❀ sixty ... is that an attractive man statue for the lobby?

[iamdamnloyal]

[Harmony is standing in the lobby with her journal open and staring, quite openly, at the statue that's near the main staircase. She's gone by it a few times this month, but today she realized that she knows who it is.]

I know we're all really busy with our lives and the crazy things that happen here do sort of blend together... but does anyone know how long this statue has been in the lobby?

[She tips her head to the side and leans her body as she looks at it from a different angle.]

I think I know who it is... and I think his eyes are following me.

Comments

[ofhope]

I didn't do it.

[iamdamnloyal]

I think the castle did it. I mean, it's happened before.

[ofhope]

[ SO LONG AS THAT'S CLEAR. ]

In that case, who cares?

[iamdamnloyal]

I do! [Gosh, don't be so insensitive.]

[ofhope]

Is there anything you can do to change it?

[iamdamnloyal]

Well, I'm not sure. I just found him.

[ofhope]

If the castle did it, then the answer is of course 'no'. So no sense worrying.

[iamdamnloyal]

That's what everyone thinks, but what if we're wrong?

[ofhope]

Then come up with an idea. But I wouldn't suggest taking a chisel to it, who knows what might happen.

[iamdamnloyal]

I'm trying to, but your negativity isn't very encouraging.

[ofhope]

[ In that case, he'll shut up! See, he's a gentleman. :> ]

[easily]

The statue's eyes can follow you?

[iamdamnloyal]

Well, it's not like they move, but they are in that spot where no matter where you turn they look like they are looking at you.

[easily]

That sounds rather disturbing.

[iamdamnloyal]

It kind of is. I mean, I think it's my friend Neal, but it's just weird to have him watching -- but not actually watching.

[easily]

Neal? He is a statue?

[iamdamnloyal]

Yeah. I mean, he's a nice looking statue, but I don't think he'd want to be this way.

[easily]

I doubt anyone would like to be that way.

[iamdamnloyal]

I'm trying to trouble shoot this. Do you have any ideas?

[easily]

I am afraid not. I have never known of someone turning into a statue before.

[samson]

It's not somebody on a loss?

[iamdamnloyal]

It is someone on a loss, but I'm trying to figure out if I can fix it.

[samson]

I don't know. Usually those things just go away on their own.

[iamdamnloyal]

That's just because that's what everyone says. What if there's a way to change it?

[samson]

[He wants to say 'then somebody would have figured it out already,' but ... that's being kind of defeatist. Dumb!]

Like how?

[iamdamnloyal]

Like... I don't know, breaking the spell. Maybe it's not a loss. Maybe someone did this to him.

[samson]

Oh. [Yeah, that could be a thing, too. HMM.]

This is dumb, but -- did you try, like ... kissing ...?

[iamdamnloyal]

Oh! That's a good idea. Hold on.

[She doesn't care who sees her. She goes over to the statue and kisses it. But... nothing happens.]

Wait. Okay, that didn't work but isn't it supposed to be true love's kiss? I mean, he's a friend, but not that kind of a friend.

[samson]

You might have a hard time matchmaking for a statue, though. I guess he doesn't have a girlfriend or something?

[valuedstrength]

... Its eyes are following you?

[iamdamnloyal]

You know when they do the paintings and you can move around them and it looks like they are still watching you? That's what it is.

[valuedstrength]

Oh. I thought you meant... [Well literally. Steve doesn't put it past the castle.]

[iamdamnloyal]

Oh. That would be really scary!

[valuedstrength]

You're telling me. [Being frozen alive... hm.]

[iamdamnloyal]

I'm trying to fix it.

[valuedstrength]

How?