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[arealwoman]

Well since this thing's already decided to announce that I'm here it seems pointless to stay silent on it, although I still don't really know how I feel about the whole thing.

[ If you can hear the sound of chopping in the background? That's because she is. She's making a sandwich ]

I find it hard to believe that I'd be the only one to say this but it's crazy. Magic and castle's that can bring you here? It's not right, although neither is a lot that I've known about but that's slightly different still.

And an even better part than that? I've heard that even worse things can happen, although to whoever told me that's not exactly the kind of thing that you want to hear when you've just been whisked off to some strange place. It's not exactly comforting when you know absolutely nothing about any of this stuff.

And for everyone else here? I don't know how you can handle it. Kids running around and things just happening? It's madder by the minute.

[ There's a pause as Christina thinks, and stops chopping ]

I guess what I want to know is how do you handle it? Especially when this kind of thing just doesn't exist? Because I'm already starting to wonder if I've gone crazy, although I certainly couldn't have come up with anything like this. I hope, anyway.

[ And anyone around? Come find her in the kitchen ]

Comments

[too_fairytale]

[that sort of makes her clam up, words piling against a logjam in her throat]

Some people, they... sort of like it better here.

[arealwoman]

[ Oh she's heard of that but not you too, Amy ]

And you do too?

[too_fairytale]

Sometimes, if everything's not all sunshine and flowers back home.

[arealwoman]

I don't think anyone has it sunshine and flowers all that much.

[too_fairytale]

Okay, I like it better here when my husband's dead or I'm dead or--or kidnapped. Back home.

[arealwoman]

And that would be a problem. I'm sorry.

[too_fairytale]

It's not so bad here, really. We've got each other and the castle behaves itself most of the time.

[arealwoman]

That's alright when you've got someone.

[too_fairytale]

Do you know yet if you've got anyone here?

[arealwoman]

No one's said hello, although that's probably a good thing - there's not a lot of people I'd want to be stuck with. [ And even if she did like them? Being stuck wasn't something good ]

[too_fairytale]

Really? No friends? No family? No one you'd miss?

[arealwoman]

There's people I'd miss but I'm not going to hope that they'll show up. Getting trapped and stuck with whatever will happen? I'm not selfish.

[too_fairytale]

[Amy is... not going to apologize for wanting her family and friends here]

It's just... I think it's easier. Having people you know here.

[arealwoman]

I'd rather them not get messed with.

[too_fairytale]

Yeah, well, I'd rather Rory or the Doctor not get messed with either, but I'm still glad they're here.

[arealwoman]

You've already got people, you see it different.