19 // Dictated/Action

[nothingtobelieve]

[There's a pale man in a dark coat with a large bird walking the castle grounds this morning. It's been awhile since he's taken the animal out, thanks to violence and world-changes, and it shows in the way it doesn't simply sit on his shoulder, but takes off and wheels overhead occasionally, looking more than a bit menacing. Vicious himself is feeling rather neutral on things today, journal in hand. You could almost mistake him for contemplative]

Florence was... informative.

[And maybe that statement was more for himself than anyone else in particular, but the experience had been interesting. He almost found himself missing it, despite the irritation of the castle tricking him into believing he'd lived some other life there. It was a life he might have been content with, and this was the first time he'd ever felt that way about anything the castle had done. After a moment, he adds a filter]


[Spike]

We're even now.

[Not that they're keeping score, or anything]

Comments

Dictated

[ensorceler]

Thought you wish to share with the castle?

Dictated

[nothingtobelieve]

Private matters are better kept that way.

[Though he fully realizes he broached the subject in the first place]

Dictated

[ensorceler]

[ And she's happy to point that out. ]

Then do not bother the journal, or our ears, with your musings that make little sense and offer lesser explanation.

Dictated

[nothingtobelieve]

You must find most people here tiresome, in that case.

[He may not comment much, but he does read, and he can't say he's seen much in the way of brilliant insight from any other residents]

Dictated

[ensorceler]

I would dare not slander my fellow travelers so.

Re: Dictated

[nothingtobelieve]

And I'm not included in that contingent?

[He finds the idea amusing, more than anything.]

Dictated

[ensorceler]

Do not suggest I have said what I have not. If you are looking for insult, sir, I can manage far better than that.

Dictated

[nothingtobelieve]

[And if he were the sort, he might have laughed at that.]

I'm certain you can.

[Or is certain that she thinks she can, at any rate. She does come across as very sure of herself.]

Dictated

[ensorceler]

How good to know you are certain of something. Now, are you certain if you have anything true to the journal, or shall I leave you to these private Florentine thoughts?