7th Memory ~ [Written/Dictated]

[deltacain]

[There's a tapping on the journal, some ink-spots showing. Pure ink, not a ball-point or otherwise, before the following is etched into the journal.]

家眷

[Then there's a long pause, before a voice comes out.]

How many of you left families at home? There's got to be more than... More than none.

[Thinking about Marie and Jamie was a bit too painful at the moment.]

And how many are actually... First time parents for this week? I know this might be a bit late, but... I can probably help out.

Bedtime stories, if nothing else.

((OOC: Also, open to anyone in the library. He'll be in the Chinese Fiction section.))

Comments

[luxe_can_kill]

I am one of these first time "parents"... Fortunately, my "daughter" is well behaved, so I haven't encountered problems in taking care of her. However keeping up with such an energetic child is quite draining.

[deltacain]

Yeah. I can understand.

[He's sure he will, when Jamie grows up...]

It's good to hear you're coping.

[luxe_can_kill]

Did the castle drag you into this as well?

[deltacain]

No. It didn't. Not this time.

[He doesn't know what he'd do if it did.]

[luxe_can_kill]

I suppose that is a blessing. I honestly have no knowledge in raising a child before, so this event caught me off guard.

[deltacain]

They can be pretty surprising.

[There's a trace of a smile in his voice.]

[luxe_can_kill]

Did you have a family before Paradisa?

[Action]

[not_nikkiheat]

[Kate's been laying low for a while, tending her wounds, both physical and emotional. But when she sees David's entry, she decides it's time to face the music. And one of the men who tried to kill her on that godforsaken ship.

She makes an educated guess and heads for the library, and makes a point to shuffle a bit to alert him to her approach. She shrugs her shoulder, adjusting the strap on her sling before she speaks.]

My dad's back home, and my team.

[Action]

[deltacain]

[A slight smile. Well, he couldn't expect to stay hidden for too long. Maybe he made it a bit easier to track him down.]

It doesn't get easier, does it?

[Action]

[not_nikkiheat]

[She takes a seat near him and makes herself comfortable before she shakes her head with a sad smile.]

It hasn't gotten easier for me. My boyfriend's got a daughter and a mother back home. I can tell when he's thinking of them.

[Action]

[deltacain]

Glad to see I'm not the only one.

[That's mumbled, as he taps a calligraphy pen on a peice of paper. the table he's sat at is littered with chinese script, books, and other paraphinalia. He really throws himself into stuff.]

Action]

[not_nikkiheat]

Believe me, you're not the only one.

[Kate looks over the papers on the table, curious.]

What are you working on?

[deltacain]

[He taps the pen a few more times]

Just keeping my skills sharp. Calligraphy might be needed at some point. I'm making copies of manuscripts.

[unvarnished]

That's Chinese, isn't it?

[deltacain]

Yeah. Traditional.

[unvarnished]

I know. You spend time in China?

[deltacain]

[A slight smile.]

Yeah. I did. I... Teach Oriental Studies back home.

[His recent trip? He may not want to go back for a while]

[unvarnished]

I'm just a writer, but I spent some time in that area. I find different languages fascinating.

[deltacain]

So do I. I made sure to learn as many as I could.

dictated

[ladywinter]

I have five children, only some of them here.

dictated

[deltacain]

I can imagine what you're going through.

And five children... That's impressive.

[ladywinter]

The Mother has seen fit to bless me many times. Do you have children, ser? [He sounds like he does.]

[deltacain]

Only one. He was... he was only a few months old when I left. [And it sounds like it's hard to talk about them.] And, please. Call me David. "Sir" makes me feel a bit old.

[ladywinter]

He is a babe still. That must be hard to bear. My youngest has seen his sixth name day and I still worry for leaving him.

[deltacain]

[The language. The linguist in him would pick up on the language. The tone, the words, the forming of the sentances.

David Webb, the Scholar.]

Let's just say that I wasn't too happy to find myself away from him.

[Understatement of the century.]