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[wield]

( Private. )

I think I would have come home to a surprise, or maybe just a cake Dawn made with the help of Will and Tara. Anya probably would have made some comment about how terrible it looked before saying it tasted great because of a disapproving look Xander and everyone else in the room would give her. We'd probably watch a movie or play a board game, and then afterwards, we'd talk and make jokes. For a moment I'd feel like I was normal--like this is the lifestyle I... We should have grown up with.

Do birthdays even matter here? No point in celebrating getting a year older if that's not something that happens here.


I feel like every time I find myself settling down or getting into a routine this place slips something or teleports us somewhere to get me all wound up again. I had a good set schedule at home. Even if it involved getting my kid sister off to school durning the morning and staking vamps at night, at least it was reliable. [ She may or may not be serious about that last statement. ] Lesson learned, Paradisa: Don't get comfortable.

Here's to new beginnings and taking chances and all that stuff.

Comments

[gottaknockhard]

[Ignoring the part about staking vamps, because that's an easy thing to gloss over right... He's been here too long.]

Just a different kind of reliable.

[wield]

You can't tell me this place has never once thrown you a curve ball.

[gottaknockhard]

That's one thing you can count on.

[wield]

In some messed up way, I guess you're right. And... you actually like this whole random thing?

[gottaknockhard]

I'm not that much of an optimist, but I learned to keep my expectations low.

dictated

[totesadorkabull]

But, um, wouldn't it make more sense to enjoy the comfort, while it is there, I mean? Because, it won't last long, and, we'll miss it when it's gone. So we should make the most of it, while we can, maybe. That is, um, what I think, about that.

Dictated.

[wield]

Well, that's certainly one way to look at it. So, you like being in the unknown and waking up to different things?

Dictated.

[totesadorkabull]

That is, um, that happens a lot, to me. If I thought only about all the bad things, it would be hard to see the good things, at all. I can't stop the bad things, from happening, but I can, enjoy the good things, while they're there.

[loisfuckinglane]

I've made this entry before. Just try not to let it win.

[wield]

Great minds. That's something I won't ever let happen, believe me.

[loisfuckinglane]

Glad to hear it. I just try to look at it as the castle keeping us on our toes.

dictated;

[gevurah]

Being able to adapt is good. Settling down for too long doesn't become a problem.

[wield]

It only gets easier with time, I imagine.

[gevurah]

Yeah, it doesn't happen right away. It's gradual.

[ectobabble]

Yeah, if there's one thing Paradisa teaches you, it's to roll with the punches. ... How old's your sister?

[Ray will make small talk with anyone about anything. always]