ƒ009. good faith hunting

[msattentionspan]

[She's staring at the two journals. Comparing the one to the other and not really understanding what the big deal is. The Watcher Diaries are supposed to be important and the word "Legacy" gets tossed around a lot with them. She just never got it. If something was important to a Slayer, they'd get told about it. Stick this piece of wood here. Done. This whole learn about your prey thing, well, it turns out all that does is make Faith sympathize with a few of them. Oh, and she also slept with... is sleeping with one of them. Yeah, learning about her prey wasn't exactly working out for her.]

Yeah... I totally missed something. [Someone wasn't paying much attention when all of a sudden there were two journals on the bar where she, sort of, just leaves it lying around.]

Is it a big deal that I've got two of these journal things now? 'Cuz, I'm not really into the research gig and I already did all the reading I felt like doing. [Spoiler Alert: She skimmed until she saw her name most of the time.]

So, does this mean that the new people that show up just get a new book? I mean, I can't see this place being super nice about sharing the shit it's been doing all these years. Kinda seems like it's sweepin' it all under the rug.

Not that anyone here seems to really care when things happen. [She judges all of you.] Few weeks go by and you just bitch about something else.

Comments

[demonologist]

[Ever helpful Wes will chime in.]

I suppose it's not really that big a deal for many people. The newer one seems to now be magically tethered to our person, while the old one will no longer record or follow you around.

I would presume that new arrivals will receive a blank journal, yes.

[msattentionspan]

[OF COURSE, Wes is the first to talk to her about books. Can you hear the eye-rolling?]

Thanks... I guess. [She doesn't know how to talk to you, guy.]

[demonologist]

[Wes' internal radar pings extra loudly when it comes to such subjects.]

...I don't think it would matter if you wanted to just discard the other one.

[That was an extremely difficult thing to force himself to say, Faith, I hope you appreciate the effort.]

[msattentionspan]

Who says I want to discard it? I just don't get the big deal, is all. [She totally mocked you, right there.]

Why would the castle just decide to swap journals? Not like the thing ran out of pages.

[demonologist]

[He's trying not to rise to the bait.]

I don't know. Perhaps it's like a computer and needs to be defragmented occasionally.

[wolfuncaged]

It seems the people of this castle are never satisfied.

I see no real need to keep the old books, anyway. They are just records of those who complained before we did.

[msattentionspan]

[She laughs.] Yeah, all that bitching - left for whoever wants to go back and read it.

[wolfuncaged]

I am sure they can make a story of it, someday.

[msattentionspan]

It'd be a real fucked up story.

[wolfuncaged]

It would be fitting for such a place as this.

[dirtytrenchcoat]

I wonder if the old one is used if it will still relay those messages to the rest of the populous here.

[msattentionspan]

I don't think so. I tried using it for this one, but I had to use the new book instead.

[dirtytrenchcoat]

It seems.... convenient that they want to put our pasts here on a shelf.

[msattentionspan]

[Is that a bit of hesitation that she's picking up on?]

You got something in that book worth looking up, Wings?

[dirtytrenchcoat]

I don't understand why you chose that nickname when you've never seen them.

... I find it comforting to know where I've been.

[its_worthdoing]

And by the caring, you mean the part where you just noticed our journals were different?

[Someone's had a bad week]

[msattentionspan]

The journals are different than the whole place getting turned into Paris. Not everyone's into books, but we all have to deal with the surroundings, Red. [Yep. She missed you too.]

[wield]

I don't think this place will ever not be confusing with anything it does.

[msattentionspan]

Well, looks like the castle didn't drop you off with all the old pages.

You survive Paris, alright, B'?

[wield]

Sorry to disappoint. Paris was... Paris.

[msattentionspan]

You didn't get all girly over the fashions and spend the whole time shopping?

pretend this was remotely tagged on time

[valuedstrength]

I think it wanted a clean slate for the new guys. Nothing really bad has happened since I got here but, the older residents are always telling people to be careful whenever things change. There's got to be some stories behind that.

[He's hoping this means they never see it. Steve is confident he'll stay resilient but, he's worried about Bucky. He hasn't exactly been the model for mental stability in stressful situations.]

[msattentionspan]

Oh.

[She thinks about that.]

That's actually the smartest excuse I've heard.

[valuedstrength]

Really? [No one sounds more surprised than Steve. He's a kid from Brooklyn whose special skills begin and end with drawing. Aren't there supposed to be ancient possibly divine beings floating around here?]

Glad I could help.

[msattentionspan]

Yeah, I mean, that makes a lotta sense the castle trying to cover their tracks. I mean, it brought them here. Gotta be a reason behind that.