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.

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[dog_eat_dog]

Even that's pretty worthless.

[nottallerordead]

[ Wow that's an intense reaction ]

Right. So. No Juno.

[dog_eat_dog]

[Bluntly.]

No Juno. No goddesses.

[nottallerordead]

And no sense of humor, either.

[dog_eat_dog]

[She pauses.]

Sorry.

[nottallerordead]

Hey, it's cool. I'd be pissed too if my hamburger phone was a piece of crap.

[dog_eat_dog]

[This girl is ridiculous, Tess decides.]

So why don't you just wish for a hamburger phone from the castle?

[nottallerordead]

Yeah, that's an awesome idea! [ LOOK NOBODY TOLD HER ABOUT WISHES OKAY ] How do I do that?

[dog_eat_dog]

Literally ask the castle. That's just it.

[nottallerordead]

Do I have to like, find its eyes or something? Say please?

[dog_eat_dog]

You literally just have to ask.

[nottallerordead]

Alrighty then. I guess I'll... do that.

[dog_eat_dog]

Good.

How long have you been here?

[nottallerordead]

Just about two weeks, I think. I haven't really been keeping track.

[dog_eat_dog]

I'm just past a week myself. Anyway, I'm Tess.

[nottallerordead]

I'm Linda. Nice to meet you, Tess.

[dog_eat_dog]

Nice to meet you too.

[nottallerordead]

So, a week now, you must be as mystified by this place as I am.

[dog_eat_dog]

It's certainly nothing like home.

[nottallerordead]

That's for sure. We definitely didn't have food popping in from out of nowhere back home.

[dog_eat_dog]

Christ, I wish we did. I've spent the past week here alternating between eating, sleeping and trying not to puke up everything I ate. It's great.

[Gross, but reality.]

[nottallerordead]

Bad times back home?

[dog_eat_dog]

If I didn't make it clear before, yeah. A pandemic crippled the human species twenty years ago. Those of us still kicking don't exactly have an easy time of it.

[nottallerordead]

I only had your sparkling personality to go off of. [ Was that mean? That was probably mean. ]

I'm sorry. I can't imagine what that must be like. I mean, I can imagine, but it probably doesn't live up to the reality.

[dog_eat_dog]

[That's alright. Tess can get as good as she gives.]

Right.

What's your situation?