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[encryptedlock]

[Unusually for York, this entry is written.]

Things I've Learned in Four Years

1. Season changes typically occur over the space of a day, or at most one week.

2. Becoming a different age has surpassed becoming a cat as the most common loss.

3. We're probably due for another room rearrangement within six months. This timeframe also holds for a world change in which most non-humans get turned human.

4. People are often surprised at the existence of the Dead Zone, the Danger Room, the hot springs, the archery range, and other locations listed on the maps you can find in the library.

5. Earth residents compared to non-Earth residents is about 7:1 at any given time.

6. There's still no food delivery service to the castle from town. Someone should fix this.

Comments

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[ol_northy]

1. I'm ready for summer.

2. Turning into a cat is disconcerting.

3. That's also disconcerting.

4. My own mistake. That's what I get for not going to the library.

5. Makes sense, I think.

6. Seconded.

Just checking in. Still in one piece; thanks again for the talk. Theta says hi.

dictated back, filtered forever!

[encryptedlock]

Well, don't get too ahead of yourself. We gotta go through Spring first.

Good to hear you're doing all right, and Delta says hi back to Theta. You haven't been on a loss yet, have you?

:v

[ol_northy]

Two words for you: Beach volleyball.

No, I haven't. Not looking forward to it, either, but it's inevitable.

[whichwayyoulean]

...Room rearrangement? [Is that a touch of panic in his voice?]

[encryptedlock]

Yep. Sometimes it adds towers, takes away towers and smashes everyone into floors, things like that.

[whichwayyoulean]

[His horror is only growing. That makes hermiting here even harder]

It...it takes towers away? And what happens to the people living in the towers?

[luxe_can_kill]

A delivery service? Couldn't you just wish for the ingredients and make it yourself at the kitchen? [She's a fan of hard work, it seems]

[encryptedlock]

Well, sure, and I've been doing that for four years now. You can even just wish up the whole meal. But it's really not the same.

[luxe_can_kill]

I see. I suppose the townsfolk are non-negotiable about this, they seem to avoid the castle from what I know.

written

[i_got_this]

so, you're back?

[Dude she drama'ed all over the place. Sorry about that. Except not.]

written back!

[encryptedlock]

Yeah. I needed some time.

[No apologies, but, well. He probably could have stood to come back sooner.]

WRITTEN FOREVEH

[i_got_this]

i get that. hanging out in town right now. bet you're tired of living off of squirrel now, huh?

[She's glad they're writing, because she doesn't trust her voice right now. There's a few dots from the pen as she taps it against hte page in consideration, before quickly writing,]

heard from north?

[hard_talker]

Useful shit, man, thanks. ... and yeah, I hear you about the delivery. Especially if the bowling alley could send up a dude with poutine at all hours of the night.

[encryptedlock]

Now I don't know about that. Wouldn't the gravy soak into the fries too much?

[...only now he wants some poutine.]

[hard_talker]

Not if they got 'em here in 20 like delivery places are s'posed to do. They'd even be cooled off enough not to burn the shit outta your mouth by the time they got to ya.


... I may have thought this out a little too much, huh.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

2. I think I'd prefer being old to repeating an animal loss again, York. I was almost eaten by a cat. Remember?

3. You're probably right. We're due a change.

6. Yes. Someone really needs to. Castle food and our cooking is no substitute.

Glad to have you back, York. Missed you being around.

[encryptedlock]

2. At least you were a poisonous animal.

3. I don't think being old really counts as far as a human change, so yeah.

6. Right?

[then dictated]

Yeah, well. I can't let you guys have all the fun here now, can I?

[kid_apocalypse]

Yeah, I didn't know about the Danger Room until someone told me about it. It's a thing from my world, so it was kinda nice to know that it's here.

[encryptedlock]

It's great for training. Oh, and for keeping bored violent people from taking it out on other people.

[both_neither]

Hm. Do you think people would pay for that kind of thing? I mean, I live in town anyway, it'd be a great way to make extra cash...

[encryptedlock]

I would absolutely pay for that.

[assassino]

Ah, do not advertise the hot springs so openly! [Mischievous.] Some of us like keeping it for peace and quiet.

[encryptedlock]

[Okay, York laughs at that.]

Oh, believe me, I know exactly what you mean. Note I didn't tell anyone where they are.

So late, because I totally missed this. [Dictated.]

[whistles_the_blues]

A map? That would have been handy to know about sooner.

<3 no worries!

[encryptedlock]

Should be in the library. There's a map of the castle, the surrounding area, the town, and even a couple of the Dead Zone.