Journal the Second

[theabjectauthor]

[To All Who Helped Recover The Seven Virtues; Written]

To My Kind Volunteers,

It is with gratitude and curiosity that I write to you this afternoon. It seems that there were a great many of you who assisted in the search for the eclectic - a phrase which here means "strange and in some cases downright impractical" - errata required to help cure our fellow residents of their malicious maladies. My gratitude is well-founded because, plainly, all cases of infection have been successfully cured. Who knows how long the terrible circumstances could have persisted without your steadfast intervention? My curiosity is also well-founded, because it is not necessarily human nature - or, to be more politically correct, the nature of living beings in general - to be so magnanimous toward our fellow beings without any promise or suggestion of some form of recompense. Therefore, keeping my utmost gratitude and admiration for your efforts in mind, if you do not mind my asking, what was it that made each of you volunteer? Was it, perhaps, that a colleague of yours had taken ill, or that their actions had caused you some manner of grief? Are you perhaps simply germophobic, and wished to purge the castle of any rampant irregularities? Or are you simply the sort of person who believes in the concept of fighting metaphorical fires as they arise? Whatever the case, I await your responses, and would gladly invite you to my room, 1907 Gaudium Tower, for a cup of tea or some other beverage of gratitude, as well as a pleasant conversation, if you so wish.

With all due respect,


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[the letter properly composed, Lemony caps his favorite fountain pen, tucks it in his pocket, and heads out for a stroll]

I had heard that there is a room where the seasons change indoors ... is it, by any chance, open for visitors this afternoon? If so, what are the weather conditions, so that I might dress accordingly?

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[persequor]

There was naught to do. And today it'll be hot.

[theabjectauthor]

Hmm. Well, Arya, if there is an equal amount of naught to be done today, would you care to join me? Nymeria may come as well, of course. [he's pretty sure he wouldn't even DARE to try and tell her no]

[persequor]

I guess.

[theabjectauthor]

... Well, you certainly don't have to if you have things you'd rather do.

[persequor]

I said I would.

[holyrabies]

I found the book about it in the library, and when I realized something was up, it just seemed like helping was the right thing to do, you know?

What about you?

[theabjectauthor]

I am a professional volunteer, by trade and by schooling ... "the right thing to do" is generally what I do for a living. Also, I do enjoy a good riddle. You were with us in the ballroom, were you not?

[holyrabies]

A professional volunteer? Don't those kind of contradict each other? Still, that's pretty neat.

And yeah, I was. I'm Mavis.

[theabjectauthor]

I'm glad to meet you, Mavis. And in answer to your question? No, not exactly. One can make a profession of things they have not been put under contract for.

[heal_theworld]

The Four Seasons room? It's Thursday, so it's a beach today, I believe.

[theabjectauthor]

How lovely. Thank you, Martel. .... And how have you been?

[heal_theworld]

I've been fine. I didn't catch the virus, but I've been busy nonetheless. I work in the clinic.

[theabjectauthor]

Oh! You must be exceptionally busy now, then. ... I am not a trained medical professional, but if there is anything I can do to help you... I could do some of the filing, if you need it.

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[ruin_mania]

Oh, several reasons, of course. I am a healer in my own world, several of my friends were affected, and I do believe we should always try to solve the mysteries presented to us. How else can we demonstrate the skills we learn?

[theabjectauthor]

Those are all very fine declarations, Professor. Spoken like a true volunteer, if I may say so.

[ruin_mania]

Why, thank you. There are some who would say "playing along is only the castle's will", yet at the same time I feel it's better to do so when one's friends are corrupted than to simply leave things as they are.

[theabjectauthor]

What a crude thing for people to say, when the game in question puts people's lives and senses of self at stake! Castle will or no, the well being of others should ideally be the will of, all.

[signedlefthanded]

I've been there before. It'll be hot. Mind the sun.

[theabjectauthor]

Thank you, Violet. How would you say it compares to Briny Beach?

[signedlefthanded]

Much more delightful as no one has yet to tell me that a loved one has departed while I was there.

[theabjectauthor]

Well played. [she can probably hear the little smirk] Are there any tide pools or other notable features I might find of interest?

[kungfuwitch]

As I'm sure you've heard already the seasons room is a beach today. That's the only way I've seen it, actually. I try to avoid it on winter days. [she chuckles]

[theabjectauthor]

You do? Are you particularly adverse to cold temperatures, madam?

[kungfuwitch]

California girl born and bred, with the exception of a year in New York. Give me sun and sand over snow any day.

[she pauses]

Of course I just ran the risk of you being from some other world and none of that meaning anything to you in which case I apologize.

[theabjectauthor]

No need for apology whatsoever... I happen to be from the same planet, though most here have said that somehow, there are different versions. Be that as it may, I myself am from New York, though I've done extensive amounts of traveling.

[or at least, a disambiguation of New York. why so vague, canon...]