℗ oo5. notice of change.

[quits]

[She's been studying the card for a while now, before she remembers that she is supposed to check the journal, but she doesn't see anyone talking about it.]

Did anyone else get a rather peculiar card today? Tony didn't have one, but I did by my bedside table. I thought if this was a castle thing someone might have mentioned it.

It's just a simple card that says: Halloween is coming! "When I grow-up..." has turned into you all grown-up. Look how big and tall you are! Did you grow-up into who you wanted to be? The time to look back and see is coming. Are you ready for what could you could be?

This is just too cryptic for me to ignore it.

Comments

[madetosin]

Junk mail. It's like I never left.

[foolreversed]

...Oh! Actually, I got one of those two!

I thought it was just someone's joke or something, since I don't live in the castle anymore. [and got mad and threw it in the trash because get it he hates how he grew up haha...ha... also adachi you silly the castle can still leave you surprises outside of it y'know]

[akito]

I got one of those as well.

[persequor]

I didn't. At least I don't think I did. [ With a four foot tall puppy it's incredible how many things just disappear to show up in pieces later--if they ever do. ]

[quits]

Really? You think it's junk mail?

[quits]

Did you get it delivered to you in the City?

[quits]

Well, that makes at least four of us now.

I think that at least determines a pattern.

[quits]

It doesn't sound like anything ominous, but with this place I can't be sure.

[persequor]

Mother didn't get one either. Mayhaps only a few got it?

[quits]

If it turns into something bad, then I'll be relieved that only a few got one.

[akito]

...

Hopefully it's nothing bad.

[quits]

It doesn't sound like a bad thing, mostly reflective.

[akito]

I don't even know what I wanted to be.

[ and considering he sounds like. twelve... ]

I think when I was very small I wanted to be a bird.

[quits]

That shows a lot of creativity for a child.

[akito]

I didn't have much ... worldly knowledge, I guess you could say.

But I think even if I knew what kinds of careers there were outside of the police I would still have picked a bird.

[quits]

It seems like a low-stress field to be in.

[akito]

Definitely less stressful than SWAT!

[teratologist]

I found the same card on my nightstand. I'm not entirely sure how it ended up there rather than under the door, I assumed it was another of the Castle's tricks.

I admit, I'm at rather a loss as to what it means.

[persequor]

That's not a relief at all. You still have one. [ NOTHING BAD CAN HAPPEN TO YOU, PEPPER, YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH A STARK ]

[quits]

It does seem rather cryptic.

[quits]

Arya, I'm sure it'll be okay. [She doesn't want her to worry.]

Tony didn't get one, so even if it is something he'll be sure to take care of it.

[quits]

You're on a SWAT team?

[persequor]

I guess. [ TOO LATE. WORRYING FOREVER. ]

[quits]

Would you like to carve a pumpkin with me? [Distraction might be a good option.]

I was thinking of doing a few to counter the traps that Once seems to set outside the door.

[akito]

I was when I was younger! Though I still help them sometimes now when Onii-papa needs it.