xxiii. dictated

[heloise]

Spike
He came home.

What terrible months we have seen, before even the dog days arrive!

I say we put an end to it, at once. The Castle drinks our joys as greedily as it feeds on our sorrows; we might show it that happiness is what we seek. Happiness beyond bound, which we would gladly offer as payment for our borrowed time, and no more tears.

Summer brings music and merriment to the streets of Rome, gypsies and pilgrims alike dancing together. We can do similarly here.

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[the_effect_she_has]

[Katniss is frowning over Lucrezia's message, giving it some thought. She washes herself up for the morning, thinking hard.]

...Like what, precisely?

Dictated

[heloise]

[ She doesn't concern herself with the how, only the ideals. ]

You mean to say, what music?

[wolfchild]

What are gypsies?

[heloise]

Nomads. Foreigners. They look to a different God.

Dictacted

[tapshoetomove]

...You want to have a party?

Dictacted

[heloise]

Perhaps a festival, so it can last days and days.

[thraxios]

Yours is an intriguing philosophy. Where do you propose we find your gypsies and pilgrims?

[heloise]

Have you no ready supply? Pity, we must start on our search immediately.

not here

[secondchances]

[The biggest eyeroll at this entry. L M F A O, Stephanie thinks.]

meanie

[heloise]

[ Hey don't beat it till you've tried it!! >( ]

[workaphilic]

Sounds to me you give the castle too much credit.

[heloise]

It is more dangerous to underestimate.

[birdorcage]

I haven't seen anyone dancing at all, since I've arrived here. It's a shame, really.

[heloise]

I did promise you your very own party.

Lucrezia

[gottaknockhard]

[... It doesn't take a lot to make her happy, does it?]

He did, huh?

Spike

[heloise]

[ She likes to think that it doesn't. ]

Do I have you to thank?

[whichwayyoulean]

I don't think I have enough happiness in me to scrape up 'beyond bound' or even 'slightly near bound'.

But I guess the others could use a party, to unwind a little.

[heloise]

Would a party not give you happiness slightly beyond bound?

[ofhope]

[ Dictated, since he's...right there??? ]

Well I had fun.

[heloise]

[ This is technically an extension of the post, oh well! ]

I took pictures.

[bro_codebreaker]

Heeeeeeeey, how did you know I was gonna put on a barbecue?

[heloise]

[ Hey funny TV dude! Only she doesn't know what a barbecue is, but playing along~ ]

A lady does not reveal all her ways.

[Dictated]

[therealrisette]

So... something like a festival?

[Rise sounds very curious and intrigued at this idea!]

[Dictated]

[heloise]

Would that make you happy?

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[stormborned]

[ Dany smiles at the effervescent message; the people in this place are spirited enough, despite the perils they find themselves subjected to. ]

I have not been to the...streets of Rome, as you put it, but if there is music and merriment and dancing there, I would imagine it would be a lovely place to be during summer.

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[heloise]

[ The perils are more concrete and cuts less deeply here than back home, at least for her. The Castle is mischievous, is all. ]

The loveliest. It is even more vibrant during Christmas, of course.

[sugarwaffo]

[A good deal of this doesn't make sense to Sugar... She doesn't know Rome or gypsies or pilgrims. But she likes music and dancing! Those are fun!]

Oh yes! That sounds like a great idea!

[heloise]

You mean the merriment, surely?