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ellie ([personal profile] nohalfway) wrote in [community profile] paradisa2014-03-11 05:02 pm

o1. Arrival | Dictation

Okay... Okay.

So I'm all for traveling, surprises, and bullshit.

Oh yeah, I'm all for the bullshit. I'm all for being thrown into some bumfuck Egypt kinda place, no one answering my questions, and fucking nabbing all of my shit.

Someone is going to get their eyes gauged out and their fingers hacked off, and it's gonna be the asshole who thought it'd be useful to snag all my stuff. Don't think I won't find you, because I will.

Oh, and when I do? It'll be motherfucking war.

And while we're at it, it'd be real nice to get some answers as to where the shit I am. Because I'm not in the mood for this and I'm way too old to play fairy princess.



fearbringer: (love doesn't just drop into your lap!)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-12 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
See, you're even starting early. But I offered to give you a free rundown first, so here it is:

You're in a magical castle. You-- along with the rest of us-- have brought here for unknown reasons, and will remain for an undetermined amount of time. Already I've met people who have been here for years, though someone else also left today, and based on the reactions that wasn't a one-time thing. Nobody knows what happens to the people who leave, but the consensus seems to be that they return home. I haven't yet figured out whether that's just wishful thinking.

You've also had at least one thing taken from you; it's called a loss. When the castle decides to go out of its way to poke at its captives in various ways, these are also called losses. The confusion inherent in not having two different words for those things is apparently lost on everybody here.

If you want something, you can wish for it. Your wish may or may not be mysteriously granted.

[There's a pause in the writing.]

Now, you already gave your polite statement, so I'll give you your piece of information: we aren't the first group of people who who have been in this situation. The ones who were here before us vanished, and nobody seems to know what happened to them.
fearbringer: (ooh‚ I'm sorry)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-13 01:26 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think anybody's ever called it safe.
fearbringer: (it's the gift that keeps on sucking)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
Sounds like naiveté to me.
fearbringer: (ooh‚ I'm sorry)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
And that sounds like cynicism.
fearbringer: (you'll always be wrong)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 03:37 am (UTC)(link)
And I think you're overdue for your second piece of information.

If you write somebody's name in the journal followed by a message, only they can see it.
fearbringer: (ooh‚ I'm sorry)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
My guess is that it fits the theme more than computers or telephones would.
fearbringer: (ooh‚ I'm sorry)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Where are you from?
fearbringer: (just act normal)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Was there some sort of plague?
fearbringer: (you'll always be wrong)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Well.

That would explain the cynicism.
fearbringer: (yeah‚ I saw four aliens in a car)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
So the castle has essentially doomed your planet.

I wonder why.
fearbringer: (she burned up on reentry)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-14 04:56 am (UTC)(link)
But you would still rather be there than here?
fearbringer: (ooh‚ I'm sorry)

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[personal profile] fearbringer 2014-03-15 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, so you wouldn't rather be there than here.

Good choice.

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