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[workaphilic]

[It's some ungodly hour of the morning when a note appears in the journal, for fellow insomniacs or information gluttons who like to read new entries first thing. There's barely any ambient sound recorded; just faint bubbling from a nearby experiment, and the scratch of pen on paper.

(Whether that's out of respect for sleeping residents or something else, well. It's not that hard to say, with him.)]

What are you getting out of this arrangement?

If your first instinct is to say 'nothing,' don't bother. You obviously haven't been paying attention, and I'm not interested in being subjected to your blather. Keep your ignorant bliss to yourself.

The rest of you: there must be something. Paradisa wouldn't bother with you otherwise. If a portal appeared in the lobby tomorrow, ready to whisk you back to your world, your time, your life -- what would be the thing that kept you from stepping through it?

Don't be boring.

SH

((Tags will be slow! Thanks for your patience, everyone.))

Comments

[workaphilic]

Just trying to get to the heart of things.

[wilder]

If you say so.

[workaphilic]

Going to supply an answer, or were you just here for the tedious questions?

[wilder]

I dunno...you might find my answer just as tedious as my questions.

[workaphilic]

Probably.

[wilder]

Hmm...well alright!

I guess if I really had to think about what would keep me from stepping through that portal- it'd probably be all the very attractive people here! It'd be statistical anomaly to ever find another population this consistently beautiful! ♥

[workaphilic]

Try again.

[wilder]

Excuse you! Have you seen the people here? That's totally a good enough reason!

[workaphilic]

For some, maybe.

I'd say you could do better.

[wilder]

...Indoor plumbing's pretty nifty?

[workaphilic]

Getting warmer.

[wilder]

And refrigeration.

[workaphilic]

Very fond of appliances, are you?

[wilder]

Actually I destroy most of them regularly. ♥

[workaphilic]

Hardly seems worth it to stay, then. Can't even keep a pre-chilled jar of eyes in a broken refrigerator for longer than an hour or two.

[Is he joking? Is he serious? Is it both?]

[wilder]

Haha, oh don't worry I got no problem with fridges! It's the rest that need to go.

[workaphilic]

Technology a bit much for you?

[wilder]

Oh yes. I'm just a simple man who just needs a spic and a campfire to do my cooking!

[workaphilic]

Come now, I didn't say that.

[wilder]

It's okay, I fully admit I don't see why the kitchen can't have a fire pit.