Yes, I have a BA in literature, what gave it away.
"So... if there's a universe in which we're fictional..."
Kryten tutted. "Don't , sir. That way, madness lies."
"No, listen-"
"I literally have no choice, sir; exiting the lift at this point would result in a catastrophic hull breach. However, what we experienced was a hallucination."
"Yeah, but there are infinite alternate dimensions, yeah?"
"Perhaps," Kryten conceded.
"So, which came first"
"First, sir?"
"The characters or the people. The story or..." he gestured, "me."
"Well, Peter Szondi suggests in his groundbreaking work on the theory of modern drama that form is content and content is form."
"Meaning?"
Kryten shrugged. "Essentially - both."
Great one!
Kleio
Great one!
You use your academic title well.
Thank you! One tries.
Kahvi
Thank you! One tries.
Deep!
Smrtijedka
Deep!
I'll have to tell you more
Kahvi
I'll have to tell you more about the theory of modern drama, some time. I had a traumatic experience with it at university, and now I can't stop quoting it.
We are in the alternate
Keneu
We are in the alternate dimension where the Czech Minister of Regional Development cosplayed as Lister.
Cool drabble!
Strange worlds indeed. Thank
Kahvi
Strange worlds indeed. Thank you!