🌀 002 | dictated

[gumthief]

[in an angry, clenched voice]

I want to change my loss.

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dictated

[vampirize]

No can do, kiddo. We're stuck with whatever it is. Whining won't change a thing.

dictated

[gumthief]

I'm not whining.

Can't the ghosts do it?

dictated

[vampirize]

You were on the verge of it, so I have a right to say you are.

All the ghosts do is bring you things if you want. No, the castle is in charge of the whole loss thing, and believe me, it isn't talking.

dictated

[gumthief]

Oh, dammit.

Whining's for babies.

dictated

[vampirize]

And what, you're not? I don't hear anyone else griping about their loss around here.

[Tesla, why are you arguing with children, don't you have better things to do.]

dictated

[gumthief]

Do I sound like a baby to you?

[she's stuck between being a brat, and being polite; she's generally polite with adults she's not related to-- even if it's fake politeness-- but this isn't home, or face-to-face, and she doesn't want to look like a pushover]

dictated

[vampirize]

Depends on what your definition of a baby is.

dictated

[gumthief]

I'm ten years old.

[jimfromit]

And I want a private concert from Lady Gaga for a day...Whoops looks like we're both going to have to go without.

[gumthief]

From who?

[that's clearly the most important thing here okay]

[jimfromit]

God what are they teaching you children these days?

Have some of Jim's unique music taste playing over the journal.

She has the voice of an angel doesn't she?

[gumthief]

[Troo considers]

It's very modern.

I like it.

[mom_to_us_all]

[Written:]

You know what? Me too.

What is your loss?

written

[gumthief]

Something important.

Whats yours?

[mom_to_us_all]

A couple of brush techniques.

[gumthief]

What do you mean brush techniques?

[and let it be known that the only reason she could spell "techniques" was that Ammy wrote it first]

[mom_to_us_all]

[That's a great way to learn new words! But now how does she explain that...]

Something like magic spells. Very important to me as well. [Not even close, but she's found out it's the easiest way to explain it.]

[gumthief]

I lost a memory.

[mom_to_us_all]

How do you know?

[gumthief]

I remember the other things around it.

[mom_to_us_all]

I'm sorry about that. At least you didn't forget completely.

[gumthief]

Guess so.

[she's not being completely honest about her loss-- it's all of a certain type of memory, not a single memory-- but she doesn't want to explain it]

But I forgot the important parts.

[mom_to_us_all]

The castle can be pretty cruel at times.

May I know your name?

[gumthief]

Troo.

Who are you?

[mom_to_us_all]

Amaterasu You can call me Ammy.