Dictated;

[nottallerordead]

[ Okay, today is the day that Linda tries to make herself use the weird magic journal that is probably something evil and horrible that sucks her soul out at night. Let's do this thing. Just open the book, and think about people, and... ]

How do you guys get used to talking into a book? I feel crazed.

[ There's a long pause. Yeah this is weird. ]

Man, I miss phones. Regular old corded phones. Or the funny ones, like that one shaped like a hamburger. I always wanted one of those.

[ And another long pause. How do I journal. ]

Right. This has officially gone past insane and into awkward.

Comments

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

[ Blink. Blink. ]

Huh. I've never had one, too expensive.

Re: dictated;

[ofhope]

You can wish. So it's free.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

[ . . . ]

You're going to have to run that one by me again.

dictated;

[ofhope]

Nobody told you the castle grants wishes? They're really slacking...

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

That definitely did not come up in the tour that I was never given.

dictated;

[ofhope]

A sound exchange for a piece of your soul.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

I have to disagree with you there. [ She's rather attached to her soul. ]

dictated;

[ofhope]

It was a joke, anyway. The castle got that when it got you.

Re: dictated;

[nottallerordead]

That's still so weird. How can it have my soul? It just seems so... impossible. [ She would know what it felt like not to have a soul. She would feel like Matrix did. ]

dictated;

[ofhope]

Does it matter? You're still you, aren't you?

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

I don't know. Am I? Would I know if I wasn't?

dictated;

[ofhope]

Just because it takes both souls and memories doesn't mean they're the same thing.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

I didn't say it was. But are you the same person without a soul as you are with one? Doesn't a soul change you, even in just little ways?

dictated;

[ofhope]

Either way, you'd remember. You would remember feeling different.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

I'm in a strange universe surrounded by strange people and things with no idea how to get home. Yeah, I feel a little different.

dictated;

[ofhope]

Now now, there's no need for sarcasm.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

That wasn't sarcasm, that was a hundred percent sincere. If I were just a little bit different, I would be able to tell right now.

dictated;

[ofhope]

You sound sure of yourself. That's good.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

In what universe is that a good thing?

dictated;

[ofhope]

Well, maybe good for me. People who are sure of themselves tend to do more grandiose things.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

So what, you want to keep all the grandiose glory to yourself?

dictated;

[ofhope]

I might be selfish.

dictated;

[nottallerordead]

At least you admit it.

[ofhope]

Hm, I try to be honest.

[ Doesn't mean he isn't a pro at giving the runaround, though. Sometimes it's not intentional... ]

But I have been here for a long time, so there's no telling if I have a soul left to trust.

[nottallerordead]

Hey, people without souls can be totally trustworthy. [ Matrix is basically the best person Linda knows, and she never had a soul! ]