rose: fail at knitting

[fluthlu]

[Rose is decidedly not in a good mood. The castle's Christmas present to her? Not really working out so far. It's been less than two weeks and she already feels like she's about to go a little bonkers if these stupid needles don't stop turning her knitting projects into gigantic, tangled wads. Currently, she's in a chair in the library, with a cup of tea beside her and a hideous mass of yarn in her lap. Damn castle.]

Really, I can't see what vendetta this castle could possibly have against pasttimes. My previous loss was perfectly effective. Perhaps the continuous clink of needles managed to grate on its questionably-existent nerves?

[An audible sigh of distaste.]

If it's no trouble, I wouldn't mind speaking with any other residents who were fortunate enough to receive a new loss for Christmas. There may be a pattern to be found.

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[gottaknockhard]

[Shows how much he pays attention.]

They were handing out losses for Christmas?

[fluthlu]

So far I've only spoken to one other resident who received such a swap, but in a word - yes.

[gottaknockhard]

[That's a surprising bit of hope. He thought that didn't happen unless death was involved.]

Just out of the blue, huh?

[fluthlu]

Yes, seemingly. I don't believe I unknowingly did anything to prompt the event.

[gottaknockhard]

Is it better than the old one?

[If it isn't, that makes sense. The castle likes giving backhanded gifts like that.]

[not_mafia]

E-eh...? You got a new loss for Christmas? [wow castle that's a dick move]

[fluthlu]

It seems so, in place of the traditional sentimental object. I take it that have yet to hear of this, then?

[not_mafia]

H-hold on, is this a thing that's been going on?

[fluthlu]

That is what I'm attempting to find out - whether or not it is, indeed, a Thing, as opposed to two isolated instances of castle shenanigans.

[fistfullofmagic]

[An irritable sigh can be heard on the other end of the journal.]

I too find myself with a new loss. While not a pasttime, it has seen fit to tamper with an article of clothing I am rather fond of.

[fluthlu]

[Ah, another one!]

Truly, now. May I ask how this compares, as far as convenience goes, to your previous loss?

[fistfullofmagic]

[In a way, it's rather nice to see that there are others the castle decided to be less than kind to. He still doesn't quite get this "Christmas" thing though. As far as he can tell, it's some combination of a festival for the winter solstice and a tribute to the Spirit known as Santa Claus.]

While it is more inconvenient as the effects seem to extend to similar articles of clothing, it is... not quite as distressing as the loss of certain memories.

[fluthlu]

[Add in the Spirit known as Materialism and that would be quite accurate.]

Inconvenience is certainly a pleasant replacement for having one's memories tampered with, I would assume.

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[goingrogue]

[ Sorry Rose, but someone has been drinking a lot since her best friend fell down a bunch of stairs and well... Have fun with that. ]

when u say poest time s
do u mean eevry1s
or just urs
cause i dont want to be losign my past times
im p attached 2 them
but thas balls 2 heaar thtt costal did that 2 u
*lock at all dem typos olol

[fluthlu]

[Oh, dear. How incredibly shocking.]

...I am merely referring to my own, at the moment, though I'm sure that I'm not the only resident thusly victimized.
Your pasttimes are most likely quite intact.
At least, from the sound of it I would presume so.

[goingrogue]

[ sorry mom-daughter that she doesn't know is mom-daughter yet. ]

iz this a thing that happens often
cause if its a thing i want to be all kind of preapred
dont want to go loosing none of my things
that would be a a totals bummer
sorry that happened to u tho
soooo by nedels do u mean u knit
or croqyuet
*crocet
whatever u kno wat i mean
or sew
i guesss u could sew too
i just
sassumed

[fluthlu]

That depends on if you are speaking of losses in general, or of the more specific loss of pasttimes.
Seeing as how you are here, in Paradisa, it's unspoken that you have already lost something.
I presume that was somewhere in your welcome spiel.

["If you were sober enough for it."]

I was referring to knitting, though no doubt crochet is similar enough to be forbidden as well.
And I can indeed sew, you are correct.
The castle has at least left me one productive skill.

[wagers]

Oh, no! The one thing you were actually good at! [It's a compliment! It's an insult! It's Vriska!!]

[fluthlu]

Indeed. How miserable to be demoted to the position of a talentless washout. Surely you can sympathize.

[Dripping with sarcasm and dry melodrama.]

[wagers]

Nope! Can't say that I can! [Hur hur.]

[fluthlu]

Really, now? And just when you think you know a person!

[vengefully]

A new loss? Are you referring to the kind that are permanent or temporary?

[fluthlu]

The permanent sort, I'm quite afraid.

[vengefully]

I wasn't aware that happened— but mine changed as well recently.

[fluthlu]

[Suddenly interested!]

Really. Would you like to tell me about it?