second election [ dictated ]

[fourtythird]

[ Laura had thought about the idea ever since it had been suggested to her. The journals were connected; they transcribed, dictated and seemed to follow you if you left it anywhere.

Someone had mentioned to throw it in a fire. It wasn't a bad idea, and it could possibly tell them something more.

It was one reason that Laura had gone to Starbuck, other than to see her - she'd always respected the woman even with their differences. And Starbuck was good at managing to pull off crazy stunts, it didn't hurt to have her there. That and Laura needed a lighter, and she knew that she'd have one ]

This'll end up being the only book not to burn with this luck.

[ Taking the lighter from Starbuck the older woman opened her journal, lighting a page from the middle, one of the blank ones, before lighting another, and then the entire journal. It apparently did burn ]

[ ooc; the first two pages that Laura burns will burn in every journal but when she lights the rest of the journal only hers will burn. & as Miren's on hiatus Starbuck's replies will be later :3 ]

Comments

[imnot_likeyou]

[Here, have Sam having a mild panic attack when his JOURNAL CATCHES FIRE.

He's kind of attached to that thing.

The second he sees the flames, he throws a towel on it, trying to dampen out the flames before he address the voice he vaguely remembers hearing right before it happened]

What the hell are you doing?

[fourtythird]

Testing a theory.

[ Had she expected other journals to also set on first? No. Not 100% anyway ]

[imnot_likeyou]

A little warning would have been nice.

[Sam? Not happy? You could say that.]

Why are you trying to destroy the journals?

[fourtythird]

I wasn't aware it would spread.

[ But point taken ]

To see what would happen.

[ And the journal is stupid ]

[imnot_likeyou]

[:| the journal is not stupid.]

Did you think it wouldn't burn?

[fourtythird]

[ It's very stupid ]

I knew mine would, I didn't know others would.

[imnot_likeyou]

The journals are connected by magic. Whatever happens on one, happens on all the others.

[sighs]

And this is our history. I don't think too many people are going to take lightly to you trying to destroy it.

[fourtythird]

So how we communicate works for everything, interesting.

[ There's a pause before she answers that second part ]

Apparently they don't have to worry.

[imnot_likeyou]

You ... could have just asked people this, as oppose to doing something that ... drastic.

[fourtythird]

I was planning on burning my book, I didn't think I had to ask anyone about doing that.

[imnot_likeyou]

I was thinking asking more about the journal in general. There are people who have been here for years who could tell you a lot.

[fourtythird]

Perhaps they could, but would I want their answers?

[imnot_likeyou]

Well, you would have saved a lot of people being mad at you for trying to set their journals on fire.

[and that's mostly teasing]

[fourtythird]

Would they have been able to say that would happen?

[imnot_likeyou]

They would have told you that they're connected, at least.

[fourtythird]

A lot of things are connected.

[imnot_likeyou]

True, but those connections don't always cause second degree burns.

[fourtythird]

Then you'd have to wonder how this could. I'm still wondering on the magic.

[imnot_likeyou]

Magic isn't as out there as you may think. A lot of the people here come from worlds where magic is a big factor.

[fourtythird]

But not every world does, wouldn't that be as big a factor?

[imnot_likeyou]

Yeah, but when the world that you're in has it, it sort of trumps everything.

[fourtythird]

And there's nothing that can stop it?

[imnot_likeyou]

There are ways of getting around it, sometimes?

[fourtythird]

But not without a challenge, I would imagine.

[imnot_likeyou]

Of course not. Where would the fun be in that?

[his tone is dry, though, indicating that it's not fun at all.]

[fourtythird]

Challenges can give us something more, something other than a headache.

[imnot_likeyou]

It's not always a headache. Sometimes it has a way of making other things hurt.

[fourtythird]

I've been hearing that.

[imnot_likeyou]

The castle has a tendency to be a bit unpredictable. You never really know what it's going to do.

[associate]

[ Alicia is definitely not expecting her journal to catch fire. She drops it, almost immediately and it falls with a thud. She grabs her folded wet towel and tries to put out the fire. ]

... What was that?

[fourtythird]

An answer to a question.

[ Although with her setting more of her journal on fire it won't be long before their conversation is cut short... for now ]

[associate]

[ Oh, great, someone set her journal on fire. Also, Alicia is less then pleased. ]

What was the question? How flammable is my journal?

[fourtythird]

What would happen if I burned mine.

[associate]

All our journals are linked.

[ Good to know, that means they're linked by the elements as well. As smug and bothered as she sounds, she's a little grateful to know this information, thanks to Laura.

She softens. ]

Apparently.

[fourtythird]

I was aware of that in speech but not this.

[ And... oh, her journal is all recovered and not burned ]

And apparently indestructible.

[associate]

That doesn't surprise me.

[ A second, she bends down, touches the page she'd been reading. ]

It's cold. As if nothing happened.

[fourtythird]

Mine's repaired. [ It's curious. And a little frustrating ] Or new. The thing had completely burned.

[associate]

It's magic.

[fourtythird]

So I'm hearing. [ And not liking ]

[associate]

If it helps, I'm not used to magic, either. In fact, I... don't really know what I believe in here.

[fourtythird]

It's nice not being the only one finding this insane. I havenb't given much thought on what I believe it is, other than crazy and a trick.

Voice;

[loisfuckinglane]

[Excuse Lois while she FREAKS THE FUCK OUT]

What are you doing?!

[fourtythird]

[ SIGH. Again? ]

Burning a book.

[loisfuckinglane]

Correction: Burning all our books.

[fourtythird]

[ Huh ] I didn't expect that.

[loisfuckinglane]

Well, now you know. Might wanna make a memo.

[fourtythird]

I think I can remember it.

[loisfuckinglane]

Glad to hear it.