five bags of soil

[buttonless]

So about that whole freaky world changing thing.

[After nursing seven million insect bites and minor sunburn, Coraline's finally getting a start on what she meant to do before the entire summer camp debacle: gardening. This afternoon, she's attempting to carry a bag of soil and a tin box down the lobby stairs. Her journal is resting on top of the box, picking up the metallic rattling of her trowel.]

I heard that was someone's home we went to. Someone in the castle. [A pause.] Could we get sent to other people's homes too? Does that happen a lot?

[She pauses again.]

I mean, I'm just curious. I guess Oregon would be a pretty boring place to go.




[Rue]

I think I'm gonna go plant some cucumbers! Do you want to help?

Comments

dictated;

[amiable]

Mm! It doesn't happen a lot, but it does happen.

Is Oregon your home?

;dictated

[buttonless]

I guess. My family just moved there.

[amiable]

Where are you from originally?

[buttonless]

Pontiac. In Michigan.

Dictated forever

[onlyanapple]

It happens on occasion. Can't say we've ever visited your home, that said from what you've said about it, I don't think we'd want to. I like my eyes the way they are.

[buttonless]

[... The heck]

How do you know about that?!

[onlyanapple]

Like I told you, I know you from before. You told me about her yourself.

[gunslinger]

What the others said. If it picks something on Earth, it tends to go with the big cities.

[buttonless]

Like New York? Or Los Angelos?

[gunslinger]

Or Paris.

Coraline

[fly_little_bird]

I'd love to! Where would you like to meet?

Rue

[buttonless]

I'm in the lobby right now, if you want to meet here. Just look for blue.

Coraline / action

[fly_little_bird]

Okay! I'll be down in just a second!

[And it's only a few minutes before she comes running down the stairs, grinning from ear to ear]

[action]

[fatherandsun]

[Konzen happens to be in the lobby on his way toward the stairs when he spots the young girl. Her hair is absolutely stunning to him. He's never seen blue hair before. In the end, he ends up staring. Being a God with no experience outside of Heaven and even then, he's learning new things about the world and himself, he's lacking in the knowledge of hair dye and such. Konzen, stop being rude.]

[buttonless]

Take a picture. It'll last longer.

[Because what are good comebacks when you're eleven. Coraline gives him a calculating glance as she continues down the stairs.]

[fatherandsun]

[Konzen blinks, not quite sure what she means, but he realizes he's staring.]

G-gh... I've never seen blue hair is all.

[rainbowed]

I Wonder How Frequently These World Changes Even Occur
It Was An Experience Thats For Sure

[buttonless]

I've seen stuff about a couple in the old journals. They've gone to way cooler places than a stupid summer camp.

[rainbowed]

What World Places Did You Read About

[ectobabble]

I don't know about a lot, but it's happened at least once before. I know everyone was in New York once, a while before I got here.

And I dunno, I think a nice, quiet place like Oregon could be a welcome break from some of the crazy stuff we get. And you could show us all around!

[buttonless]

Yeah, we could all get rained on, and you could meet my weirdo neighbors.

[ectobabble]

I dunno, I love meeting new people. What're your neighbors like?

[billiardsplz]

Yeah, some time ago, we went to a country somewhere in my world.

What's in Oregon anyway?

[buttonless]

My house is in Oregon.

[billiardsplz]

So your house is just all by its lonesome self in Oregon?