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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]

Occasionally. More often we shared findings.

Understanding Paradisa is an ongoing process.

[toobravehearted]

So I am learning. And with each reveal, more questions. A journal entry was shown to me when I first arrived.

[workaphilic]

The comprehensive one, I hope.

[toobravehearted]

If by comprehensive you mean the one written by a Ms Lane, then yes. Although I have to disagree some with that definition, as thorough as her report was. If memory serves, every single page that was referenced from it predates the journal that I have.

[workaphilic]

Unfortunate side-effect of newcomers. The other pages still exist in separate journals. It shouldn't be hard to convince an older resident to show you them.

Unless you want your information to be more timely, in which case you'll have to dig deeper.

[toobravehearted]

[He smiles. Why else would he mention the journal pages he was shown?]  How long have you been here, Sherlock?  [It's a question he's asked many already. He's taking time to know people over again, friends he hopes first and foremost, but sources too.] 

I am at that. Although... I was sent away from here once. It doesn't take that much of a leap to wonder why.

[workaphilic]

A year and a half, approximately.

I wouldn't say that's the only reason. I'm still here, after all.

[He's pretty confident, this one.]