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[gevurah]

[ steve & nudge ]

[ The following is written: ]

Monday 1PM-3PM -- Nudge
Tuesday 1PM-3PM -- Steve
Thursday 12PM-2PM -- Nudge / 2:30PM-4:30PM -- Steve

You don't need to have your own guitar. The music room supplies that.


[ renee ]

[ Where to even start... ]

We should talk.


[ filter ]

Should have said this weeks ago, but thanks.


[ Eh, so what if it's mid-winter and cold outside? It's always warm in the castle, no matter how many windows are kept open or the doors to the outside keep opening and closing. Magic, obviously. Kind of creepy, but it doesn't deter Kate from taking some time today to enjoy a nice swim in the pool. She has it all to herself right now, which is even nicer.

As usual, the journal is open at the side. ]

Seems after returning from Paris, any others who were brought here don't have any recollection of ever being in Paradisa. [ Only one, possibly. ] Doesn't make sense, but that's probably redundant.

It does seem like a shame though, when you've been here a while and then get sent home, only to be dragged back after some time. There's no guarantee on returning with your memories, so you could forget everything you've been taught or taught yourself. [ A beat. ] What would you miss?

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Kate

[alwaysaquestion]

[She'd sort of been expecting this.]

Yeah...Do you want to do this over the journal? Or...[in person.]

Renee

[gevurah]

[ Something always drags them back to each other, whether they want it or not. ]

Face to face, yeah.

[supes]

I first came to Paradisa when I was fourteen, and I've been in and out of Paradisa four times now –– I'm twenty-eight now. Paradisa might only make up three years of that, but I think I matured a lot faster in Paradisa than I did at home. A big part of it was getting to meet people from my universe who had high expectations for me, and getting to meet people from my future who could take my mind off of the little things so I could focus on... well, becoming me. So I think I'd miss the people most, the people who gave me those opportunities and pushed me to live up to myself. Those can't just be replicated the same way.

But I'd also miss the freedoms this place has afforded me. I've never had the opportunity to live in a place where I don't have to pick and choose between different identities... and outside of Paradisa, I know I won't get that opportunity again.

Despite the things Paradisa does, I'm happy here, but I know it's a fragile happiness.

Kate

[alwaysaquestion]

Do you have somewhere in mind?

[gevurah]

Fourteen. [ She has to repeat it, because wow Clark you were a babby when you came here. She just can't place herself in those shiny red boots, practically growing up here. How different a person she could be. ]

I can understand that, though. You don't really want to be the one stuck with a foot in both worlds. [ That sort of hits home.

But gosh Clark. ]

Always the optimist, aren't you.

Renee

[gevurah]

Dining room should be fine. In thirty.

[supes]

I've always been split between worlds, so what's another?

[Pleasantly:]

I'd like to think so. How about you, Kate? Are you optimistic about this place? You've been here a long time now.

[gevurah]

[ There's a pause. ]

I think I've always been more of a realist, but some things... maybe. For the most part, if things end up turning out the way I didn't expect, I deal and carry on.

[supes]

That's how life on any planet is, I'd imagine. On top of that, this place is much quieter than home, in a lot of ways... but when things go wrong, we can blame a sentient higher power instead of circumstance, or each other.

Kate

[alwaysaquestion]

See you then.

[Renee made it to the dining room a little early and proceeded to pace back and forth while she waited. She was trying to think of something she could do or say to make this less awkward...but she couldn't think of anything.]

[mal_addict]

You're welcome.

People, I guess. There are people here who understand me a hell of a lot more than most of the people I know back home do.

[Pause]

And gourmet coffee. I'll miss that.

Ms. Kate

[adorbs]

[oh gosh, I DIDN'T THINK OF GIFTS, but Nanako probably sent Kate like... some pretty make up or something :3]

You're welcome!

Um... [hm, thoughtful pause] I'd really miss... all the friends I've made.

[gevurah]

[ Before she enters, she glances up and down to make sure nobody is lingering around. Somebody already decided to snoop about the Thomas Elliot stuff, so she's going to be extra careful. She really hates eavesdroppers.

Eventually, she slips inside, raising an eyebrow at the pacing Renee. ]

[gevurah]

The blame game. That's everywhere, I find. It's easier for people to accuse someone else for their mistake, rather than accept responsibility.

[gevurah]

An obvious answer. What about things you learned here, if there's any?

[ HAHA. ]

Of course.

Nanako

[gevurah]

[ It's okay. ♥ ]

Seems as if that's everyone's answer.

[mal_addict]

I don't know. Most of it was what I was on the way to figuring out back home anyway. Does 'be less of a bitch' count? Because I don't think I've learned that lesson completely yet.

[gevurah]

If you're a bitch then I wonder what those with hair triggers are.

[mal_addict]

Super bitches, my dear Kate.

[gevurah]

Sounds just about right.

[alwaysaquestion]

[She practically freezes in place when she spots Kate. If she wanted to send off the vibe that she was calm and in control, she was failing miserably at it and she knew it.]

Hi. What did you want to talk about? [Might as well get right to the point.]

[gevurah]

[ The bluntness hurts, albeit secretly. Logically, Renee can't be blamed for the way Kate stormed out the last time.

Except her pride, her stubbornness played heavily into her own train of thought. She screwed up, she knows, but she wanted to see Renee still. Despite what happened, she just wanted to see her.

And now? She hasn't a damn clue on how to approach this. Whatever it is, the castle, some godly power, its timing was consistently off in this place. ]

When you were brought here... it was bad timing. Not by you. [ She shuts the door behind her. ] Some minor inconveniences, that's all.

[mal_addict]

I thought so.

What's brought all this Deep Thought stuff out, then?

[gevurah]

Is it really? [ She wonders if people think about these things. ] With all those who returned to the castle with their memories, can't help but feel something's amiss here. There's no particular order in Paradisa, but coming back with a blank slate was part of whatever establishment there was.

[mal_addict]

That's true. That said, we always had the journals, too.

Maybe whatever's controlling this world has got bored and wants a change. [Said in the dismissive tones of one who's used to being at the whims of unseeing forces. Which she is. Hooray for Gods :|]