarin: the twerk isn't my concern, titov, it's the government killing people. i don't know how many times i've had to say i don't want anybody to die, i feel like i'm crazy for thinking that. am i crazy, titov? do you think i'm crazy?
gherman titov: dude what the fuck are you talking about? of course people being killed is awful, but the quicker this twerk spreads, the more people the government has to kill. and you know they can't kill everyone on earth
yuri gagarin: i know, but.. they already killed komarov. and we don't even know what the twerk is
gherman titov: it's a fucking alien dance bro that's crazy
yuri gagarin: i know. but there has to be a reason why the government is trying to conceal it
gherman titov: i guess so, though take into consideration that the government is completely corrupt
yuri gagarin: surely they wouldn't act like this if the dance was harmless
gherman titov: it's just vulgar. that's all. they want the soviet union to be clean, and to not be exposed to sexualization. and that's their fear. that the twerk will sexualize it
yuri gagarin: holy shit

gagarin hangs up the phone in shock. he then realizes he has a training flight at 3 pm, and it is now 2:30 pm

yuri gagarin: oh fuck i'm going to be late

he rushes out the door and leaves to go attend the training in chkalovskiy

vladimir seryogin: wsg
yuri gagarin: i'm okay i guess
vladimir seryogin: you look fucking miserable
yuri gagarin: damn bruh chill
vladimir seryogin: jus sayin. okay get in

they board the jet

vladimir seryogin: you good?
yuri gagarin: all good. are you?
vladimir seryogin: yh i'm coolin
yuri gagarin: ayee

the flight takes off, and for the most part, they be coolin. gagarin's mind seems to be at ease. 

vladimir seryogin: okay so basical- what the fuck is that
yuri gagarin: what

what seemed to be another aircraft flew WAAYYYY too close to gagarin and seryogin's aircraft, causing them to immediately plummet to the ground. 

then, you guessed it, random soviet government official 2 and 4 appear on the scene 

random soviet government official 4: poor guys. they didn't deserve that
random soviet government official 2: cut it out, random soviet government official 4. we did what needed to be done
random soviet government official 4: we really didn- hold on
random soviet government official 2: what?
random soviet government official 4: gagarin. he's still breathing
random soviet government official 2: how the fuck? check his pulse

random soviet government official 4 checks gagarin's pulse, which confirms he is still alive

random soviet government official 4: i don't know about you, but i think we shouldn't have tried to kill him. he is a hero to the soviet union and also.. is it really any use doing that to him?
random soviet government official 2: i guess you're right, he is a model citizen.. you know what we'll do?
random soviet government official 4: what is it, sir?
random soviet government official 2: we'll just freeze his unconscious body until twerking dies out!
random soviet government official 4: that is extremely fucking stupid but it's better than killing him, so i'm with you
random soviet government official 2: okay, help me drag him to the car
random soviet government official 4: ok


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