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[forgetyourusedtobe]

[Elena is sitting on the roof today, appreciating the view and the quiet. She's come to understand that she isn't going back to the Barge or to Mystic Falls any time soon. Whether this was a port where she and Cassel were left behind or if this place simply took the two of them, she couldn't really say. It's a beautiful place, if nothing else.]

[Once she's had enough, she jumps off and lands softly without injuring herself. (Hooray vampirism.) She takes to walking the castle grounds instead, wandering without any particular direction or in any particular rush.]

[Eventually, she opens the journal as she walks. Might as well give it a try.]

So, the place I came from there were vampires, werewolves, humans, dragons, half-angels, and aliens. I'm probably leaving a few things off that list, honestly.

I guess I'm just curious about what the mix is like here. And if everyone usually gets along. I know sometimes when you get more than one species, things can get a little out of hand sometimes.

((ooc: Feel free to bother her in-person or through the journal. c: Also, if your character knew Katherine Pierce/Katerina Petrova from when she was here, totally free to be BWAH!?!?! at her face because doppelgängers if you choose to bump into her.))

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[i_rule_me]

Near as I can figure, most in this place're too busy dealin' with the shite the castle throws at 'em ta give what species their neighbors are much thought.

Honestly, it's kind o' a nice change o' pace.

Dictated

[forgetyourusedtobe]

That's good to hear.

[A beat.]

Not the part about the castle, but people getting along and sticking together.

[i_rule_me]

Aye. As I hear it, it's jus' something we'll hafta get used to. Guessin' you're new here too?

[forgetyourusedtobe]

That obvious?

[i_rule_me]

Only a wee bit. I jus' got here a li'l over a week ago, had a bit of time ta get acquainted with the weirdness. Like...there's weird, an' then there's Paradisa, in sort of a class o' its own.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

[She laughs a little.]

I think I know what you mean. This place certainly has character.

[handwritten]

[fearbringer]

I'm the Boogeyman.

[dictated]

[forgetyourusedtobe]

[She hopes this isn't an offensive question to ask, but.]

Do you mean that in a literal or figurative sense?

[dictated]

[fearbringer]

Literal. It's one of the names humans have given to me over the years.

[dictated]

[forgetyourusedtobe]

You're the creature under the bed and in closets that kids are afraid of?

[Elena is only have a mild difficulty believing this. She didn't believe in vampires, werewolves, or witches up until a couple of years ago, but now she's one of those and has been friends with the other two. So, this is something she can accept. She's just going to need a skinny minute.]

[dictated]

[fearbringer]

Come now, don't tell me you think I'm imaginary. We wouldn't be talking like this if you did.

[Or so he thinks. Magical journals, yo.]

[dictated]

[forgetyourusedtobe]

[She hesitates and thinks about that. She was always told he's imaginary when she was a little kid and would get scared of the dark. But he is talking to her. Imaginary things don't usually talk to you unless you're on some severe hallucination.]

I guess I used to.

[Add it to the list.]

Do you really go by Boogeyman or do you prefer something else?

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[thiefoflight]

Pretty sure you'll get that mixed bag of treats here, too!

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[forgetyourusedtobe]

That's a relief.

Not that there's anything wrong with all humans, but it's nice not being the odd man out.

dictated; wow, I am the latest

[inafadingcrown]

I would hardly say that everyone gets along, but race has little to do with what conflicts there are, at least to my knowledge.

dictated; or you're a wizard

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Is it rude to ask what you are?

[She's curious, but she knows that can be a sensitive subject for some people. So, she tries to tread as carefully as possible.]

I arrived precisely when I meant to!

[inafadingcrown]

It is, perhaps, bolder than might be politic, but I take no offense. The term you are most like to know is 'elf.'

damn skippy!

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Really? You're the first one I've ever met.

[inafadingcrown]

Truly? I am not alone among my kind here.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

How many are here?

dictated;

[lord_wizard]

I find that, more often than not, there are better things to cause conflict here than race.

dictated;

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Like what?

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[lord_wizard]

I don't claim to follow every petty dispute and squabble that occurs among the residents, but I assume it'd be the same thing that causes any two people to dislike each other.

Granted, the castle muddies those waters considerably by making people act out and attack each other on occasion.

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[forgetyourusedtobe]

That happened sometimes on the Barge. But it wasn't the Admiral or the Barge doing something. It was just a flood or a breach. Sometimes a port.

[So at least this won't be too unfamiliar is what she's getting at. 8'|]

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[lord_wizard]

The Barge? Is that the world you came from?